1/ “The ‘Star Wars’ franchise offers action and escapism, but re-enchanting our own world was always its greatest trick.” In our July/August issue, @skornhaber examines how “The Mandalorian”—unlike other #StarWars materials—stayed true to the spirit of the original trilogy. 
2/ After George Lucas sold the “Star Wars” franchise to Disney in 2012, fresh sequels rolled out to acclaim and profits. But by 2019, ticket sales were lagging. Disney announced a moviemaking “hiatus.” Had Lucas’s galaxy lost its power, or had its new stewards mismanaged it?
3/ 2019 brought a new hope to the “Star Wars” universe. #TheMandalorian, Kornhaber writes, captured the sublime feeling of immersion that laced Lucas’s early movies—something most of Hollywood’s hero-driven, special-effects-laden fantasies have never attained.
4/ When Lucas conceived “Star Wars,” “he dreamed first of visuals, concepts, and feelings—not of plot,” Kornhaber writes. The screenplay came second, yet his reverse-engineered fairy tale resonated with audiences.
5/ In life, aesthetics are not incidental, Kornhaber writes. “The dents on a vehicle tell a story … Tidy plots are scarce, and populations do not readily divide into Chosen Ones and Unchosen Ones. ‘Star Wars’ has proved that mass entertainment can wake us up to such realities.”
6/ Read more from @skornhaber about how “The Mandalorian” retained the power of a galaxy far, far away: theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
After the original films, what’s your favorite “Star Wars” offshoot?
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