The Empire Strikes Back 

I think that the problem with the above review is that critic did not try to like the movie. If you put any effort into analyzing the subtext of the Empire Strikes Back, you get a lot out of it. So much, in fact, there isn't room to really get into it here. But to give an obvious example, one can discuss a particular aspect of the almost apocalyptic showdown between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader. Its a scene which, btw, does nothing less then arrive at one of the zenith points of cinema history. (The line, "Luke I am your father" was kind of a big deal)

Anyway, the particular aspect to which I was referring was the metaphor of the dark side of the force. We are told that because Darth Vader went to the dark side and tried to take a short cut in life, he has paid dearly for it. He's more machine than man, his arms and legs gone; some sort of half-man, half-robot, wheezing by way of a respirator that kicks on and off ominously. His broken down, monstrous body symbolizes the destruction of the soul that comes from trying to use negativity to make progress in your life. And Luke is told that if he does the same, the same will happen to him.

Mechanization symbolizes evil in the movie, and the galaxy, which is run by the dark side, looks like a futuristic rust belt. Everything is done with machines, but not pretty machines. The machines are all dented, with cables hanging off of them, side panels missing, jury-rigged together. The whole society has gone into a long decline because of the dark side, and the same could happen to Luke.

The closer he gets to dark side, the closer he gets to Darth Vader. And as he get closer to Darth Vader, he seems to be entering a giant machine. At the cloud city, doors start opening and closing automatically, forcing him into the freezing chamber room.

That room looks like the inside of machine, with Darth Vader perched at the top as the heart of that machine. There's smoke and steam and mechanical noises and switches all around. And its difficult to tell where Darth Vader ends and the machines begins. As he controls them through telekenesis, his consciousness extends far beyond his body, and they all seem part of the same thing.

It isn't long before Luke loses his hand (which will have to be replaced by a robot hand), and may be turning into a machine himself, as he is caught taking the quick and easy path.

Now exactly what part of that, did the idiot reviewer not find cool?

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This reviewer mustn't have even watched the movie. The Empire Strikes Back is one of the finest movies ever made, and does exactly what the supposed reviewer suggest it should - it develops and deepens the characters, gives more drama to the conflict and puts human emotion ahead of special effects. It has more humor, drama and life lessons than the first movie in the series, and is one of the finest pieces of cinema ever released.

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I think that the problem with the above review is that critic did not try to like the movie. If you put any effort into analyzing the subtext of the Empire Strikes Back, you can get a lot out of it. So much, in fact, you there isn't room to really get into it here. But to give an obvious example, one can discuss a particular aspect of the almost apocalyptic-ish showdown between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader. Its a scene which, btw, does nothing less then arrive at one of the zenith points of cinema history. (The line, "Luke I am your father" was kind of a big deal)

Anyway, the particular aspect to which I was referring was the metaphor of the dark side of the force. We are told that because Darth Vader went to the dark side and tried to take a short cut in life, he has paid dearly for it. He's more machine than man, his arms and legs gone; some sort of half-man, half-robot, wheezing by way of a respirator. His ugliness personifies the ugliness of evil. And Luke is told that if he does the same, the same will happen to him.

Mechanization symbolizes evil in the movie, and the galaxy, which is run by the dark side, looks like a futuristic rust belt. Everything is done with machines, but not pretty machines. The machines are all dented, with cables hanging off of them, side panels missing, jury-rigged together. The whole society has gone into a long decline because of the dark side, and the same could happen to Luke.

The closer he gets to dark side, the closer he gets to Darth Vader. And as he get closer to Darth Vader, he seems to be entering a giant machine. At the cloud city, doors start opening and closing automatically, forcing him into the freezing chamber room.

That room looks like the inside of machine, with Darth Vader perched at the top as the heart of that machine. There's smoke and steam and mechanical noises and switches all around. And its difficult to tell where Darth Vader ends and the machines begins. As he controls them through telekenesis, his consciousness extends far beyond his body, and they all seem part of the same thing.

It isn't long before Luke loses his hand (which will have to be replaced by a robot hand), and may be turning into a machine himself, as he is caught taking the quick and easy path.

Now exactly what part of that, did the idiot reviewer not find cool?

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