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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tanstaafl" data-source="post: 980449" data-attributes="member: 12232">Magnitude is a good word... I was trying to explain this to a friend (why the first Star Wars movies were, IMO, so much better than the recent ones). I called it the 'fairy tale' feeling. In the first trilogy there is an impossible task that a small group of heroes undertake, they get a little help along the way, but in the end it is their courage and strength of heart that wins out against superior numbers and firepower. The chance of death and the tremendous consequences that failure would have add drama and suspense. Also, the characters are human, they have weaknesses and flaws, they make mistakes, they carry on...</blockquote>