Quote Originally Posted by The Giant View Post
At the end of Star Wars, one does not care that the Death Star is about to blow up Yavin 4; one cares that the Death Star is about to kill the protagonists, some of whom happen to be on Yavin 4.
I'd actually disagree with this. I care about more than 'just' whether Han, Luke, Leia and the others live or die. The threat of knowing the Empire will keep ruling the galaxy and do evil things to people is important. The stakes would be too low if it was just about the protagonists living or dying.