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The Original Trilogy Strikes Back. Watching Empire Strikes Back for the First...
Last time, I watched Star Wars: A New Hope and found an appreciation for the older movies that I didn’t know would be there, having only seen (and hated) the prequels. I went into watching The Empire...
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Everyone Loves Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Because Han Solo is the Hero
While the first Star Wars film is a cultural landmark, its position in the zeitgeist would be far wobblier (I can use wobblier in this context, right?) if its sequel had been less than stellar. And as...
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Do Not Read the Empire Strikes Back Novelization, It Will Only Make You Sad
I had forgotten most of this novelization, and I initially put that down to reading it when I was quite young. That’s not the reason I forgot it. Turns out, I actively blocked this book from my mind....
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Six Epic Narrative Lessons from The Empire Strikes Back
When I was four years old, my dad piled my brother and me into the back of our 1978 Buick station wagon and took us to the drive-in to watch The Empire Strikes Back. I trembled with excitement for the...
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A Star Wars Newbie Watches The Empire Strikes Back for the First Time
Having only seen the prequels, I didn’t really get Star Wars—so in order to increase my Star Wars I.Q., I finally watched the original trilogy. Last time, I watched Star Wars: A New Hope and found an...
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Star Wars and the Long Arc of the Rebellion
Whatever happens in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, things look to be tough for the Resistance against the First Order. By the end of Episode VIII, we’ll likely find ourselves at something of a cliffhanger...
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How Solo Makes Sense of Han’s Entire Character Arc
Though it often feels like light and fluffy fare, there’s a lot going on in Solo. Some of it is troublesome (particularly in how it chose to handle its female characters), but plenty of it does right...
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