We turn our attention to the prequel trilogy this week, with some thoughts on The Phantom Menace, and the ways in which it shifts our understanding of what Star Wars is.

Story And Star Wars 5: The Phantom Menace

This fall, story expert Alastair Stephens will look at each of the six core Star Wars movies in release order, and analyse what works and why. We’re going to talk about heroic motivations, serial structure, the power of the five-man band, the interaction of intent and execution, mythic archetypes, the urge to explain, and stories which grow in the telling — and perhaps, we’ll understand a little better why Star Wars is the most important pop culture phenomenon of the modern era.

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In this session, some further thoughts and listener feedback on The Last Jedi!

Story And Star Wars 15: Force, Finn, Family

This week, we have a brief, spoiler-filled but surprisingly timely overview of Solo: A Star Wars Story!

Story And Star Wars 14: First Response To Solo

It's been a long time -- a long time -- but Story And Star Wars is back with a whole new season of discussion. This week, The Last Jedi!

Story And Star Wars 13: The Last Jedi

In anticipation of The Last Jedi, we rewatch The Force Awakens with this live Story and Star Wars commentary!

Story And Star Wars 12: The Force Awakens Live Commentary

In the return of Story And Star Wars, Alastair Stephens discusses the structure, plot and themes and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

Story And Star Wars 5: The Phantom Menace

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