I Built a Star Wars Mandalorian Movie Countdown Site with React + Vite

I'm a huge Star Wars fan, and with The Mandalorian & Grogu hitting theaters on May 22, 2026, I couldn't just sit and wait — I had to build something. * So I created a countdown website: Mandalorian Cinema Countdown * What's on the site? ⏳ Live countdown timer (days, hours, minutes, seconds) 🌟 Animated starfield background 🎬 Embedded official trailer 👤 Character cards for Din Djarin & Grogu 📱 Fully responsive design Tech Stack React 18 with Vite Pure CSS (no UI framework) — custom Star Wars-inspired dark theme with gold accents Deployed on Netlify (free tier, zero config) The Fun Part: Pure CSS Starfield Instead of a canvas library, I went with a pure CSS animated starfield using layered box-shadow on pseudo-elements. It's lightweight and looks great: .stars ::before { content : '' ; position : fixed ; width : 2px ; height : 2px ; background : transparent ; box-shadow : /* 200 random positions generated */ ...; animation : twinkle 4s infinite alternate ; } What I learned Vite is ridicul