Star Wars is one of the most iconic and beloved franchises of all time, with its influence only growing more and more over the last 50 years. While every Star Wars property has at least one big set-piece moment, only a handful are so deeply ingrained in the public conscious that even the slightest glimpse of iconography could trigger a powerful nostalgic reaction. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back‘s battle of Hoth is one such set-piece.
Marking the titular strike back for the Empire, the battle of Hoth flips the blockbuster structure on its head, putting the movie’s biggest set-piece at the start and immediately putting the heroes on the back foot once more. The superb John Williams score, masterful audio design, and groundbreaking visual effects make the battle of Hoth stand out as one of the greatest sci-fi set-pieces of all time, one which has appeared in a…
