Like any Star Wars aficionado, I was stunned out of my shorts that the Stormtroopers actually hit something. Watching the film for the first time, I remember being pleasantly surprised (and also, of course, grief-stricken!) as our heroes began to fall one by one under the relentless barrage of Imperial troops. Rogue One A Star Wars Story: Destruction of Scarif and death of Jyn Erso & Cassian Andor The sequence ends with Yoda literally clutching his broken heart. John Williams wrote some great choral music for the prequels - think “Duel of the Fates” - and the mournful choir he weaves throughout this requiem is among the most moving. The montage is brief, but it’s among the most lyrical filmmaking in Lucas’ oeuvre. The Jedi are so completely caught by surprise, they crumple under Clone fire almost without resistance. In an instant, their programming switches over and they assassinate the Jedi they’ve been fighting alongside. In effect, this is the moment that the Clone troopers become stormtroopers that now serve the Empire. As the Jedis and Clones are fighting the Separatists across far-flung worlds, Emperor Palpatine orders the execution of the secret Order 66. Lucas is a master of weaving parallel action, especially in his multi-strand climaxes, and this montage is one of his most emotionally affecting. “Execute Order 66” | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) Did you also know she was the last Skywalker? For a man who prides himself on his mystery box storytelling, Abrams’ titles can be thuddingly literal. One of the reasons why the movie was so huge was because a young woman finally took on the Jedi hero mantle and this is the scene when the force fully, well, awakens in Rey. This is tremendously satisfying, not least because of its importance as a girl power moment, and I don’t say this with derision. The saber rattles suspenseful, then flies up and past Kylo into the sure grip of Rey (Daisy Ridley), who proceeds to whale on Ren like he’s the schoolyard bully who took her brother’s lunch money. Finn (John Boyega) and Kylo Ren are engaged in snowy forest combat when Finn goes down and Kylo attempts to Force retrieve his fallen lightsaber. Abrams, with his talent for faithful recreation (not to say mimicry), does provide a handful of stirring moments and this is one of them. The Force Awakens is not a great movie, but J.J. Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens - Finn & Rey Vs.
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