Star Wars Episode IV: A
New Hope (1977)
Directed by George
Lucas this classic film stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie
Fisher and Alec Guinness. A farm boy on a desert world dreams of
leaving the planet to join the rebellion and soon becomes involved in
galactic events.
For most people this
is one of the classic films of their youth but it is chock full of
cinematic and literary illusions. Inspiration for this film ranges
from the classic heroes journey in myth and legend, the films of
Akira Kurosawa, early sci-fi adventure serials, world war 2 films and
a host of other varied sources. What Lucas gives us is an excellent
adventure film with good characters and where it has aged slightly
the updated in special effects does help (although don't get me
started on Greedo shooting first).
5/5
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