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One of the things that makes the Battle of Hoth still look so damn good 45 years later is that it took place in broad daylight. You can see everything, the full color gamut is used, it’s visually stunning even if you know it’s stop-motion models.
These days everything is CG crashing into more CG, shrouded in soupy fog, and mud-colored even when it’s not heavily-tinted blue or something. And even if it’s fun to watch the first time, it ages way too quickly.
What I really like is that there is an understandable flow to the battle.
Both sides had objectives and took reasonable steps. The rebels clearly knew they weren't going to win, so everything they did was a delaying tactics to evacuate. The Empire knew it was going to win, but the scale of the win was determined by how fast they could stop rebel ships from escaping.
So many scifi battles are both sides just smushing together in a fight to the death.