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IF GEORGE LUCAS carries through on his grandiose plans, the saga of Star Wars could drag on longer than the Thirty Years War. But if the rest of the installments in the series are as good as the two released to date, Lucas can prolong his battles in space as...
The Emperor subverts Darth Vader to his side, and together he and Vader betray the other Knights, nearly all of whom are killed in their trap. Ben Kenobi escapes, and after a fierce struggle he does such injury to Vader that forever after Vader must wear a mask and that...
Only two of the main characters will appear in all nine films, and they are the robots, Artoo Detoo and Threepio. Says Lucas: "In effect, the story will be told through their eyes."
One of George Lucas' fondest images is this: a group of youngsters sitting around, their mouths open in wonder and suspense, as they hear the story of Ulysses. The adventures of Luke Skywalker bear only a superficial resem lance to the quest of Homer's "kingly man," but...
The myth Lucas is drawing upon in Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back is that of the hero who ventures forth into dangerous and unknown territory, who is tempted by his own dark impulses, but who eventually conquers them and emerges victorious. The story thus symbolizes man's...