I have to be honest, I think Return of the Jedi is far better than people give it credit for. It has a superb triple climax and is a solid conclusion to the trilogy. The one massive error were the Ewoks on Endor when it should have been as originally written, Wookies on Kashyyk. Lawrence Kasden and Harrison Ford both hated the idea. It is the one major weak point in the conclusion.
Lucas had said the Wookies were to technologically advanced to be in the film. Truth be told look at planet Earth. We have tribes of very primitive man living in the Amazon in 2020 with no modern amenities. It also made the most powerful force in the universe seem incredibly inept thereby belittling the threat of the Empire. Teddy Bears taking down the most ruthless military in the Galaxy took away some of the impact.
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