The Original Trilogy Ranked

May the force be with you, and godspeed rebels.

May the force be with you, and godspeed rebels.

Oliver Sheeley, Contributor

We all love Star Wars, everyone has heard of it. But of the original 3 movies (A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, Return Of The Jedi) which one is the best? This will be in order from best to worst and a twist of opinion and for the time. Well, May the force be with you and here we go. MASSIVE SPOILER ALERT

The first movie on my list is A New Hope. Not because it is my favorite, but because it is the best movie ever made. It is still a great movie although it was made over 40 years ago, other than some outdated tech, it is still awesome. It is family-friendly and a great movie. For its time, this movie was revolutionary. The way they made the movie was so different that it changed movie-making forever. Also, I have cheat points for this one because this is the first Star Wars movie I had seen so it is sort of biased. But also, being the first Sci-Fi movie I ever watched it was a total upgrade from the Disney Princess movies my sister would watch.

Next up is my personal favorite, Return Of The Jedi. This one is awesome because it has the best fight scenes of the entire trilogy. Luke is awesome because you can see him almost fall towards the dark side and it is the moment that this movie and the rest of Star Wars can go anywhere, will he become Vader and join the Emperor, will Vader kill him, will Leia become a sith? What will happen?! And then Luke screams in rage and almost kills Vader, the Emperor shoots Luke with lightning, and Vader sacrifices to kill the Emperor. AWESOME!

Last, but certainly not least, is The Empire Strikes Back. This is only last because there are 3 movies and it is the hardest one to watch, it is sad and scaryish, especially when you watch it when you are only four and it gives you nightmares. So this one is biased because I didn’t like it when I first watched it and got scared when Luke got his hand chopped off. FYI this is not for young children about 4-5. Jump scares in dark places in a battle, not good. Also, I do not hate this movie, it is just as good as A New Hope because it is revolutionary but also entirely new. It is just not quite as good as the others.

So, overall, these are great movies and should be watched by all people. If you want to start watching them then you should probably start with The Phantom Menace. These movies are awesome and my favorite movies. Now I have ranked the original Star Wars movies, hope you had fun because I did. Now that I ranked them maybe you can too. Now, go, may the force be with you, and godspeed rebels.