The Empire Strikes Back
So (again, if you live under a rock) the adventure continues, as Luke and his newfound friends (the smuggler Han Solo and his copilot Chewbacca, rebel leader Leia Organa, and the droids (aka robots) R2-D2 and C-3PO) keep fighting the good fight against the evil Empire. The Empire Strikes Back is a story of love and loss and betrayal, taking its heroes even further into the remote parts of the galaxy far, far away...
This was my favorite film in the trilogy (shut up, Star Wars is a trilogy) when I was younger and an obsessed fan. It's much less conventional than the first, and the developing relationships between the characters - ooh, that Han Solo is so dashing - are very enticing indeed. Some of the more memorable characters from the franchise (Yoda, Lando Calrissian, and my first ever crush, Boba Fett - I kid you not) show up here for the first time, and we also get a sense that the war being fought is of a much larger scale than the first movie would have us believe. So, exciting indeed. Probably the best part about seeing this was that it was a first viewing for Michael, who is 2 years old and change. Hearing a small child gleefully say "bye bye Lando!" when the Millenium Falcon leaves Cloud City pretty much made my day.
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