The Complete Story of Star Wars Episode IV, All in Haiku
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In 200 or so of these, author Craig W. Chenery, known primarily for his scholarly studies of zombie movies, tells the entire tale in the Japanese poetry style. Although it’s a hybrid version of sorts..
Han Solo shoots first
[snip]
Greedo does not fire a shot
That would be silly…Once he was a man
CGI changed him a lot
Han stepped on his tail
Also he misspells some names like “Dr. Evizan” and “Wuhrer.” But the overall achievement is impressive enough that I’ll let that slide. You?
h/t Liam Chapman
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