![]() ![]() By and large all of the energy and resources could be put into the shots themselves. ![]() ‘Return of the Jedi’ was able to benefit from all of this progress, and there was no new technology that needed to be developed for the film. Star Wars to Empire was a giant leap, and since that film ILM developed optical compositing to a fine art and developed new techniques such as Go-Motion (developed for ‘Dragonslayer’) to bring creatures and machines to life like never before. Since ‘Star Wars’ visual effects had progressed in leaps and bounds. The period from the late 1970s to mid 1980s was an incredible period of imagination, technical virtuosity and craftsmanship, New techniques were being developed and honed for every movie. There is so much in one film: The Speeder Bike chase, the attack on the Death Star, the fight with the Rancor monster, the Endor Forest battle with the AT-STs and more!Īt the time I first saw it I was getting really interested in movie-making and in particular how special effects were done. 40 years later I still consider it an Incredible film. There is a consensus that ‘Jedi’ is a disappointment, but for me back them I was thrilled as it was brimming with tons of great scenes and a worthy conclusion to the trilogy. ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ is a masterpiece. ‘Star Wars’ was a terrific film and a tremendous achievement greater than the sum of its parts. I saw it when it was originally released in 1983 and It made a huge impression on me. I am a big fan of the movie ‘Return of the Jedi (aka Star Wars Episode VI). ![]()
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