For almost 40 years, the Star Wars films have touched the lives of millions of people across the globe, from writers and poets, to artists and filmmakers, it’s lasting cultural impact is all but immeasurable. So much so that you would be hard pressed to find anyone in any part of the civilised world who is untouched by the franchise. It didn’t matter if they’ve never seen the films, their cultural checkpoints and references run so wide and so deep that they are inescapable.

We are but days away from the premiere of the new - of the next - Star Wars movie and what promises to be the first in at least another decade of new stories.

This month on Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah Dunia, Umapagan Ampikaipakan takes a look at the lasting legacy and cultural impact of this pop culture phenomenon.

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