Mike Klimo's Ring Theory is a seminal piece of writing that every SW fan should read, but I can't help thinking that the big picture is still more complex than he acknowledges. Star Wars is a rich saga, and it's amazing that there are still more things to be said about it. This video got way longer than I expected, so I won't let its description get too long... Hope you enjoy the video!

P.S. Regarding why I label the Prequel Trilogy the "Antithetical" Trilogy: it doesn't really matter which is which. The point is that the "Thesis" and the "Antithesis" exist in antithetical relationship to each other. Whichever one we see as "Thesis" vs "Antithesis" just depends on your point of view.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction
06:29 Star Wars Dialectics
08:27 What is a Dialectic?
10:51 Within the Original Trilogy
15:20 Within the Prequel Trilogy
19:43 Between the two Trilogies
24:38 One Thing We Can Agree On
27:53 Thank you for watching!

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MUSIC:
"Untitled ambient track" by Damien Marksson
"Urban Rainfall Rhythms" by e s c p
"Aries at rest" by yours truly (sampling Iasos)
"Seven stars" by yours truly (sampling Iasos)
"Urban Rainfall Rhythms" by e s c p (again)

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