MOVIE
MAY 29, 2021
the eternal original star wars trilogy
As one of the all time most popular movie franchise, the original Star Wars trilogy will remain forever unmatched as a standard in film industry.
The Star Wars movie trilogy started when the first movie Episode IV : A New Hope was released on May 25, 1977 in United States. It was followed by the sequels Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back – released on May 21, 1980 and Episode VI: Return of the Jedi – released on May 25, 1983, forming the original Star Wars trilogy.
Star Wars is created by George Lucas, an American director, producer and screenwriter. The franchise has been expanded into various films and other media such as TV series, comic books, video games, novels and entertainment attractions.
During 1999 to 2005, George Lucas returned with prequel trilogy : Episode I: The Phantom Menace – released on May 19, 1999, Episode II: Attack of the Clones – released on May 16, 2002 and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith – released on May 19, 2005.
Later in 2012 Lucas sold Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, his film production company to The Walt Disney Company. Disney continues the franchise, producing sequel trilogy : Episode VII: The Force Awakens – released on December 18, 2015, Episode VIII: The Last Jedi – released on December 15, 2017 and Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker – December 20, 2019. Along with additional spin-off movies Rogue One (2016) and Solo (2018).
The overall box office revenue of those films equated to over US$ 10 billion and is currently the second-highest-grossing film franchise of all time. However, the original trilogy is still considered as the best Star Wars trilogy so far either from the story, characters and the impact to pop culture worldwide.
The original trilogy is by far has what it takes as one of the greatest and most important set of films in cinematic history. Even after than forty plus years later, the emotional journey from the trilogy still has emotional impact in most of the major scenes. There are many iconic scenes through each of the three movies that maintain its eternal longevity. From the moment of sadness to cheerful and warm celebrations, all are mostly done so well.
Some criticisms toward Return of The Jedi point it out as the weakest of the trilogy, but as a matter of fact it has one of the best endings in Star Wars movies.
In 2020, the total value of Star Wars universe was estimated at US$ 70 billion and currently the fifth highest grossing media franchise of all time.
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