I figured it would be an interesting little challenge to condense the plot of the original Star Wars into a very short format, but with as many spoilers as possible. I settled for a limit of one hundred words. Here goes; maybe you can use it as a refresher if you haven’t seen the movie in a while, but quit reading now if you haven’t seen it and want to watch and fully enjoy it later: 🍿


Vader intercepts Leia’s ship seeking stolen Death Star plans. R2-D2 and C-3PO escape to Tatooine, are captured by Jawas and sold to Luke. R2-D2 shows message from Leia and goes looking for Obi-Wan Kenobi. Stormtroopers kill Luke’s family. Luke joins Kenobi, meets Han and Chewie in Mos Eisley. They flee in Millennium Falcon but find Alderaan destroyed. Death Star captures Falcon. Kenobi shuts down the tractor beam while the others rescue Leia, visiting a trash compactor. Kenobi faces Vader, is struck down, becomes one with the Force. Falcon escapes, rebels mount an attack, Luke uses the Force, Death Star explodes.