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The Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope
1977 saw the release of the first Star Wars movies. Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope had major implications in American cinema. It soon became the highest grossing movie ever. The ground breaking use of special effects wowed a generation a movie goers. Star Critics loved the film as well. Episode IV eventually won six Oscars. Two sequels quickly followed in 1980 and 1983. The film immediately changed how people made movies. Star Wars began a shift from highly personal story driven pictures to big budget blockbusters. Film fans and critics do not universally love this shift. The Star Wars franchise released three more films from 1999-2005. This films, or “prequels,” are set before the 1977 film. Although they did well at the box office, these

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