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The FORCE Behind the FORCE

It might be hard for younger generations to comprehend a time before Luke Skywalker was a household name and adventures happened in a galaxy far, far away. After all, today’s Star Wars’ fans have access to at least nine primary films in addition to countless television series, animated shows, spin-offs, video games and an endless variety of merchandise. It’s easy to forget that this fictional world, extending across the galaxies, all began with a single film by a young, precocious film school graduate named George Lucas.

Of course, Lucas would not only introduce the most iconic film property of all time, but would push the bounds of technology in film-making to places previously thought impossible, and in doing so,

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