Sorry, I've been so tardy. It's been three days since I counted down this list while watching the originals and the new film, but enough about that. It is the last part of the moments I have personally considered in the top twenty. Some moments that could have been on this list, such as the Battle of Endor, Luke entering the cave, and the chase and skirmish around the Death Star, are worth mentioning. Some endings could have come to this list, but it would get too long, so enjoy!
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#5. Vader Redeems Himself (Return of the Jedi)
It's probably one of the good parts in RETURN OF THE JEDI before George mucked it up with a new piece of dialogue, which he added - where Darth Vader says "NOOOOOOOO!" before the character's eventual redemption and sacrifice. Vader wasn't always a good parent to Luke when, a few times, he tried to persuade his son to join the Empire. Then, the young Jedi finally defeated Vader in their second round. Luke then has to make a choice when the Emperor forces him to kill Vader, but he refuses to do so, which leads to his electrocution by the old Sith Lord. Vader has a change of heart and manages to save his son at the expense of his own life by pulling the Emperor away from Luke and dropping the Sith Lord to his doom. It leads to an emotionally poignant scene as Vader, now redeemed as Anakin Skywalker, lies dying while he begs Luke to remove his mask. It is so Luke can glimpse Vader's lost humanity before finally resting in peace with the Force.
#4. Han Shot First (A New Hope)
I know what you're thinking, but this scene wasn't forgotten by anyone else when George Lucas changed the sequence to Greedo shooting first before Han Solo hit second. The worst is yet to come when Lucas keeps tinkering with that scene in the latest editions. Not to mention that fans didn't like this unnecessary change and felt it just switched Han around, seriously! Long before George altered this scene, it shows Han being confronted by the Rodian bounty hunter as he prepares to use his blaster, which he hid underneath his table, resulting in a fiery blast that took Greedo down by just one shot. Perhaps Lucas is missing the point that Han meant to shoot first, and the fact remains that it was the only iconic moment sought after by those who only watch the classic trilogy for its original versions.
#3. Luke vs. Vader/No, I Am Your Father (The Empire Strikes Back)
Coincidentally, in THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, the sequence where Luke faces his father for the first time remains one of the most iconic lightsaber battles before the duel with Darth Maul in The Phantom Menace. It wasn't the first time they had fought. They both were in orbit around the attack on the Death Star but did not see each other. When compared to Luke, Darth Vader is far more skilled and powerful. Vader can levitate many objects he throws at the young Jedi and has him "disarmed" of his lightsaber. This scene ends in a horrifying conclusion when Vader tells Luke he is Luke's father. This revelation causes the young Jedi to let out a big "NOOOOOOOO!" upon this shocking discovery. Like father, like son, now we know where Luke gets his genes from, and it was an iconic moment of revelation that no one ever expected. Behind the twist is the original line of the scene where Darth Vader says to Luke that Obi-Wan killed his father when it got improvised so that this line wouldn't get leaked to anyone before James Earl Jones dubbed it when that line is intact.
#2. Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon vs. Darth Maul (The Phantom Menace)
Nothing can beat this magnificent scene with its masterful duel choreography and tension. Aside from the exhilarating Podracing scene in the ambitious but flawed and unequally notorious prequel of THE PHANTOM MENACE, it is the only exciting moment. This climactic scene demonstrates the aptitude of a lightsaber duel as it starts with Darth Maul arriving to deal with both the unwanted Jedi in Obi-Wan and his soon-to-be-dead master Qui-Gon, aka Liam Neeson. They face a dangerous Sith Lord who has ignited his double-edged lightsaber and is in for the kill, as only one should gain the upper hand for victory. While not as biblical as the other lightsaber duels, it shows its components of action, camerawork, and the instrumental piece of "Duel of the Fates" by John Williams match this scene in extra detail. There's so much of this scene that stops it from being number one, which, unfortunately, goes to the Trench Run in the Death Star moment.
#1. Death Star Assault (A New Hope)
Since all the other moment entries are in the top twenty, I should mention this scene of the attack on the Death Star may well be the granddaddy of all space battles. It's the scene in which Luke and the Rebels are piloting their X-wing fighters to try and take out the Imperials in their TIE fighters (with Darth Vader leading them) on the original Death Star. Luckily, with the help of Han in the Millennium Falcon, they managed to be victorious in that battle. It's very epic in all its cinematic portions. It demonstrated the incredible action with innovative special effects combined to make this original space battle, proving that it's cemented as the best moment in the Star Wars series.
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