20 Perfect Shots From Oscar Winning Movies

12. Star Wars: A New Hope - Binary Sunset

Star Wars A New Hope Sunset
Disney

It's not easy to pick one image out of an epic, ever-expanding saga such as Star Wars, but possibly the most famous one embedded deep into the psyches of fans the world over is that of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) gazing at the binary sunset on Tatooine.

John Williams' sweeping score enhances the emotion many times over, but even as an isolated still it's majestically beautiful and, with its two suns, more than a little intriguing.

Say what you want about George Lucas, but working with prolific DP Gilbert Taylor on the original film, he created unadulterated movie magic.

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