Star Wars Marathon: Countdown to The Last Jedi

Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. [Shmoop University Inc.]( Hi Shmoopers, The Last Jedi hits theaters this weekend, which means it's marathon time. But we're not talking about a movie marathon. We're talking about a [Shmoop marathon]( If you truly want to get ready for the newest installment, you'll wanna do much more than spend dozens of hours rewatching footage. You need to read about that footage, too. As a teaser, here's the first line of our summaries of each movie (sorry, Attack of the Clones—we'll get to you eventually). Check 'em out and then click to go behind the scenes with Shmoop. The Opening of Each Star Wars Movie, According to Shmoop [A New Hope]( An Imperial Star Destroyer attacks a Rebel convoy in search of the stolen plans to their new battle station, the (dun dun dun) Death Star. [The Empire Strikes Back]( After destroying the Death Star, the Rebel Alliance is forced to hole up on the freezing planet of Hoth while the Empire desperately tries to locate their secret base. [Return of the Jedi]( The Star Wars saga's familiar text crawl tells us that Luke Skywalker's on his way to Tatooine to rescue Han Solo from the slimy clutches of Jabba the Hutt. [The Phantom Menace]( We begin, as always, a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. [Revenge of the Sith]( We're not even going to tell you how it begins. [The Force Awakens]( Thirty years after the Ewoks did their triumphant yub-yub dance, the galaxy is once more in peril. May the force of detailed analysis be with you, --------------------------------------------------------------- Quote of the Week "Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope." ~ [Princess Leia]( You and the Shmoop movie guides, that is. Copyright © 2017 Shmoop University Inc., All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you registered as a user with good ol' Shmoop. Our mailing address is: Shmoop University Inc. P.O. Box 0935Los Altos, CA 94023 [Add us to your address book](//shmoop.us7.list-manage.com/vcard?u=373fbcef003d1c710e10416c5&id=affa322785) This email was sent by Shmoop. [Unsubscribe]( | [Update Preferences](