Could number one really be anything else?

Sure, the franchise has had its missteps.

But none of that really matters,

because this is still “Star Wars”

we’re talking about.

When the first film premiered back in 1977,

it was like nothing

audiences had ever seen before;

a Shakespearean space opera

filled with great action,

quotable dialogue and special effects that were second to none.

George Lucas’s creation was a truly seminal moment in the history of the movies.

And while the quality of the various films can be argued,

the fact that the franchise elicits such strong emotions

from fans all these decades later

is a true testament to

its entrenchment in pop culture.