Back when Disney bought Lucasfilm, one of the many projects that were rumored to be floating around was an original movie conceived by Zack Snyder. The film was never produced, with Disney choosing to continue the Skywalker saga with a trilogy of sequels. But Snyder revived the project at Netflix several years later as the critically panned space opera Rebel Moon. It remains the most expensive film project in Netflix history, with the two installments reportedly costing more to produce than even The Electric State. Rebel Moon was released as a two-part epic, followed by director’s cuts of both installments. Combined, the extended versions of the two movies run at around 380 minutes. Rebel Moon was heavily inspired by one of the greatest movies of all time; the same movie that inspired George Lucas to make the original Star Wars.
The movie in question is currently available to stream in the United States on HBO Max, but not for much longer. It was released theatrically in 1954, which makes it 72 years old. A Japanese-language epic about a group of samurai who band together to protect a village against evil bandits, the movie was released in the United States a few years later. With an epic run-time of 207 minutes, the film was presented with an intermission. Before Lucas’ Star Wars, which was released in 1977, it served as the inspiration for John Sturges’ The Magnificent Seven in 1960, which was itself remade in 2016 by Antoine Fuqua.
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Collider Exclusive · Star Wars Quiz Which Force User Are You? Light Side · Dark Side · Or Somewhere Between
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The Force is not a binary. It is a spectrum — from the serene halls of the Jedi Temple to the shadowed corridors of Sith space. Ten questions will reveal where you truly fall. The Force has always known. Now you will too.
🔵Jedi Master
🟡Padawan
🔴Sith Lord
⚫Inquisitor
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⚪Grey Jedi
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What is the Force to you? Your relationship with the Force defines everything else.
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When you feel strong emotions — anger, grief, love — what do you do? The Jedi suppress. The Sith feed. Others choose differently.
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The Jedi Council gives you an order you disagree with. You: How you handle authority reveals your alignment.
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You are offered forbidden knowledge that could give you enormous power. The cost is crossing a moral line. You: The dark side’s pull is never more than a choice away.
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Your approach to training and learning is: A student’s habits become a master’s character.
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In a duel, your lightsaber fighting style reflects: Combat is the purest expression of a Force user’s philosophy.
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A defeated enemy lies at your feet, powerless. You: Mercy — or its absence — is the truest test of alignment.
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The Jedi Code forbids attachment. Your honest view on love and bonds: The source of the greatest falls in the galaxy.
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Why do you use the Force at all? What’s the point? Purpose is the difference between a knight and a weapon.
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At the final moment — light side or dark side pulling at you — what wins? In the end, every Force user faces this moment. What does yours look like?
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Your Alignment Has Been Determined Your Place in the Force
The scores below reveal how the Force sees you. Your highest number is your true alignment. Read on to understand what that means — and what it will cost you.
🔵 Jedi Master
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🟡 Padawan
🔴 Sith Lord
⚫ Inquisitor
⚪ Grey Jedi
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Disciplined, compassionate, and deeply attuned to the living Force, you have walked the path long enough to understand its demands — and accept them. You lead not through authority alone, but through example. You have felt the pull of the dark side and chosen otherwise, every time. That is not certainty. That is courage.
You are earnest, powerful, and brimming with potential — and you know it, which is both your greatest asset and your most dangerous flaw. You act before you think, trust your gut over your training, and sometimes confuse impatience for bravery. The Masters see something in you, though. The question isn’t whether you have what it takes — it’s whether you’ll be patient enough to find out.
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You are not simply dangerous — you are certain, and that is worse. You have decided what the galaxy needs, and you have decided you are the one to deliver it. Your power is genuine and formidable, earned through sacrifice that would have broken lesser beings. But examine your victories carefully. Every Sith believed their cause was righteous. The dark side’s cruelest trick is that it agrees with you.
You were forged in fire and reshaped by those who found you at your lowest. You serve, because service gave you structure when you had none. Your allegiance is not to an ideology — it is to survival and to the master who gave you purpose. But there is something buried beneath the conditioning. The Jedi you hunt? You recognize them. Because you remember what it felt like before the choice was taken from you.
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You have looked at the Jedi Code and the Sith Code and found both of them incomplete. You walk the line not out of indecision but out of conviction — you genuinely believe both extremes miss something essential. The Jedi don’t fully trust you. The Sith think you’re wasting your potential. They’re both partially right. But so are you.
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Here’s How Long You Have Left to Watch the Classic Epic on HBO Max
We’re talking, of course, about Akira Kurosawa’s masterpiece, Seven Samurai. Often regarded as one of the greatest movies ever made, it now holds a perfect 100% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. The site’s consensus reads, “Arguably Akira Kurosawa’s masterpiece, Seven Samurai is an epic adventure classic with an engrossing story, memorable characters, and stunning action sequences that make it one of the most influential films ever made.” It’s also currently placed 24th on IMDb’s top 250 movies of all time list, and was described by Lucas as his “favorite” movie of all time. You can watch it on HBO until September 30, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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