Duel of the fates, the soundtrack helps a lot
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Vader's scene at the end of Rogue One.
Visually, you cannot beat the Darth/Luke battle scene in the carbonite freezing chamber in ESB.. it is like art. The orange and the blue are so beautiful
Unironically, "you were my brother, Anakin. I loved you" though I suppose it is more of just a line rather than a whole scene. Ewan was too good for those films.
The final space battle in Rogue One, old school moustaches and all
There are so many good ones but here are a couple that came to mind when I saw this question:
From RotJ: “Never. I’ll never turn to the dark side. You’ve failed, your highness. I am a Jedi, like my father before me.”
From ESB: "I don't believe it!" "That is why you fail." plus Yoda's "luminous beings" speech.
From Andor: Kino Loy's "one way out" monologue over the intercom during the prison break.
Han Solo in the cantina
Battle of Hoth
It's a trap! battle
Vader hallway in Rogue One.
The opening scene. Lots of movies had featured spaceships like the one we initially see fleeing. When it reveals the size of the star destroyer, we know that it's going to be a new type of story.
When the Star Destroyer appeared, too big to fit onto the screen, I knew that science fiction movies had just changed.
“No! I am your father!”
In The Phantom Menace, the entire podrace scene. Yes, it's goofy as heck, but man does George Lucas know how to make some pure campy exciting fun.
In A New Hope, the trench runs. God, they're just SO COOL, especially on a big screen.
In The Force Awakens, Han being rescued by the Resistance, from the time Han Solo is captured to the time Leia shows up, is a masterclass example of editing and music.
Adam Driver in the shirtless scene. Aka 'Ben Swolo' doing the 'the force' video call with Rey.
The entire joke that Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ran about this was fantastic.
Is that where John Oliver got his crush on Adam Driver from? Let me see if I saw that episode of Last Week Tonight...
Yep, it ran for a whole season.
Edit: I don't remember which season it was on, it was a couple of seasons ago. Probably just after the Ben Swolo thing became popular.
Binary Sunset. Luke staring pensively out into the distance as he considers his place in the universe and where it may or may not go. I’d be staggered to find anyone who can’t relate to that.
Very good one. It’s the first image on my mind whenever someone says sunset
Darth Maul revealing his double edged lightsaber and the entire duel of the fates battle.
Lots of beautiful visuals in Rogue One, especially the final battle and Vader’s scene.
Anakin and Obi Wan’s final conversation as Anakin is dismembered and burning.
Criticism aside, the Holdo maneuver was visually amazing in the movie theater.
Luke and Vader’s final battle and Palpatine joining.
Luke looking up at the 2 moons + the score.
The credits
Unironically, the original trilogy credits always got me pumped up for the next one.
I thought for a second that the OP of the other post had changed the title (missed opportunity, there).
Serious answer: TIE fighter pilots climbing into their ships against the backdrop of The Eye, with the klaxons fitting perfectly with the music.
“I will not leave you, master. Not this time.”
Time to get the tissues...
I did need tissues at the time as a matter of fact.
I’m really surprised no one has said the tragedy of Darth Plagueis scene from RotS, Ian McDiarmid is fantastic.
Since everyone is saying movies, I'm gonna say the scene before Order 66 in The Clone Wars
That’s the service post in a row that I misread: I was like, who watches Star Wars for science?
The power in the swings of Vader is just pure rage. Smashing Luke's lightsaber, slashing the walls, he's pissed now. Luke should have been easy to beat in his eyes but he's still fighting him.
The entire battle between Palpatine vs Maul and Savage. Probably my favourite lightsaber battle.