![]() Even as they were being driven from Balmorra, the Empire was able to claim victory on Taris. With their deaths, the project collapsed and the Republic's work to restore the planet came to an end. The Republic's efforts would ultimately prove fruitless, as Darth Gravus spearheaded an effort to sabotage the project by eliminating key supporting personnel. For a number of years during the Cold War, the Republic had made an effort to turn the ruined world Taris into a symbol of hope, by rebuilding the planet following its devastation at the hands of the Sith three centuries earlier, during the Jedi Civil War. Meanwhile, in the Outer Rim, the Empire scored a victory of its own. After over a decade of guerrilla warfare, Republic interests finally prevailed when a Jedi Consular rallied the resistance and drove the Empire from the planet. ![]() Elements within the Republic Army refused to cede defeat, choosing instead to defy the Treaty of Coruscant by remaining on Balmorra and forming a resistance movement in partnership with the planet's natives. Ultimately, however, the celebration proved to be premature. With the end of the last war, the Empire declared victory in their long struggle for control of the industry world Balmorra. The outbreak of a new war between the Empire and Republic was preceded by a number of proxy clashes, among them the conclusion of several conflicts which had been left unresolved at the close of the previous war between the two great powers. And so Fellowship endures: a miracle of storytelling, a feat of filmmaking and still the gold standard for cinematic experiences.Main articles: Battle of Balmorra (Great Galactic Wars) and Taris Resettlement Initiative ![]() Its ultimate heroes aren't the strongest, or those with the best one-liners, but the ones who just keep going. This oddball suicide squad has so much warmth and wit, they're not just believable as friends of each other - they've come to feel like they're our pals too.An ornately detailed masterwork with a huge, pulsing heart, it's just the right film for our times - full of craft, conviction and a belief that trudging forward, step by step, in dark days is the bravest act of all. But Fellowship remains the most perfect of the three, matching every genius action beat with a soul-stirring emotional one, as its Middle-earth-traversing gang swells in size in the first act, then dwindles in the third. The Return Of The King boasts the most batshit, operatic spectacle. As Fellowship thrums to its conclusion, finally applying the brakes with a last swell of Howard Shore's heavenly score, you're left feeling euphoric, bereft and hopeful, all at the same time. Onwards his adventure hustles, to the bravura dungeoneering of Khazad-dûm, to the sinisterly serene glades of Lothlorien, to the final requiem for flawed Boromir amidst autumnal leaves. Even at the halfway point, as the characters take a breather to bicker in Rivendell, you already feel sated, like you've experienced more thrills, more suspense, more jollity and ethereal beauty than a regular film could possibly muster up. The Fellowship Of The Ring contains so much movie. But here it is, brighter and more resplendent than ever. ![]() It might have taken 20 years for Peter Jackson's plucky fantasy to clamber, Mount-Doom-style, to the very pinnacle of our greatest-movies pantheon. He arrives precisely when he… well, you know the rest. Looking for our list of The 100 Greatest TV Shows Of All Time? Read here.Ģ001A wizard is never late. ![]() Combining reader votes with critic’s choices from Team Empire, here we have it – the latest version of the 100 Greatest Movies list. Films that blow your mind, help you see things from a new perspective, and that continue to shape cinema as we know it today. The best films – from classic movies that have stood the test of time, to contemporary works that changed the game – offer heartwarming comfort, iconic scares, big laughs, and pulse-pounding suspense, becoming firm audience favourites and garnering critical acclaim.Įmpire asked readers to share their picks for the best films of all time – ones that comfort, challenge and pioneer. The greatest movies of all time endure for many reasons – they give us characters to fall head-over-heels for, plots that twist and turn in unexpected ways, depict experiences that change us, and thrill us with incredible filmmaking craft. ![]()
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