Old people are great. I love them. You love them. We all love them. But you know who really, really loves old people? The Star Wars movies.
That’s right. Across the seven Star Wars movies that have been released so far, the audience is continually taught that with old age comes wisdom, perseverance, and power. The various elders of Star Wars serve mainly to provide moral guidance to the young, often rash protagonists; at the same time, they often find themselves involved in the story, willing to go beyond just a voice of reason to an active player in the main conflict.
In A New Hope, Obi-Wan...
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