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Return of the Jedi

Holograms in the Cave
In the Republic, the Greek philosopher Plato lays out his famous allegory of the cave, which symbolizes the soul's upward journey to enlightenment.
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Timothy Lawrence
Divine Influence
In both the first and sixth episodes of the Skywalker Saga, a Jedi uses the Force to influence a group of primitives by playing on their religious…
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Timothy Lawrence
Calm Discernment
During his training on Dagobah in The Empire Strikes Back, Luke Skywalker asks Yoda, “How will I know the good side from the bad?” Yoda answers, “You…
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Robert Brown
Thinking With Your Stomach
In the second act of Return of the Jedi, on the forest moon of Endor, the heroes' first encounters with the animal-like, appetite-driven Ewoks all…
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Timothy Lawrence
Wrath-tars
In The Force Awakens, Han Solo is cornered by two criminal gangs aboard the freighter he is using to transport a cargo of Rathtars.
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Timothy Lawrence
Anakin Must Choose
In the third episodes of the prequel and original trilogies, there is a three-way confrontation in the room from which Palpatine rules the galaxy.
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Timothy Lawrence
Fathers on Elevators
In Return of the Jedi, Darth Vader uses an elevator to ascend to the top of Emperor Palpatine’s tower on the Second Death Star.
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Robert Brown
Abandoning Attachment
In the third episodes of both the prequel trilogy and the original trilogy, the Jedi and the Sith both tell a Skywalker to abandon his attachment to a…
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Timothy Lawrence
Andor Season 1 Mirrors the Original Trilogy
The four arcs of the first season of Andor mirror sections of the original trilogy.
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Timothy Lawrence
Final Duels
The final lightsaber duels of the three trilogies of the Skywalker Saga are linked in a poetic pattern.
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Timothy Lawrence
Conflicted Sons
At the climaxes of both Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens, a son has a violent confrontation with his father.
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Timothy Lawrence
Obi-Wan's Enemies
In each film of the Prequel Trilogy, Obi-Wan Kenobi crosses lightsabers with a pawn of Palpatine: Darth Maul, Count Dooku, and General Grievous.
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Robert Brown
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