Was stuck on a train for a few hours today and couldn't do anything but think of this film, so I did the unthinkable and got a camrip on my laptop just so I could look at it for a while... without sound - and yet I still sat there watching it for over 50 minutes. Never a dull moment. There is no question that this is god-tier work and deserves every award it gets, and probably more.
How important is it to see the sequels before this? I assume a GA can follow along just fine either way, but how about the ones who wanna truly dig into what's going on.
THIS SLAPPED SO HARD fucking hell nothing beats watching godtier work displaying so much imagination in every shot. A god damn guy standing in a puddle visual might be the best shot of the year. Most likely seeing this again before the end of the year.
Or you just give the second part a different title instead of Empire Strikes Back being called Star Wars Part 2. You're still selling it as a separate film.