danny_boy said:
@Bingowings
Mate--I guess it is all subjective---in my personal opinion-from the moment Hamill shouts "never!" to the moment that he says"I am a Jedi--like my father before me"-----he transcends anything he achieved in any of the 3 films.
It is all encapsulated in these few minutes--- the physical prowess and grace as he induces Vader to go backwards--the emotional power as be cascades between anger and control---and finally the realization that he has not submitted himself to the temptation of the dark side and that he has surpassed his own father's failings.
At the time of the films theatrical release----it was a very cathartic moment for the audience---I know---I saw it twice in 83'---and the audience literally sucked it's breath in during this scene(you have to remember that for 5 years prior to ROTJ-1977-82--Vader had relentlessly kicked ass ,so to finally see him get beat was incredibly powerful---something that cannot be replicated by watching the film in 2011 for the 200th time!)
This reads like Victory.