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Jun 2023
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What Makes Star Wars Genius? It's Not Ha...

Filmcourage
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Want to see the video version of this podcast? Please visit Youtube here: https://youtu.be/_rHHNTrOgNk This Film Courage video discusses various aspects of the Star Wars franchise, including the initial vision of George Lucas, the creation of a rich story world, the use of off-screen events to engage the audience's imagination, the development of complex an ... Show More
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