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Star Wars on Trial - The Force Awakens Edition

By: Benbella Books

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Star Wars Novels (Benbella Books)


Product Info

Title
Star Wars on Trial - The Force Awakens Edition
Publisher
Category
Author
David Brin
Publish Year
2015
Pages
386
Dimensions
6x9x1"
NKG Part #
2148184848
Type
Softcover

Description

Star Wars: the most significant, powerful myth of the twenty-first century or morally bankrupt military fantasy?

Six films. Countless books. $20 billion in revenue. No one can question the financial value or cultural impact of the Star Wars film franchise. But has the impact been for the good?

In Star Wars on Trial's courtroom Droid Judge presiding Star Wars stands accused of elitist politics and sexism, religious and ethical lapses, the destruction of literary science fiction and science fiction film, and numerous plot holes and logical gaps.

Supported by a witness list of bestselling science fiction authors, David Brin (for the prosecution) and Matthew Woodring Stover (for the defense) debate these charges and more before delivering their closing statements.

The verdict? That's up to you.

Covering the films from A New Hope to The Force Awakens, Brin and Stover provide new forewords that explore the newest generation of Star Wars films and what JJ Abrams must do to live up to or redeem the franchise.