So, I was cleaning out my time machine and came across a draft of a review I did back in 1977. This was particularly odd considering that I only started doing reviews this year, but when dealing with a time machine, it's best not to dwell on trivial details like continuity and causality. Anyway, I found a review, might as well publish it. The original came with a spoiler warning, but that's probably not necessary for a 40-year old review. Here it is:
Star Wars is a sci-fi adventure film. There's an evil empire with a huge fleet that controls the entire galaxy and there's a group of rebels that fight against the evil empire. The main character is a young farmer named Luke who receives a mysterious message and joins the rebel group in their fight to bring down the empire(Does it even have a specific name? Everyone in the movie seems to just be calling it "The Empire"). It's a pretty great film, with incredible special effects, an interesting story, and great characterization. One of my favorite moments was (MINOR SPOILER WARNING) when a smuggler named Han Solo shoots first at a bounty hunter sent after him. I thought it was a great way to really define Han's character, which would have been completely different if, say, the bounty hunter fired at him first, or they fired simultaneously or something. (END OF SPOILER) I was a bit disappointed with the ending, though. Without wanting to spoil too much, it just seemed a bit abrupt, and not much gets resolved. This is a movie that could definitely benefit from a sequel. But overall, it's a great film that I can recommend to everyone.
76/80
Warning: This movie contains a mysterious omnipresent force. If you are offended by even the slightest religious symbolism, do not watch this film.
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