DavidMerrick said:

Jedi has been my favourite since I was a kid, and upon reevaluating the whole trilogy as an adult it still is. Luke is mature, imposing, and a true leader. Han is no longer a reckless, selfish rogue; he defers to others, apologizes when needed, and is a true soldier. The throne room scenes with Luke, Vader and Palpatine in the Death Star throne room are among my favourite in the trilogy (second possibly only to the meeting between Luke and Vader on the Endor landing platform), I respect the Ewoks for the cute, terrifying insurgent fighters they are. Most of all, it's just so, so cathartic.

I'm naturally predisposed to final chapters in this way, I guess. The Dark Knight Rises is my favourite of Nolan's Batman trilogy, The Year of Our Lord 1983 (same year as Jedi, coincidentally) is the best of the Red Riding trilogy. It's emotionally and maybe even spiritually fulfilling to see things wrapped up in a satisfying way, and Jedi does that in spades.

I understand it has the weakest plot of the three, and retreads old ground with the Death Star, but to be perfectly honest I'm drawn more toward characterization and the aforementioned catharsis when I read, watch or play various forms of art and entertainment.

So Jedi all the way. Can't wait for the 2.0 of Harmy's Despecialized and Team Negative One's first version of their 35mm scan.

It's interesting how you view Han's character as evolving rather than devolving like most people who dislike Jedi. I like roguish Han more than soldier Han, but I see where you're coming from. He couldn't have stayed the same as a character and still been part of the Rebellion. I guess it's just that he seems rather uncommitted to the role of soldier most of the time.

The Ewoks could have been great as a further lesson in not judging worth by a person's size. Yet again, they aren't treated with as much respect as Yoda was, and so the Ewoks are undermined by the movie itself.

But the catharsis at the end is absolutely great, no question.