The Death Star is a giant space station constructed by the Galactic Empire, aka Darth Vader and the bad guys. That round, flat ship? That's the Millennium Falcon. That big spherical thing? That's the Death Star. Rogue One is about them stealing secret plans to the Death Star. Those "Rebel spies"? They're good guys Jyn and Cassian. During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire's ultimate weapon, the DEATH STAR, an armored space station with enough power to destroy an entire planet." Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire. In Star Wars: A New Hope, the opening crawl starts like this: The title crawl is the signature way Star Wars films open.Įvery movie in the Star Wars saga, aside from Rogue One, begins with scrolling text that explains what happens right before the movie begins. 10), Poe Dameron (who was also in The Force Awakens) and new character Rose (Kelly Marie Tran).
The Last Jedi, also referred to as Episode VIII, is set immediately after The Force Awakens and continues to follow Rey and Finn, along with Leia (by now a general), Luke (he's been hiding away on an island), Kylo Ren (Adam Driver, more on him in No. Rogue One immediately precedes the story of A New Hope and mostly focuses on new players including Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) and Cassian Andor (Diego Luna). The prequels are Episodes I, II and III, and they focus on Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd and then Hayden Christensen), Padmé Amadala (Natalie Portman), Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor, who's also in the original films played by Alec Guinness) and Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson).Ĭhronologically, 2015's The Force Awakens, aka Episode VII, is set about 30 years after Return of the Jedi. That movie centers on Rey (Daisy Ridley), Finn (John Boyega) and an older Han and Leia. Then there was a 16-year gap before the next Star Wars film, The Phantom Menace (1999), the first of three prequels. Two more films (both depicting events before A New Hope) followed: Attack of the Clones (2002) and Revenge of the Sith (2005). Those three movies, which followed protagonists Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher), Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and Han Solo (Harrison Ford), are also referred to as Episodes IV, V and VI, respectively. Two sequels followed: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983). The first Star Wars (later subtitled A New Hope) made its debut in 1977. The other new movies take place after them. There are three "original" movies which came out before the three "prequel" movies. So you've heard that Star Wars: The Last Jedi is coming out this week, but you somehow managed to go your whole life without watching any Star Wars movies? We can't explain the entire saga to you in 2,000 words, but these extremely basic Star Wars details will help you sound less clueless of the ways of the Force: 1.
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