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Return of the Jedi (1983)

Film

DirectorRichard Marquand

Meta takes4

Figures

Objects & symbols

Darth Vader as a man-machine hybrid → The Cyborg Body

Tropes

Darth Vader's final act of redemption
The Imperial Empire's technological power (e.g., Death Star II, Star Destroyers) → The Commodity Fetish
Luke Skywalker's final confrontation with Vader and the Emperor
Ewoks
The 1997 Special Edition's new musical number "Jedi Rocks"
The Ewoks vs. the Empire conflict
Princess Leia's metal bikini outfit → The Male Gaze
Lando Calrissian's role in the final battle
Princess Leia strangling Jabba the Hutt → The Performed Self

Films most connected to Return of the Jedi

The Neon Demon (2016) — via The Commodity Fetish, The Cyborg Body, The Male Gaze
American Psycho (2000) — via The Performed Self, The Commodity Fetish, The Male Gaze
Edward Scissorhands (1990) — via The Commodity Fetish, The Cyborg Body
The Shape of Water (2017) — via The Commodity Fetish, The Male Gaze
Ocean's Eleven (2001) — via The Commodity Fetish, The Male Gaze
Sixteen Candles (1984) — via The Commodity Fetish, The Male Gaze
Fight Club (1999) — via The Performed Self, The Commodity Fetish
The Fifth Element (1997) — via The Cyborg Body