| Episode
I vs. IV |
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Title's
structure (article-adjective-noun): The Phantom Menace
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Title's
structure (article-adjective-noun): A New Hope
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The heroes
try barter their way off of Tatooine
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The heroes
try barter their way off of Tatooine
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R2 fixes
the Queen's starship during a space battle
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R2 fixes
Luke's X-Wing during a space battle
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Queen
Amidala covers Anakin Skywalker with a blanket aboard the royal starship
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Princess
Leia covers Luke Skywalker with a blanket aboard the Millenium Falcon
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Queen
is held captive
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Princess
is held captive
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Young
Skywalker leaves his family on Tatooine to be trained as a Jedi by Obi-wan
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Young
Skywalker leaves his family on Tatooine to be trained as a Jedi by Obi-wan
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Anakin
stands among Jedi council arranged in a circle
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Darth
Vader among Imperial council arranged in a circle
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First
appearance of Rodians (Greedo's species)
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First
appearance of Rodians (Greedo's species)
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Qui Gon
is killed by a Sith lord in front of his apprentice Obi-wan
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Obi-wan
is killed by a Sith lord in front of his apprentice Luke
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Climaxes
with young Anakin Skywalker in a space battle...
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Climaxes
with young Luke Skywalker in a space battle...
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...where
he blows up the Trade Federation battleship
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...where
he blows up the Death Star
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Full cast
appears in triumphant award ceremony
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Full cast
appears in triumphant award ceremony
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| Episode
II vs. V |
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Title's
structure (verb-preposition-article-noun): Attack of the Clones
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Title's
structure (article-noun-verb-preposition): The Empire Strikes Back
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Enter
Jango Fett, bounty hunter
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Enter
Boba Fett, bounty hunter
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Male leads
are separated during "romantic" chapter of the film
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Male leads
are separated during "romantic" chapter of the film
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Anakin
and Padme fall in love, but have second thoughts about their relationship
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Han and
Leia fall in love, but have second thoughts about their relationship
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Obi-wan
follows Jango and Boba Fett in Slave I through asteroid field
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Boba Fett
in Slave I follows Millenium Falcon through asteroid field
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Obi wan
hides behind an asteroid
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Han hides
behind a star destroyer
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Obi wan
releases garbage as a decoy
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Han escapes
among garbage as a decoy
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Boba/Jango
Fett/Clones is unmasked
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Darth
Vader is unmasked
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Concludes
with battle against giant robot walkers
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Begins
with battle against giant robot walkers
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Dooku
attempts to seduce Obi-wan to join him on the Dark Side
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Vader
attempts to seduce Luke to join him on the Dark Side
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C-3PO
is dismantled in a Geonosian droid factory
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C-3PO
is dismantled in a Ugnaut droid factory
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Dooku
uses the Force to throw objects at Yoda
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Vader
uses the Force to throw objects at Luke
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Duel with
a dark lord: Anakin vs. Dooku
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Duel with
a dark lord: Luke vs. Vader
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Anakin
looses an arm
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Luke looses
an arm
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Luke gets
robotic arm
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Anakin
gets robotic arm
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| Episode
III vs. VI |
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Title's
structure (noun-preposition-article-noun): Revenge of the Sith
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Title's
structure (noun-preposition-article-noun): Return of the Jedi
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The emperor
makes his first real appearance
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The emperor
makes his first real appearance
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Begins
with epic space battle
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Concludes
with epic space battle
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Anakin
wears black glove to cover robotic hand
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Luke wears
glove to cover robotic hand
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Anakin
is the man in black
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Luke is
the man in black
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Standout
villian (Count Dooku) from the previous chapter is killed in the first
act
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Standout
villian (Boba Fett) from the previous chapter is killed in the first act
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Mon Mothma
plots attack on Emperor (cut scene)
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Mon Mothma
plots attack on Emperor
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1st act
focuses on rescuing Chancellor Palpatine
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1st act
focuses on rescuing Han Solo
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The Death
Star is under construction
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The Death
Star is under construction
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Anakin
battles Dooku with Palpatine as audience
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Luke battles
Vader with Palpatine as audience
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First
appearance of Mon Calamari (Adm. Ackbar's species)
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First
appearance of Mon Calamari (Adm. Ackbar's species)
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Biker
Scouts/Speeder Bike chase
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Biker
Scouts/Speeder Bike chase
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Wookies
live in tree houses on forest world of Kashyyk
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Ewoks
live in tree houses on forest world of Endor
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Director's
cameo: Lucas as opera patron
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Director's
cameo: Marquand as AT-ST driver
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Ewoks
in battle
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Wookies
in battle
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AT-RT
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AT-ST
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Chewie
gives "Tarzan" yell while swinging onto robot tank
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Chewie
gives "Tarzan" yell while swinging onto AT-ST
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Rematch
with a dark lord: Anakin vs. Dooku
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Rematch
with a dark lord: Luke vs. Vader
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Yoda quickly
dispatches Emperor's guards when they attempt to keep him from seeing Palpatine
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Vader
quickly dispatches Emperor's guards when they attempt to keep him from
seeing Palpatine (widely-rumored cut scene)
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Padme:
"There is still good in him."
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Luke:
"There is still good in him."
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Three-way
conflict: Mace Windu attacks the Emperor while Anakin/Vader looks on and
finally interveens.
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Three-way
conflict: Emperor attacks Luke while Vader/Anakin looks on and finally
interveens.
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Emperor
reveals "Force lighting"
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Emperor
reveals "Force lighting"
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Vader
masked for first time
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Vader
unmasked for first time
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Ends with
funeral for Padme
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Ends with
funeral for Vader
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