Cass Sunstein: disagreement

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…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. I agree with a lot of what you said, but there’s one thing you said which is the level of colossal error of the President’s in saying New Hope is the best. And that is, you said three is the worst of the movies. And that is — forgive me, that’s a colossal error, not because — . Who said three is the worst?…

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