The Empire Strikes Back: where this sequel succeeds in beating the original is that, after the pure black and white, some slight shades of grey are introduced (the somewhat darker tone is also a positive novelty); where it does not is at the non-ending end, but just because we want to know the end, now. The excitement and the richness of the universe, as seen in the original, remain.
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