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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup
I readily acknowledge that Star Wars is an important cultural artifact, but only in combination with its place and time.
If the exact same movie (with appropriate special effects) were released today it would, I feel, be viewed with indifference. And if A Phantom Menacehad been released in 1977 it would today be viewed as an important cultural landmark.
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I dunno. I wasn't even born when Star Wars was released. I didn't even become conscious of it's existence until Jedi came out and I was 6. I didn't
really grasp the whole trilogy thing and grasp the concept of the difference between the pre-Star Wars movie landscape and post until I was well into my teens...and I still considered it a great movie, well removed from its place and time.