Has Star Wars’ Relentless Retconning Hurt Its Legacy? | CineFix Top 100

We head to a galaxy far far away to discuss a little space opera that changed the way we make movies, talk about movies, and build franchises out of those movies. George Lucas’ Star Wars stormed onto the scene in 1977 and was relentlessly retconned as they moved to franchise the biggest original IP of all time. Star Wars is inescapable now, but Clint, Cal and Alex try to dissect the movie it was while also keeping in mind all the tinkering, changes, sequels and spinoffs that have followed. How do you talk about a movie that has been discussed, analyzed, and iterated on for nearly fifty years? As a film that has bled into every part of our subconscious, right down to the sound design, is it possible that this doesn’t crack the top 10? Meanwhile, Dan’s algorithm is busy trying to stamp out the pesky panel rebellions against its absolute power over the list… CineFix Top 100 is produced by Tayo Oyekan, with Director of Photography, Jamie Parslow and Technical Producer, Marhyan Franzen. Our Executive Producers are Clint Gage, Dan Parkhurst and Corrado Caretto. Logo and graphic design by Eric Sapp and title animations by Casey Redmon. CineFix Top 100 is available on all your podcast networks including: Spotify Apple Podcasts Amazon Music Be sure to subscribe to CineFix for more movie lists, brilliant moments and top 100! 97. Groundhog Day Doesn’t Need to Explain Itself | CineFix Top 100 84. Independence Day is a Goddamn Masterpiece | CineFix Top 100 83. Who Framed Roger Rabbit is Lamp-Bumping Perfection | CineFix Top 100 71. Parasite is Genre-Bending Social Satire At Its Most Metaphorical | CineFix Top 100 66. The Three Amigos - 63. Raiders of the Lost Ark Was Spielberg Shooting From The Hip | CineFix Top 100 56. Sunset Boulevard is STILL a Crazy, Meta Middle Finger to Hollywood | CineFix Top 100 53. Orson Welles Created The ’Star Role’ in The Third Man | CineFix Top 100 49. City of God is Eloquent Violence | CineFix Top 100 42. The Exorcist Is Still Scary Thanks To Classic Film Trickery | CineFix Top 100 28. Seven Samurai: Is There a More Influential Action Film? | CineFix Top 100 22. RoboCop Features Cinema’s Smartest Shootout in a Cocaine Factory ??. Terminator 2: Judgment Day Is The Most Perfect Action Movie of All Time | CineFix Top 100
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