The New Hope Blu-ray comes with two commentaries. Using Force powers pushes dense rumble into the low-end. At least range is plentiful, with strict, tight bass as needed. Dog fights stretch Tie Fighter and X-Wing movement during the finale.Дialog varies in fidelity, as is typical to a source this aged. Still though, when in the Death Star, machinery and computers fill ambient speakers. Lasers do not freely pan around the soundstage, sticking to the source trackвЂ™s design. No, this isnвЂ™t as active as the modern films. A New Hope isnвЂ™t wasting a chance to expand the late вЂ70s audio. When the tractor beam locks onto the transport ship, thatвЂ™s coming from above too. When the Star Destroyer flies overhead in the first shot, those height channels engage.

AudioД®ndlessly remixed, hereвЂ™s another pass, bringing the original film into the Dolby Atmos era.

Dimension improves, portraying space as pure black and deepening range. Brightness excels, and like the color, creates a freshness in these images. HDR cannot compensate for black crush (VaderвЂ™s suit remains problematic), if emboldening lasers, lightsabers, sparks, and explosions. The change isnвЂ™t drastic, but enough to bring something new. Watching this countless times, the UHD brings fresh luster to C-3POвЂ™s gold or the engine glow on the Star Destroyer compared to prior home presentations. ThatвЂ™s excellent.Дeep color creates a positive impact, at times giving A New Hope a different sheen. Paint strokes on the Death StarвЂ™s walls show, as do the hand-crafted qualities of models or R2-D2. Facial texture bests the Blu-ray in close, resolving hair to the individual strand. Fine detail is noticeable the resolution bump alone allows for it. Both the DNR and sharpening take their toll. Wide shots lack precision available in any 35mm print. Minor edge enhancement leaves only a few halos, if enough coarseness to notice its presence. Occasionally frozen grain indicates sloppy application, potentially a means to bring A New Hope more in line with the prequelвЂ™s clarity. Mosquito noise buzzes around characters at times. Smearing textures and inconsistent grain leave behind digital residue. While adequate in resolution, grain reduction takes a toll in varying ways. Something like A New Hope deserves better. TarkinвЂ™s ego didnвЂ™t account for the individual.Дisney issues the previously available master вЂ“ done around 2013 вЂ“ to UHD. The Empire built the Death Star to ward off large scale attacks, but assumed those like Skywalker were sufficiently tyrannized. Much as the unified rebel effort matters, that single person making the selfless choice to fight becomes the deciding factor. SkywalkerвЂ™s traditional heroвЂ™s journey isnвЂ™t inventive, but its context is. He admonishes Solo for taking money rather than help. Skywalker isnвЂ™t inspired by hate, but a call to do whatвЂ™s right. A New Hope stands for what one person, what one voice can do. Concurrently, the rebelвЂ™s efforts seem appropriately minuscule as a result. Production design project inequality, tightening the EmpireвЂ™s total rule and self-serving goals. Characters like C-3PO show disrepair, his golden body gunky and splashed with muck. Gone are prospering skylines, reverting to barren landscapes where people barely survive. A New Hope looks filthy, rundown, and oppressed. Wealth and elegance seen in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith is now lost. Harp on the prequels ( A New Hope doesnвЂ™t need the political context) but they do enhance this world. When asked to save a princess from death, he retorts, вЂњBetter her than me.вЂќ In only a few lines, A New Hope makes clear how the Empire exerted control вЂ“ people like Solo chose to stand aside and let it happen. Han Solo (Harrison Ford) then is the denier. ItвЂ™s sensible then Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) can exist away from the Empire, that poor farm boy whose true heroism is defined by choosing to fight even when the circumstances donвЂ™t affect him.

People speak of things and places never seen, but enriching to the universeвЂ™s enormity. Lucas creates a plausible world, from design to dialog. Not so long ago, not so far away, people like Tarkin thought the same. TarkinвЂ™s refusal to admit defeat, believing himself superior to even Darth Vader, defines fascism. ItвЂ™s philosophically rich, exciting, and often dazzling, yet George Lucas based his saga on World War II. Minutes before, Tarkin is insulted by the mention of retreat in a вЂњmoment of triumph.вЂќДЄll that Star Wars stands for is in that moment. The last image seen of the fascist Empire in A New Hope is that of arrogance and total authority. Seconds before rebels deal a killing blow to the Death Star, Governor Tarkin (Peter Cushing) is glimpsed standing in defiance, waiting for his battle station to fire.

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