NeverarGreat said:

Getting the thread back on track a little, I couldn't disagree more with the review of ESB. That it is said to have "no character development", "no plot", and "no emotional or philosophical point to make" makes me think that the guy didn't even see the movie. To me, ESB is the soul of the Star Wars story:

"For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is. Life creates it, makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us, and binds us. Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter. You must feel the Force around you!"

"I don't believe it!"

"That is why you fail."

I think it probably seemed better with age. I remember reading something about the original Star Wars in 1977 that "The Force" was not original at all, just a trendy name picked out of one of the myriad 70s "self-help" books that were gaining popularity then.

I wasn't around then so I can't comment. That was certainly never my perspective growing up.