Star Wars burst onto our movie screens in 1977, and the world has not been the same since then. After spending the 1970s watching cynical and depressing movies, the audience enthusiastically embraced the positive energy of the Star Wars universe as t hey followed in the footsteps of farmerLuke Skywalker on his journey through the galaxies, meeting extraordinary characters such as the mysterious hermit Obi-Wan. Kenobi, the space pirates Han Solo and Chewbacca, the loyal C-3PO and R2-D2 droids, the daring princess Leia and the fearsome Darth Vader, in the service of the dark and evil emperor.