CorporalCaptain wrote:

Potemkin_Prod wrote:

I always saw Star Wars as
Act I: Tatooine (until the point they enter hyperspeed)
Act II: The Rescue of Leia
Act III: The Destruction of the Deathstar (from the arrival at Yavin IV)
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Intriguing. This breakdown is certainly completely consistent with the changes in scenery.
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It also fits one interpretation of the three-act structure whereby each act is like a self-contained small story. Story 1 is Luke deciding to become a Jedi. Story 2 is rescuing the Princess. Story 3 is the Death Star attack.