I purposely didn’t do much homework before I saw the Star Wars: Clone Wars movie for a few reasons: First, I am—to completely underestimate the truth of the matter—familiar with characters in the Prequel era and their back stories. I feared that I would stumble across spoilers if I read too much into it. Second, I did not want to see the movie carrying any expectations; after all, an animated version of Star Wars cannot even hold a candle to the epic live action saga. I cannot say that I was skeptical about an animated Star Wars—as many of you may be. I need no reasoning when it comes to my deeply rooted bias. My exclamation that, “It’s STAR WARS” is reasoning in itself.

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