“If these details are obvious to the audience, then we call the scene predictable.”

With the exception of ESB, I completely agree. Star Wars is successful because of how incredibly simple it is. It appeals to the most basic, fundamental human emotions, using the oldest/most unoriginal story-telling technique ever and that’s why it’s so special to people.

“It also doesn’t help that the outcome was predicable and obvious before the fight even started. Obviously neither character was in real danger; we’ve got a whole trilogy to fill with these two! . . . But at the same time, since by the time the movie was out, we already knew the cast list for the next movie and the…