Star Wars Original trilogy appreciation
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think the OG trilogy got that no shyt type of love, like it doesn't need to be said.
meanwhile TFR discusses the prequels and shytty sequels because the prequels are polarizing and the sequels are so bad. Spinoffs are hit or miss.
and it's funner to discuss how shytty disney has been handling SW.
meanwhile TFR discusses the prequels and shytty sequels because the prequels are polarizing and the sequels are so bad. Spinoffs are hit or miss.
and it's funner to discuss how shytty disney has been handling SW.
in the back of my head
tripleaamin
All Star
Original and Empire are simply 
return is great as well.
These are timeless and that’s all that needs to be said.
return is great as well.
These are timeless and that’s all that needs to be said.
Days of Future Piff
Superstar
GOAT Film trilogy 
The OG Star Wars Trilogy is THE story of good versus evil. You could teach college courses on how to write stories based on what they did with Luke, Vader, Obi-Wan, Yoda, Leia, et. al.
Luke vs Vader on Bespin still gets my recognition as the GOAT lightsaber duel (although Vader's redemption in Return gets my nod as the overall GOAT Star Wars moment).
Yoda's wisdom ran deep. He was spitting straight from the survival scrolls.
And shout-outs to R2 and C3PO. I love how the two most unassuming characters are lowkey in every main installment of the franchise
It doesn't feel like Star Wars without the two of them acting as the greek chorus towards everything else going on.
This is why I don't care for BB8. BB8 stole too much shine from the OG droids, which screws with the narrative cohesion behind 3PO and R2 being the only characters to play a part in EVERY main storyline and major conflict across the saga. Pre-Disney, they were the ONLY characters apart from Anakin/Vader and Obi-wan to appear in all six movies. Star Wars without 3PO and R2 is like Final Fantasy with no chocobos, it just feels... wrong.
I will say this though. I used to talk a lot of smack about the prequels (Episodes 1 and 2 were highkey trash), but I've come to respect Episode 3 a lot more. It's not as good as the OG trilogy, but it's still watchable. For all my issues with the prequels, they at least had a gameplan and added something interesting to the lore. The Clone Wars cartoon series is also fire.
The OG Star Wars Trilogy is THE story of good versus evil. You could teach college courses on how to write stories based on what they did with Luke, Vader, Obi-Wan, Yoda, Leia, et. al.
Luke vs Vader on Bespin still gets my recognition as the GOAT lightsaber duel (although Vader's redemption in Return gets my nod as the overall GOAT Star Wars moment).
Yoda's wisdom ran deep. He was spitting straight from the survival scrolls.
And shout-outs to R2 and C3PO. I love how the two most unassuming characters are lowkey in every main installment of the franchise
It doesn't feel like Star Wars without the two of them acting as the greek chorus towards everything else going on.
This is why I don't care for BB8. BB8 stole too much shine from the OG droids, which screws with the narrative cohesion behind 3PO and R2 being the only characters to play a part in EVERY main storyline and major conflict across the saga. Pre-Disney, they were the ONLY characters apart from Anakin/Vader and Obi-wan to appear in all six movies. Star Wars without 3PO and R2 is like Final Fantasy with no chocobos, it just feels... wrong.
I will say this though. I used to talk a lot of smack about the prequels (Episodes 1 and 2 were highkey trash), but I've come to respect Episode 3 a lot more. It's not as good as the OG trilogy, but it's still watchable. For all my issues with the prequels, they at least had a gameplan and added something interesting to the lore. The Clone Wars cartoon series is also fire.
Still my personal favorite
https://www.thecoli.com/threads/is-...c-and-powerful-scene-in-movie-history.676497/
https://www.thecoli.com/threads/is-...c-and-powerful-scene-in-movie-history.676497/
Young brehs will never understand what it was like getting that Sears catalogue and flipping through the toy section before Christmas
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Young brehs will never understand what it was like getting that Sears catalogue and flipping through the toy section before Christmas
And don't forget that Batman, Jurassic Park, Robocop, Terminator, Alien and Predator toys were all in there too. We had it good.
Underappreciated part of the trilogy was how Luke refusing to kill vader. Powerful message. Breaks a destructive family cycle by putting his life on the line literally. Luke wins by effectively refusing to play the game (and forcing Vader to take full responsibility for the things he set in motion).
