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msycamore
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Since when did ROTJ become less highly regarded than even Episodes II or III?
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7-Dec-2012, 6:48 PM

SpilkaBilka said:

I do like ESB a lot... it's a great movie, but for me, it's not even close to SW.  Gonna be totally honest here- and I swear I'm not trying to troll anyone... I'm not a fan of Vader being Luke's father- in fact I think it's kind of silly and takes everything to soap-opera land.  I often wonder what other SW movies could've been like if Vader was not Luke's dad.  The universe would've been much bigger, that's for sure.

I absolutely love the classic "No, I am your father." in the context of the film but I also see the bad repercussions of it. I remember when I first saw the film I definitely thought it was all a part of the seduction and temptation. When I had my doubts, I recall my dad and several friends said, "Come on, it's quite obvious, he answers Vader's call at the end of the film; "Father". and his "Ben, why didn't you tell me?" I just saw it as Luke's twisted nightmare after his confrontation, Williams sort of wrote the music for those scenes in that way as well. But I can also see a build up to this revelation in retrospect throughout the film. You also have Yoda's; "Much anger in him, like his father."