A Brief History of Intergalactic Warfare

Star Wars, The Second Trilogy, 1999 - 2005
Sixteen years after introducing the world to Luke Skywalker and Obi Wan Kenobi, Lucas returned with another trilogy. Though the story the second time around time did not captivate audiences as much as its predecessor's did, the special effects rose to a level never seen before in cinema. ILM used computer-generated imagery (CGI), to achieve completely artificial characters, like Jar Jar Binks and other extraordinary visions, while the second film in the series, Attack of the Clones, above, released in 2002, was the first film to be photographed and presented in HD digital video.

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