Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.
nessa.baudelaire reviewedApril 7, 2025
it is fitting that a film about fathers is itself the father of expections for this franchise. Empire was a vision of what star wars could be, a codification of themes, and a peak of success so insurmountable that it doomed every future star wars film to lurk in its shadow.