Stephen Colbert cheekily summarizes the story of Star Wars
Stephen Colbert, like many of us, is super pumped to see the new Star Wars movie this weekend, but he worried that The Force Awakens may be confusing for some. So The Late Show host took it upon himself to give a primer on the plot to Chinese viewers, who may not be all that familiar with the force.
"Star Wars is the story of a simple farm boy who buys two robots," Colbert said Friday. "One looks like a garbage can. The other is programmed to be scared all the time for some reason."
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