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manuel-nascimento's rating
Many shows or movies kind of latch on to the Catholic or otherwise Christian thing. This one is actually worth it. It manages so many things with subtlety and taste that makes you intrigued by it.
You slowly unveil the Catholic Church past, all the character's past and end up starting with a main character that is clueless but very believable.
What follows is a show full of intrigues, action, nice characters and the constant hint at "what if all the supernatural things about the Bible were actually true?". Well, if true they would present in the most epic "fantasy" (we call it) way, not unlike LOTR, right?
As a Portuguese man born into all the Catholic Church's elements, I was always a skeptic, but that upbringing can't escape me. This show makes a strong showing for a meeting point between all believers and non-believers alike and makes it very interesting.
Great find.
You slowly unveil the Catholic Church past, all the character's past and end up starting with a main character that is clueless but very believable.
What follows is a show full of intrigues, action, nice characters and the constant hint at "what if all the supernatural things about the Bible were actually true?". Well, if true they would present in the most epic "fantasy" (we call it) way, not unlike LOTR, right?
As a Portuguese man born into all the Catholic Church's elements, I was always a skeptic, but that upbringing can't escape me. This show makes a strong showing for a meeting point between all believers and non-believers alike and makes it very interesting.
Great find.
After the original Episode 4-6 trilogy, it's been all downhill, let's face it.
I'm rewatching this at home many years after watching it in the cinema on original release. This is such a good movie with an excellent original story and characters and performances, that ALSO ties up directly with Episode IV beautifully - without any cheap fan-service and cringe.
You get to see hard boiled rebel fighters with no "hero-candy" on them, you get to see hard sacrifices for the Rebellion in the time of their desperate need, and you get to see all of this with heart and charisma and no cheap stuff.
The Stormtroopers are no meme here, they may not be the elite warriors out there, but they're not cartoonish either.
Another aspect is: even though there's little "Jedi" / Force stuff, it feels true Star Wars in a way other stuff doesn't.
Also, this movie just blends in so naturally into episode IV it's like you are watching security cam footage - no aggrandizing, just the bare stuff that in itself is good.
And if you like space battles with capital ships and fighters and crazy piloting maneuvers: you got the best here in spades.
Again, after this movie, I've felt it has all been downhill. I'm glad I came back to this, maybe one day one true Star Wars film will be great again.
After 8y and a new trilogy and many TV series I go back to this movie and yep: this is still the modern best, BY A MILE!
I'm rewatching this at home many years after watching it in the cinema on original release. This is such a good movie with an excellent original story and characters and performances, that ALSO ties up directly with Episode IV beautifully - without any cheap fan-service and cringe.
You get to see hard boiled rebel fighters with no "hero-candy" on them, you get to see hard sacrifices for the Rebellion in the time of their desperate need, and you get to see all of this with heart and charisma and no cheap stuff.
The Stormtroopers are no meme here, they may not be the elite warriors out there, but they're not cartoonish either.
Another aspect is: even though there's little "Jedi" / Force stuff, it feels true Star Wars in a way other stuff doesn't.
Also, this movie just blends in so naturally into episode IV it's like you are watching security cam footage - no aggrandizing, just the bare stuff that in itself is good.
And if you like space battles with capital ships and fighters and crazy piloting maneuvers: you got the best here in spades.
Again, after this movie, I've felt it has all been downhill. I'm glad I came back to this, maybe one day one true Star Wars film will be great again.
After 8y and a new trilogy and many TV series I go back to this movie and yep: this is still the modern best, BY A MILE!
Ever since Rogue One I've been disappointed in the many Star Wars releases that followed.
This one has a decent overall story for the main characters and to be fair has an excellent casting for 10y old Leia that's adorable but not just the tear-jerking candy that "baby Yoda" is: this is how to show the makings of a great character such as we know Leia to be, with true heart and character to her, despite her young age.
Unfortunately, there's a multitude of repeating problems throughout the episodes: too many times the good guys are in dire straits, impossible odds, and the Empire with its overwhelming strength and resources, after pouring so much of them in many a chase, the next second just seemingly does nothing so the good guys can get away. Again and again.
It's "details" and "nit-picks", but they are constantly adding up, robbing a lot of the believability of the series. Seems like very rookie mistakes in what otherwise could be a good show.
It's totally inconsistent again and again how things are so dire one second only for the Empire seemingly to go "meh" and let the good guys away with it.
Even with one of the major antagonists, the Third Sister, over time her backstory is revealed beautifully, but then somehow she endures the impossible like it was nothing.
Not too bad of a show, but had lots of potential that was squandered imho by these seemingly "details" but they throw off a major part of the believability of all of it.
The saving grace is we get to see Obi-Wan and young Leia - we love these characters from what we've seen before so that saves it, but this alone wouldn't build it...
This one has a decent overall story for the main characters and to be fair has an excellent casting for 10y old Leia that's adorable but not just the tear-jerking candy that "baby Yoda" is: this is how to show the makings of a great character such as we know Leia to be, with true heart and character to her, despite her young age.
Unfortunately, there's a multitude of repeating problems throughout the episodes: too many times the good guys are in dire straits, impossible odds, and the Empire with its overwhelming strength and resources, after pouring so much of them in many a chase, the next second just seemingly does nothing so the good guys can get away. Again and again.
It's "details" and "nit-picks", but they are constantly adding up, robbing a lot of the believability of the series. Seems like very rookie mistakes in what otherwise could be a good show.
It's totally inconsistent again and again how things are so dire one second only for the Empire seemingly to go "meh" and let the good guys away with it.
Even with one of the major antagonists, the Third Sister, over time her backstory is revealed beautifully, but then somehow she endures the impossible like it was nothing.
Not too bad of a show, but had lots of potential that was squandered imho by these seemingly "details" but they throw off a major part of the believability of all of it.
The saving grace is we get to see Obi-Wan and young Leia - we love these characters from what we've seen before so that saves it, but this alone wouldn't build it...