Post by jammer81386 on Mar 4, 2017 18:25:53 GMT
For me, I think of Episode 6 when Luke casts his lightsaber to the side and refuses The Emperor. It's easy to be bad but to choose to be good takes strength and courage. I think that's why Luke resonates with me - why I like him so much. He chooses to be good, to seek truth, and to hold a positive outlook on life despite all that he endures throughout the trilogy.
Growing up, everyone else always liked Han, Boba Fett, and Vader. I was like, "What?! No...Luke Skywalker guys! Luke Skywalker!" He'll always remain my favorite character.
What is your Star Wars moment/scene?
For me it is, without a doubt, the Binary Sunset scene from A New Hope. It is one of the most iconic images in both science fiction and cinema in general. It captures all the magic, mystery, and wonder that the series is famous for. Like Luke the audience is trapped on this boring desert planet, but they come to find that this universe is full interesting people, places, and stories. As well finding that greatness can come from something seemingly insignificant. All of this was setup in this one 35 second scene of a boy looking at a sunset.
In my opinion this scene has become a perfect allegory for the entire Star Wars franchise. Very little was expected from A New Hope when it was first released as it was seen simply as another quickly forgotten space movie. But it has turned out to be a major influence in many aspects of our culture. Just like how Luke, a lowly farmer living on a backwater planet, became the savior of the Galaxy, Star Wars has become a cultural phenomenon.
The scene was meant to convey the vastness of the Star Wars universe from an seemingly insignificant perspective. Which this one scene has done in more ways than could be expected.