Cass Sunstein: belief

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…So, he’s hope and change, and you’re a darker vision of history, actually. [laughter] Well, I’m wondering if that’s the nature of the disagreement. I think hope and change of the New Hope sort, whatever your political affiliation — you know, Senator Cruz is a big Star Wars fan; Donald Trump is a Star Wars fan. People who don’t like, you know, President Obama’s policies love Star Wars. But I think that The Empire Strikes Back just is a better movie. So, if you like dark movies or light movies, The Empire Strikes Back is one of the great movies of all time. It’s probably the greatest movie of all time. A New Hope is a superb movie, it’s probably the second-greatest movie of all time, but The Empire Strikes Back is better. Let me tell you a bit of my views of the prequels, and then you respond. I think they’re strongly underrated. Lucas was a genius. He broke with his previous mold. They’re fundamentally movies about institutions that drop with the idea of following simple personal narratives. And number one, especially, is the story of how youth grows into seeking power. And they’re deep and profound and highly original. So from my point of view, the worst episode — seven aside, which is not even part of the canon — the worst one is number six, Jedi, which is too redemptionist, too many Ewoks, a little too cuddly. It’s a very good Disney movie. And the most underrated episode is number one. But I take it you have different views, so you tell us how you see the different pieces fitting together.…

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