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Revenge: The Real Life Story of Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge of the Sith

Jonathan L. Bowen

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Summary

Jonathan L. Bowen’s independent history treats the release of Revenge of the Sith as a cultural event. In his original interview, Bowen explains that he assembled an archive of contemporary material and wrote the book to celebrate the film’s reception and place in the franchise. The author’s viewpoint is openly favorable to the prequels.

  • SourceOriginal interview with Jonathan L. Bowen — Part One · January 8, 2008, introduction names both full titles and 2005/2007 publication. Answers to motivation/research questions explain Bowen’s independent archive-based release/cultural-event histories; pro-prequel standpoint explicit.

Why read it Our view

For founders comparing accounts of a major product launch, examine how the author selects contemporary evidence and states his standpoint. This is a retrospective account by a fan and filmmaker, not an independent audit or an operating manual.

Written about

  • George LucasCreative-project and company-history subject
    Bowen’s original interview identifies this separate book and explains its release-history focus. It concerns Lucas’s film as a cultural and commercial event; Lucas authorship, reading and approval of the book’s claims are not implied.
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