Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

 Blog rating: 8.85 out of 10

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

Three years after the mythical and seemingly insurmountable initial film, a sequel arrived that made the saga evolve in an unimaginable way, taking it to a new level. Reason why this is undoubtedly one of the most important films in the franchise.

Harrison Ford as Han Solo

After the destruction of the Death Star, Princess Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher), Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and other rebels, as well as Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Wookiee Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew) starships Millennium Falcon, founded a new secret base, on a remote snowy planet. However, Darth Vader (David Prause, voice of James Earl Jones) manages to establish the whereabouts of the rebels, and follows the order to storm the fortifications.

Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia

In this episode we will meet one of the best characters in the saga: Master Yoda. The most lively puppet in the world, releasing the most absolute wisdom and with a characteristic way of speaking that we all know, will be in charge of teaching Luke different ways of fighting using his powers.

Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker

The duel of lightsabers that happens is one of the best of the chapters that make up the saga: Violent, long, exhausting, very hard and with a perfect balance between spectacularity and realism. When the fight is about to end and Luke is already exhausted and wounded, there is a time when the camera is placed on Skywalker's back, and we see him tiny trying to contain the wild swords of a gigantic Vader. After this, we know what is coming: The loss of the hand and the mythical phrase ... "I AM YOUR FATHER".

Although George Lucas appears modestly in the credits as the author of the plot and executive producer, the so-called "Episode V" is considered almost exclusively his creation.

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Release Year: 1980

Country: United States

Duration: 124 minutes.

Director: Irwin Kerschner.

Screenwriters: Leigh Brackett, Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas (History).

Production: Gary Kurtz

Composer: John Williams (Oscar nomination).

Genre: Action, Adventure, Science fiction

Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)

 Blog Rating: 8.80 out of 10

The spaceship of Princess Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher), who carries the intercepted secret drawings of the Death Star, a military space station whose firepower allows her to destroy entire planets, is attacked by the forces of the Empire under the command of Lord Darth Vader (David Prowse, voiced by James Earl Jones).

Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia

The princess manages to enter data into the memory of the R2D2 droid (Kenny Baker) and send it along with another robot, the protocol droid C-3PO (Anthony Daniels), to the desert planet Tatooine, where they accidentally reach Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) ), who lives with his uncles, farmers Owen (Phil Brown) and Beru (Shelag Fraser) Larsov.

Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker

Unfortunately, Leia's ship is boarded by the Empire and Commander Darth Vader captures Leia.

From the extract of a holographic message, Luke learns that R2D2 must deliver a message to Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness) and then Luke is involved in a war with the Empire.

This chapter also stars: Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Peter Cushing (Moff Tarkin) and Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca).

Harrison Ford as Han Solo

Star Wars is the first part of the now legendary trilogy "Star Wars", released in theaters in 1977, changed the way of watching movies of several generations. The success was immediate and engendered an incredible fanaticism that elevated the masterpiece to the rank of object of worship throughout the world. At first glance, the story does not seem simple, but George Lucas knows how to intrigue the viewer from the first minutes.

David Prowse as Darth Vader

History is quickly woven around a search but in reality it is not a simple matter: to restore peace and freedom. Luke Skywalker, whose goal is to become a Jedi Knight and thus follow the path of his dead father. He will find his path following Ben, a former Jedi.

Alec Guinness as Obi Wan Kenobi

The visual universe of Star Wars is undoubtedly one of its great assets. George Lucas easily mixes sandy steppes, space and high-tech ships with characters of all kinds (humans, talking hairy monsters and other amazing creatures).

Kenny baker as R2D2

Anthony Daniels as C3PO

The success of this first episode far exceeded the expectations of George Lucas, a director with a unique mind and an extraordinary imagination. The director did not want to sacrifice any detail of his story under the pretext of the lack of technical possibilities: the film was the engine of many new science fiction movie techniques.

Peter Cushing as Grand Moff Tarkin

Lucas's film, which broke all box office records, revolutionized special effects and was also very well received artistically (ten Oscar nominations).

The adventurous fairytale of space not only revolutionized the cinema and the concept of ticket office success, but also settled deeply into our collective memory. Even people who have not yet seen Star Wars know Darth Vader, Yoda, lightsabers or John Williams' immortal fanfare.

STAR WARS is an integral part of our pop culture.

Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca

Star Wars 

Release Year  : 1977

Genre           : Fantasy, science fiction, adventure, action

Country        : USA

Duration       : 121 minutes.

Director        : George Lucas.

Screenwriter : George Lucas.

Composer     : John Williams.

Cameraman  : Gilbert Taylor.

Swedish poster (1977)

The Mandalorian (2019-)

Blog Rating: 9.15 out of 10

The Mandalorian is one of the last members of a warrior cult, who makes his way across the galaxy as a bounty hunter. His religion is his weapons and armor, he never takes off his helmet in front of others.

His new mission consists of recovering a specimen that turns out to be a baby, with which he develops a relationship of care in the sun and in the shade.

Pedro Pascal as the Mandalorian

Definitely a very good series that manages to capture all the essence of Star Wars, with a credible and lovable character for his values ​​behind the action of each adventure.

Gina Carano as Cara Dune 

A true space western with a bounty hunter who meets new characters in each episode with just the right action to keep you interested and entertained.

The protagonist is allowed to develop the more human side of him, especially in the paternal relationship that he develops with baby yoda.

An adequate amount of resources and weapons that he adds in each chapter that make it similar to a game where the protagonist gains experience and advances stages.

Temuera Morrison as Boba Fett

The fact that the worlds are less elaborate than any of the films, allows us to know other unknown aspects of the different forces that act.

Misty Rosas as Kuiil & Frog Lady

Another novelty is offered at the end of each chapter, in which the black backgrounds are replaced by beautiful illustrations with the most important scenes from the recently completed chapter.

The Mandalorian is a true ray of hope for the Star Wars franchise, as it shows that the universe continues to offer potential for gripping stories as long as they focus on small, engaging side stories.                               

Giancarlo Esposito as Moff Gideon