Star Wars
is perhaps the most iconic film in the history of cinema. In 1977 it
was nominated for Best Picture and lost (in my opinion rightfully) to
Woody Allen's Annie Hall. However
to this day it is a cultural touchstone that is referenced almost
constantly. It spawned two excellent sequels and IT DID NOT SPAWN
THREE SEQUELS. THEY NEVER HAPPENED. DON'T BELIEVE THE LIES. The
original Star Wars is
such a well crafted piece of art that it remains to this day one of
the best science fiction films ever made. However, this is not the
film I watched. The movie I saw was the 1997 rerelease that George
Lucas decided to make some slight changes to because now he had the
money and technology to fulfill his original vision. What in fact
happened was that Lucas tarnished an other wise near perfect film.
While the 1997 version is still very good, because Lucas couldn't
change that much (in
fact there is at least one change that I prefer to the original
film), it just isn't as good as the original movie.
