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A Great Disturbance in the Force

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Ten days ago we went to see "Rogue One." Ten days ago. Like way too few films in the Star Wars canon, this one had real emotion. It was imperfect, to be sure, but it seemed worth a "review" of sorts. I had stayed away from all of the formal reviews. Didn't even want to know what this movie was , let alone anyone's particular take on it. Star Wars,  after all, was the adventure film of my adolescence, the ultimate coming of age movie as I was coming of age. I didn't know a thing about Seven Samurai,  nor anything about THX 1138,  nor Lawrence Of Arabia. I had no context, and I didn't care. When that death star exploded, so did the theater. At least, the first 3 times I saw the movie. The depth of the plot wasn't such a big deal to me at age, nor the quality of the acting. Even at 15, I understood that there was a gap between Mark Hamill whining about power converters, and Oscars. But I didn't care. So when my 15-year old demanded