The book laid out the story of stories, the archetypal hero of the monomyth; a story structure with the same arc and characters that is repeated time and again in the most loved tales throughout history.

Like Back to the Future, A New Hope is pretty much a perfect film and so going into the supposedly better The Empire Strikes Back, the stakes were incredibly high.

But entering the usual darker sequel, and we couldn’t help feeling somewhat bored after the joyful thrill of the original Star Wars.

Yes, there are great moments from Yoda’s training to stunning action sequences and, of course, the Darth Vader father reveal – but by itself, The Empire Strikes Back is just, well, fine.