A Thousand Stars: Episode IV, Part 10

On paper, it's not much. Luke goes outside. The suns are setting. He looks at them. Then he turns around and leaves.

But those images. His lone figure against the stark landscape, the expression on his face, the combination of the familiar and the alien with a binary sunset, the simple motion of Luke bowing his head before looking up again....they all combine to make one of the most memorable, evocative scenes in the saga. Of course we must also acknowledge the power of John Williams's sweeping score, overlaying the images with wistfulness, yearning and dreams deferred.

Next time, deceiving appearances...