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One of the biggest moments<\/strong> in any child’s life occurs toward the end of Empire Strikes Back<\/em>, when the viewer finds out that Darth Vader is Luke’s father. Noooooooo!<\/em> It’s the biggest of big reveals. One dad thoughtfully captured this moment on video while his 4 year-old son was watching the movie for the first time<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It’s priceless.<\/p>\n

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[HT: Stellar<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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