To Carry Fire

Spoilers for Star Wars, mostly Episode VIII: The Last Jedi. I promised Star Wars. Here's some Star Wars. While my fiancée was sick recently, we re-watched Rogue One: A Star Wars Story . It's the first of the new Star Wars spinoffs that takes place between Episodes IV and V. It made us both cry, multiple times. Other than the tears, it got me to thinking: why are some movies and books and TV shows so popular? There's many answers to that question; more than one answer comes down to timing and coincidence. Technical skill is also relvant. (A well-written book, all else being equal, is better than a less-well written book.) The answer that most interests me is how something reveals and encourages specific concepts- the way the world is supposed to be. Ayn Rand is good at this, which is I reference her so often and why so many people like her work. So, to Star Wars: why is it so special? Well, it had a theme- the most classic theme, of pure heroism versus pure evil...