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The original StarWars trilogy flipped this, too. In my mind Empire Strikes Back was literally the best of the originals.
by all2 4y ago
The original StarWars trilogy flipped this, too. In my mind Empire Strikes Back was literally the best of the originals.
- aidenn0 4y agoI think there is broad agreement that Empire is the best of the originals. The other two trillogies seem to have a much wider variety of opinions.
- ubermonkey 4y agoThat's a widely held POV. Lucas hired a decent director in Irving Kershner and had outsiders do the actual screenplay, including Lawrence Kasdan. Kasdan went on to become a genuine heavyweight writer (Raiders, Jedi) and writer/director (Body Heat, The Big Chill, The Accidental Tourist, Grand Canyon). He also wrote TFA and Solo. So, honestly, no surprise it was better executed than the first film. I maintain to this day that TESB is still the only one of the 9 "Skywalker Saga" movies that is genuinely a good film from an objective filmmaking perspective.