1. The Timeline Makes No Sense - Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
It's hard to believe from a modern standpoint, but when it was first released The Empire Strikes Back got mixed reviews. Now regarded as the best in the Star Wars saga, the dark tone and lack of a conventional beginning or ending felt flat to contemporary critics yet to experience the ewoks. Interestingly, the one actual problem with the film wasn't even mentioned in these early criticisms. The gang is split in two after Hoth, with Luke heading to Dagobah to train as a Jedi while Han and Leia try to outrun the Imperial fleet, hiding in the throat of a space slug before heading to Bespin. This all sounds like standard second-act development until you consider that there's no way for it to happen at the same time. Either Luke went from puny pilot barely capable of pulling his lighsaber a couple of feet to a Force adept capable of holding his own against Vader in a few days or Han and Leia were in the asteroid field for months. Which would have been really awkward after that kiss. The best solution is that hiding, flying hyperdrive-less and settling in at Cloud City took a long time, but that's entirely speculation based. However, thanks to the film's pacing and consistent editing between the two story-lines, this oversight barely registers. Which other amazing films are so strong their faults simply disappear? Let us know in the comments below.
