Mark Hamill’s favoriteStar Warsmovie is the installment that flipped the entire saga on its head. As far as theranking ofStar Warsmoviesgoes, there is often a lot of debate. Many people tend to have the same favorite, yetStar Warshas its share of divisive movies.
UpcomingStar Warsmovieswill be looking to be more widely approved, avoiding the controversy of both the prequel and sequel trilogies. This would align them more with George Lucas' originals, the first threeStar Warsmovies in release order.
The original trilogy tends to be the most widely beloved of the Skywalker Saga, and even those involved in the production of those movies agree. Mark Hamill, for instance, revealed onThe Hollywood Reporter’sAwards Chatterpodcastin 2019 that his favorite of the bunch isThe Empire Strikes Back,the movie that turned theStar Warssaga on its head.
Mark Hamill Loves The “Unexpected” Defeat Of Luke Skywalker
From The Final Moments Of The Empire Strikes Back
Hamill’s reasoning for this stems fromThe Empire Strikes Back’s ending. Hamill outlined that he lovesEmpiredue to how unexpected it was. More specifically, Hamill loved how it"was so unexpected to have the protagonist be so soundly defeated. Losing the hand and the dad Vader…“Interestingly, Luke being at his lowest point after the Vader twist resonated with Hamill.
Hamill goes on to mention other aspects, like the deeper delve into the Force and the introduction of iconicStar Warscharacters like Yoda. However, there is no denying that the ending ofThe Empire Strikes Backis often what people latch onto. It seems as though this was true for Hamill himself, allowingEmpireto be his favorite in the entire Skywalker Saga.
Most Star Wars Fans Will Totally Agree With Mark Hamill
As alluded to earlier, you would be hard-pressed to find aStar Warsfan who did not haveThe Empire Strikes Backat the top end of their franchise ranking. Most fans agree with Hamill for the same reason:Empirecompletely changed the Skywalker Saga. The twist that Vader was Anakin Skywalker is what catalyzed the prequels, after all.
IfEmpire’s ending was different, the prequel trilogy may never have happened, andStar Warsmay just have been a three-episode saga. That reveal, though, changed everything, explaining whyStar Warsfans - and the likes of Mark Hamill - love it so much.The Empire Strikes Backchanged everything and, without it,Star Warsmay not be what it is today.
