Nice to see other people finally becoming sw77 purists like me!
That said, I was watching ESB just yesterday for the first time in awhile and I can at least appreciate how well it’s made from a technical standpoint.
As others here have said, it works very well on its own, but led to serious issues in the long run with the force, saber fights, familial themes, etc.
“Franchise original sin” really is a bitch, isn’t it?
You know, it’s a funny thing. Nearly every Star Wars fan I’ve met believes there was some “line” that Star Wars crossed at some point that marks when the franchise jumped the shark. But no one ever agrees on when that “line” was crossed. Was it 1980, 1983, 1997, 1999, 2015, 2017, etc.
You can add 2019 to that list now too…