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Whenever I notice someone I know starting to take Star Wars *too* seriously, I direct them to various Chanbara movies. If they are here, I plop them on my sofa, crank the surround and slap a disc or stream some good stuff. Yojimbo. Lady Snowblood. Zatoichi. etc etc.
I don't say why. It's fun to watch the lightbulb go on, as they go "oh, it's like..." "Star Wars? Yeah. That's The Source. it's juuuuust Space Chanbara, bub".