Star Wars (1977), aka A New Hope, is the first Star Wars movie. It is the movie that began the best movie franchise of all time. This movie is one of the best movies of all time. Star Wars is more than a movie. It is a emotional experience with characters that you can relate to. This movie is awesome for many reasons which I will state in my review.Storytelling: This movie had a fantastic story. This movie followed the classic hero's journey perfectly. This movie was more than just getting the Death Star plans to the rebellion and blowing up the Death Star. This movie was about Luke Skywalker and Han Solo leaving behind their past lives and moving on to something greater. Leaving behind the past and moving on to something greater is a major theme in the Star Wars franchise, and this movie started it. With Luke, it was leaving behind his life as a farmer and becoming a Jedi. With Han Solo, it was leaving behind his life as a smuggler and joining the Rebellion. This movie mastered the arts of excellent storytelling and character development. Characters:The characters were awesome, likable, relatable, and as a result, memorable. The characters were full of personality and charisma in this movie. Luke Skywalker: The best movie protagonist of all time. He was ambitious and sought a life greater than a farmer. He wanted to be just like his father. Han Solo: Great character. He was a smuggler in the beginning of the movie. Cocky and selfish on the outside but compassionate on the inside. Leia Organa: Very likable side character who was courageous and put the lives of others before herself.Ben Kenobi: Awesome character. He was Luke's first mentor. He was kind, patient, encouraging, and optimistic. Darth Vader: Awesome villain. He is seeking revenge against his old master.Emotion:With excellent characters and awesome storytelling, this movie is filled with tons of emotion. Here are the many emotional scenes in this movie:Leia gives R2-D2 the DiscBinary SunsetUncle Ben Finds LukeUncle Ben Teaching Luke The Force"For Luck" SceneUncle Ben Death SceneLuke Blows Up The Death StarEnding Celebration SceneActing/Dialogue:The acting and dialogue is excellent. It was perfect for its time and it is perfect today. Many memorable quotes from this movie.Pacing:This movie is paced perfectly. The editing between scenes is fantastic and the movie never feels too fast or too slow. It is a fun, enjoyable ride.Visuals/Sound Effects:The visuals and sound effects were perfect for its time and are still nearly perfect today. It's amazing how a movie that came in 1977 still looks better than almost every big blockbuster today.In Conclusion:This movie is an epic masterpiece and in my top 10 favorite movies of all time. This movie created the standard of what a Star Wars movie should be like. I love everything about this movie. It is near perfection. I am certainly going to give this movie the highest grade possible.Grade: 100%

This movie is one of the best movies ever!!! It was so different from everything I have ever seen!! It started the whole space age; for movies that is. Excellent casting couldn't imagine anyone better. It started great and slowly grew similarly to young Skywalker. It ended like a standalone movie but I am so happy that is was not. Darth Vader is one of, if not the best, movie villains and the costumes are fantastic making you think you are walking among aliens. Seeing this for the first time is one of the best memories ever!

"A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..."That was the line that started it all. A story about a hero's journey, like no other.It's writing started in January 1973, "eight hours a day, five days a week", George Lucas said by taking small notes, inventing odd names and assigning them possible characterization... After many drafts, he finally came to a satisfactory conclusion.Then, Lucas presented Star Wars to the United Artists, but they refused to budget the film, so he went to Universal Pictures, the studio that financed American Graffiti; however, it was rejected, as the film concept was "a little strange".How wrong were they, right? But suddenly, a light appeared: Alan Ladd Jr -head of 20th Century Fox-, a man that deeply trusted in Lucas genius. And that's how Star Wars became a reality.The filming of the movie was a harsh one. Full of mishaps, problems with practical effects, a bad first edit of the movie, but that did not stop George from fulfilling his marvelous Space Opera. Due to those setbacks, the Fox Study began to put pressure on Lucas to finish the movie. Finally, the movie was done. On the eve of Star Wars release, 20th Century Fox, George Lucas and his cast and crew braced themselves for the worse. One way or another, May 25, 1977 would be a day they would never forget...Star Wars became the biggest movie of it's time, the special effects were completely revolutionary, the story and the characters were highly original and compelling, the dialogues were beautifully written, the shots were beautiful, the battles in space dynamic, the lightsaber fight between two old friends left everybody with their mouth open. The original soundtrack composed by John Williams accompanied the movie like no other could've done. This was a movie that changed cinema forever. This proves the love and dedication George Lucas put on Star Wars. His ideas came from books such as "The hero with a thousand faces" by Joseph Campbell, The War of Vietnam inspired the battle between the Rebels and the Empire, the lifestyle of buddhist monks characterized the Jedi, real shots of warplanes made the space battles posible, Kendo was behind the duel, Akira Kurosawa was a huge influence on Lucas creative mind as well. Aside from his fascination with filmmaking, his interest on anthropology -obtained at the university- allowed the movie to be compelling and human, besides being located on a galaxy far, far away... These days, people dont't realize how marvelous and important this movie is to the art of cinema. Thanks, George. 10/10

The music score, story, and editing of this film A New Hope is among the best I've ever seen, even as of today, and you can hardly find a film better in these aspects. The sound editing is also truly world-class. The visual effects and action sequences may be out of date from the point of view of present, but definitely groundbreaking at the time of release.