A. 1983

While Yub Nub might seem a bit anticlimactic, I contend that it's nowhere near as anticlimactic as the Kenny G., hippy-music that we got in 1997. Now, in all fairness, I actually enjoy the new piece of music in and of itself...but fit the mood of the closing scene, it does not. Yub Nub is cheerful, upbeat, and celebratory; what we're stuck with now sounds more like something I'd expect to hear in the elevator, or while sitting in my dentist's waiting room. Pretty, yes; celebratory & climactic, no.

Moreover, as has been pointed out many times before, the multi-planet celebration sequence - while visually impressive and fun to watch (apart from the Naboo & Gungan part, that is) - ultimately makes no sense. Really, George? The Death Star just blew up mere minutes ago, and planets all across the galaxy are simultaneously setting off fireworks and rejoicing en mass? Really?? You're implying that the whole conflict is over instantly? Just based on the fact that one battlestation was destroyed and one despot was killed? Really??

Whatever. The rebels having a victory party and celebrating in a manner consistent with the planet & culture in which they find themselves makes sense. The revisionist, unnaturally epic, shoehorned, self-contradictory BS we got got in 1997, I can do without entirely.