So, this afternoon my dad and I went to see the most recent entry in the new Star Wars trilogy.

Going in, I had no idea what to expect. While this movie has been beloved by various critics, audience reactions have been very divisive, with some holding it up as one of the very best (if not THE very best) Star Wars movie, or alternately decrying it as a travesty worse than even the derided prequel trilogy.

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Out of all the science fiction stories I’ve experienced over the years, it’s obvious to say that Star Wars has had a massive impact on our entire culture, both for the casual and hardcore fans alike.

And why not?  It fundamentality both changed and challenged story making tropes by not only creating a vast expanded universe that is still going on nearly 40 years after it’s conception in 1977, to the major twist in Empire Strikes Back that is still being parodied today.

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