Since everyone is saying movies, I’m gonna say the scene before Order 66 in The Clone Wars
The opening scene. Lots of movies had featured spaceships like the one we initially see fleeing. When it reveals the size of the star destroyer, we know that it’s going to be a new type of story.
I love that they show Leia’s ship coming in from the bottom of the frame, so we’re above it, but then the star destroyer from the top, so we see it from below. Really ups the intimidation factor and ensures we know who we’re rooting from before anyone has even spoke a word.
When the Star Destroyer appeared, too big to fit onto the screen, I knew that science fiction movies had just changed.
I’m really surprised no one has said the tragedy of Darth Plagueis scene from RotS, Ian McDiarmid is fantastic.
That’s the service post in a row that I misread: I was like, who watches Star Wars for science?
Episode 8 wasn’t great but that scene in the red throne looking room was pretty cool.
Han Solo in the cantina
Battle of Hoth
It’s a trap! battle
Vader hallway in Rogue One.
The Vader hallway scene gives me chills every time. We need more Vader badassery in live action.
Darth Maul revealing his double edged lightsaber and the entire duel of the fates battle.
Lots of beautiful visuals in Rogue One, especially the final battle and Vader’s scene.
Anakin and Obi Wan’s final conversation as Anakin is dismembered and burning.
Criticism aside, the Holdo maneuver was visually amazing in the movie theater.
Luke and Vader’s final battle and Palpatine joining.
Luke looking up at the 2 moons + the score.
The trench run, and specifically the sequence of Luke being left as last man standing when Biggs is killed, then “Use the force, Luke,” “You may fire when ready,”, “I have you now,” and “You’re all clear kid, now let’s blow this thing and go home,” BOOOOOM!!!
Just absolute movie perfection.
Oh and also, “I love you,” “I know”.
Binary Sunset. Luke staring pensively out into the distance as he considers his place in the universe and where it may or may not go. I’d be staggered to find anyone who can’t relate to that.
Very good one. It’s the first image on my mind whenever someone says sunset
Dang you got a high sunset bar homie.
Luthen’s monologue in Andor. Some of the best dialogue in all of Star Wars.
“So, you have a twin sister. Your feelings have now betrayed her, too. Obi-Wan was wise to hide her from me. Now his failure is complete.”
And then the music goes, Luke fights back, emperor cackling, just greatness.
The asteroid field in Empire. The music is some of my favorite in the series, and the tie fighters getting taken out by asteroids was so cool
The battle of crait from the last Jedi with the red salt was visually stunning and doesn’t really get much credit.
Honestly that’s the strongest part of the sequels for me they are truly beautiful visually
Visually, you cannot beat the Darth/Luke battle scene in the carbonite freezing chamber in ESB… it is like art. The orange and the blue are so beautiful
Seen lots of things mentioned already, but I found the absolute power of the Death Star destruction in Rogue One amazing. The Jedha destruction scene is scary like an atom bomb.
