The Empire Strikes Back

Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) dir. Irvin Kershner

For eight hundred years have I trained Jedi. My own counsel will I keep on who is to be trained. A Jedi must have the deepest commitment, the most serious mind.

STAR WARS: EPISODE V – THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK was released 42 years ago on May 21, 1980

Another entry for @ black_stagbeetle’s Inktober prompt list for Inktober ! The theme was “Storm”. Going with Luke struggling on Hoth (with his tauntaun) is always a treat for me. I’m rewatching the movie as I’m posting this, and the cinematography of “The Empire Strikes Back” is a wonder !

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) dir. Irvin Kershner

The Making of The Empire Strikes Back

"1983 should bring us the next Star Wars film, moving back eventually, as the end of Empire makes, clear, to Tatooine, and thus bringing the action of the trilogy full circle...

...Even without two more trilogies, however, and even without an Episode 6, The Empire Strikes Back is a remarkable achievement. Subtle and complex, it stands both on its own and in tandem with its predecessor, moving on structurally and thematically from A New Hope to challenge us with the darker complexities of basic human experience."

"Complex Design in The Empire Strikes Back" by Anne Lancashire

Film Criticism, Spring, 1981, Vol. 5, No. 3 (Spring, 1981), pp. 38-52

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The symmetrical journey of Luke Skywalker: Empire

The Empire Strikes Back begins and ends with Luke upside down, his face battered and in need of rescue, and finding safety through trusting and using the Force.

STAR WARS EPISODE V: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980) It is a dark time for the Rebellion. Although the Death Star has been destroyed, Imperial troops have driven the Rebel forces from their hidden base and pursued them across the galaxy. Evading the dreaded Imperial Starfleet, a group of freedom fighters led by Luke Skywalker has established a new secret base on the remote ice world of Hoth. The evil lord Darth Vader, obsessed with finding young Skywalker, has dispatched thousands of remote probes into the far reaches of space…

#Look-In 1980 #22

May 1980

Star Wars OT Week, organized by @vendredi18h53

Day 1: Favorite Movie

For me: The Empire Strikes Back

ORIGINAL TRILOGY APPRECIATION WEEK ➤ DAY 1: FAVORITE MOVIE ⭑ THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980)

Star Wars Original Trilogy Appreciation Week

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)