Film: The Empire Strikes Back When: At the start of the duel between Luke and Vader The entire film has been building up to a showdown between Vader and Luke, so when the Jedi-in-training steps right into the Dark Lord's plan things are pretty tense. But this shot pushes things over the edge. "You are not a Jedi yet," he taunts stood as a dark outline against the steam of the chamber, made even more distant and untouchable by the leading pipes and bright orange lights. There's another, awesome subsequent shot of the pair two stood ready to lock sabers, but nothing is more imposing than this silhouette.
