‘Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope’
Forget Guardians of the Galaxy—this is the original “people arguing in space” movie. Star Wars was the shot of adrenaline that the disillusioned audience of 1977 needed. The film defied all expectations of what a movie could do by featuring more aliens, more ships, more action, and more special effects than people had ever seen in one film. While the innovative effects are still a marvel to behold, it’s really the fantastic characters—the in-over-his-head farmboy, the tenacious princess, the cocky scoundrel—that make it a thrilling watch 40 years later, whether you’re watching it for the first or fortieth time.