How Star Wars Broke Red Letter Media

Underneath the shell of every cynic, there is a utopian with a broken heart. This video traces how Red Letter Media's relationship to Star Wars reveals a deeper existential shift in their outlook. By unpacking their evolving commentary, we explore how nostalgia, disillusionment, and the impossibility of reliving the past converge into a kind of critical nihilism.

0:00 Intro
6:11 Alienation: The Director's Cut
11:12 How Phantom Menace Got Its Autopsy
20:42 Be Careful What You Wish For

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Mr. Plinkett's The Star Wars Awakens Review
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Phenomenology of Spirit by G. W. F. Hegel
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