I grew up loving Star Wars. It was a time when animation was still being perfected, and you can really see the beauty of the movie. The special effects were spectacular considering the challenges that the filmmakers went through. I have watched “Return of the Jedi,” which is one of the first three franchises, 52 times. For the new generation, Star Wars is an epic space opera franchise conceived by George Lucas. The first film in the franchise was originally released on May 25, 1977, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, spawning two immediate sequels, released at three-year intervals. Sixteen years after the release of the trilogy’s final film, the first in a new prequel trilogy of films was released, again released at three-year intervals, with the final film released on May 19, 2005.
The Star Wars film series has spawned other media including books, television series, video games, and comic books. These supplements to the film trilogies comprise the Star Wars Expanded Universe, and have resulted in significant development of the series’ fictional universe. These media kept the franchise going in the interim between the film trilogies. In 2008, Star Wars: The Clone Wars was released to theaters as the first ever worldwide theatrical Star Wars film outside of the main trilogies. It was the franchise’s first animated film, and was intended as an introduction to the Expanded Universe series of the same name, a 3D CGI animated series based on a previous 2D animated series of a similar name.
I have put together some cool Star Wars collectibles for your enjoyment. May the force be with you!
Image Source – Four Storms And A Twister
Image Source – Sandstorm Lego
Image source - Over Here! Help Help (C3PO lego)
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Image Source - LEGO Starwars figs.
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Image Source - Star Wars Cake
Image Source – Star Wars Bounty Hunters
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