But first of all Im going to recap just why many of you think so lowly of it.
Many see it as a rip-off ofA New Hope, complete with another attack on the Death Star.
Still others cant get over how bad Boba Fetts death is.
Hell, some people even rank it belowRevenge of the Sithwhen rating all theStar Warsfilms.
A pox on them I say.
Im going to come right out and admit it;Return Of The Jediis my favouriteStar Warsfilm.
Is it the bestStar Warsfilm?
No, many of the complaints listed above are valid.
Ill address the Ewok issue head-on.
Fully grown adults howled with rage when some cute bear creatures turned up and beat the Empire.
A low-tech solution to a high-tech tyranny?
But look how that turned out inRevenge of the Sith.
About a tenth as exciting as the teddy bears killing stormtroopers with rocks.
Plus they got the best we won!
song ever.Until Lucas stuck crappy world music over it instead.
Where else do you get that tragic-comic acknowledgment of a boy and his monster inStar Wars?
We also get the Emperor at long last, and he is used perfectly here.
This is how you up the stakes, and increase the risk.
Jedi also gets a fair amount of criticism for its script.
Perhaps the most outstanding element ofJedithough is the fights, both space battles, hand-to-hand, and lightsaber duels.
They have the balance just right on action, spectacle, and watchability.
That stuff all matters.
Its basically what the whole saga has been about the Skywalker legacy.
Not just a great ending forJedi, but a great ending for all the films.
And then they give Vader the greatest heroic moment ever.
The whole resolution to the monomyth proves that Lucas really was Joseph Campbells greatest ever student.
That is why the ending ofJedihas such resonance, and why it has made such a lasting impact.
Does that meanJedionly works as part of a larger whole?
Perhaps, and thats why its not the bestStar Warsfilm.
But it is the most emotionally satisfying, and that means a great deal when experiencing film.
The head tells meEmpire, but my heart has always saidJedi.
