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Fundamentally, there's no narrative, in the sense of a story or an emotional journey, without conflict. Luke may blow up the Death Star, but Uncle Owen and Aunt
by asark 8y ago
Fundamentally, there's no narrative, in the sense of a story or an emotional journey, without conflict. Luke may blow up the Death Star, but Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru got BBQ'd, Obi Wan died, and a lot of friendly pilots were vaporized along the way. And that's a relatively happy movie.
Moreover, to the extent that art is to help us grapple with difficult things, well... happiness isn't that difficult. Now, good circumstances but unhappy anyway? Then you've got something to build a story on.