Return of the Jedi: Masterpiece or Messy Kids Film?

The Way Of The Force - Ep 7 - De wanna wanga!? In this episode of The Way Of The Roce we're taking on Return of the Jedi (1983)—its strengths and its weaknesses... ▶ Previous Episode:    • What Makes The Empire Strikes Back So Good?   ▶ Series Playlist:    • The Way Of The Force - A Comprehensive Sta...   ▶ Find me @chriscoolblog on all the things! https://linktr.ee/chriscoolblog Written & Presented by Christopher Bingham Illustrations by Penny Bogert @OneCentPie   / onecentpie   Backgrounds by Sarah Schreck https://www.sarahschreck.com/   / imsarahschreck   Special thanks to Tom Bown for help on the script! The Way Of The Force Episode 7: Return of the Jedi: Masterpiece or Messy Kids Film? aka. The Monsters That Make Star Wars Magical... In this episode we're talking about Return of the Jedi, the strange, wonderful... maybe kind of boring(?) final instalment of the original Star Wars trilogy. It concludes the adventures of Han, Leia, and Luke (for now) but does it do a great job? It all mostly depends on how much you like space teddy bears. Note: Once again I watched both the commercial blu-ray release and the fan-restored Project 4K83 version, but the changes are less substantial than with Star Wars (1977) so I didn't give it a whole section. Some clips are mixed and tagged as such. And hey, since you made it this far, please consider donating to my favourite charity Great Ormond Street Hospital: https://www.gosh.org/donate/ #starwars #filmhistory #podcast 00:00 Intro 00:54 Quick Facts 01:36 Who is Richard Marquand? 02:08 Lucas, Marquand, and the DGA 04:27 What I love about it 05:10 What I don't love about it 08:13 The Teddy Bears 08:50 Total Monster Magic 10:35 ROTJ is a Kids Movie 12:13 ROTJ is a Monster Movie 14:15 Sentimental Conclusion