Have You Seen: Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope

In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we talk about Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope. We discuss its writing, worldbuilding as well as its characters, and why this movie and the franchise it spawned has continued to capture audience imaginations for almost 50 years.0:00 Intro01:46 Appreciating Old Movies03:54 Episode 4 Overall Impressions09:50 Characters15:36 Exposition, Worldbuilding and Space Politics27:07 Wonder and Getting Invested32:31 Expectations for Episode 5