The Star Wars Saga

There is no movie that has more greatly affected how movies should be. I saw Star Wars when I was four. It is one of the earliest movies I can remember watching other than Casablanca, Pinocchio, and Scooby Doo Escape From Zombie Island (which is probably slightly less good than the other two films). But Star Wars fully embodies the intent of the cinema--to entertain and to escape. Star Wars does this by creating an entirely different world that spawns a myriad of creatures and characters. Star Wars is a mythology, one that is extremely complex. There is not a single creature or character that appears in Star Wars that does not have its own backstory and line of comic books circling about. It is a great achievement of special effects as well. I still believe that the Millennium Falcon looks more real than the Starship Enterprise of Star Trek (2009), which looks so obviously computer generated and blubbery. The Falcon was real. The space scenes seem real--empty and desolate instead of filled with bullshit colors that don't exist in space. The films are so fun too, so simple. The characters are top notch with Harrison Ford and such a simple idea that placing it in space makes it supremely appealing. Star Wars creates a world and takes you in it, it makes you care and it interests you completely in the motives of people (Darth Vader). It is not only one of the most influential films of all time, but one of the most timeless.
Star Wars: ★★★★