every day in 2016, write a sentence or a paragraph or a poem that appreciates
Star Wars, 1977
What a magnificent trilogy of movies! What inspiring stories! What great special effects! They spoke to the flagging idealism of my generation. They told stories worth hearing, with heroes and near-heroes we could believe. And wanted to. We were just old enough that we could no longer believe in a just world or pure heroes. Arthur seemed unlikely and Galahad impossible. To prove it, our country elected Nixon president. But Han Solo we could get. And hope for. And some of us learned about Joseph Campbell and the hero's journey, but that's a parallel story. Star Wars. Thank you.
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