Well, I saw the third Star Wars movie (Revenge of the Sith) in theaters a little while ago. It was pretty good…well, at least it was better than episode I and II. So, Josh and I went out and bought the episode 4-6 trilogy. I saw them a long time ago, when I was too young to appreciate them.
So, we watched A New Hope today and I really loved it. I mean, it has so many excellent and crappy qualities all at the same time. My favorite part is the contrast and play between Hamil and Ford’s characters because they’re so different. It reminds me of my entire family being kind of tough and no-nonsense like Han Solo. And Josh is like Luke because he’s really caring and curious. So, I was drawn to both characters and they basically cracked me up when together (like seeing Josh and my family interact).
So, now I’m hooked on it. I’m going to watch Empire Strikes Back next. I think that was the one I liked the best when I was a kid. Probably because of all those little ewoks…I wished they were real so I could have one.
The funny thing is that every time I see something I like about the Star Wars movies, I tell Josh, then make him promise not to tell anyone that I enjoyed it. I don’t want people to think I’m a big nerd or on my way to becoming a trekkie (sidenote: I actually refuse to watch Star Trek for fear that it could potentially turn me into a trekkie…something I definitely don’t want to be). So, if you read this, you have to promise not to tell anybody that I actually enjoy the horrible wonderfulness that is the Star Wars movies.
P.S. When I initially posted this, I acidentally wrote “Hans Solo.” Josh informed me that he was not Norwegian, so I fixed the error.
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The Force is strong with this one.
I loved those movies, I think every child should feel a moral obligation to veiw these movies.
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I hate to be the one to point this out, but it’s Return of the Jedi that has the Ewoks, not Empire Strikes Back.
And what’s with people being afraid to like something like Star Wars or Star Trek? Why is it so much dorkier to like a sci-fi flick than it is to, say, obsessively follow the goings on of Hollywood stars? Why do we care so much what people think?
Kevin, I do apologize for my Ewok episode error.
I’ll tell you why I’m afraid to like Star Wars or Star Trek…because people who love these movies go too far. They design desks after ships and carry light sabers to movies and get license plates that say “Red5″ and stuff like that.
I don’t want to obsessively follow the goings on of Hollywood Stars either. Talk about being a kling-on…(heh heh)
I guess I don’t really want to be obsessed with anything to the point that it takes over who I am. I am also afraid of getting too involved in Christianity…and I mean the popular-culture Christianity that becomes really detached from reality. The only thing I want to be obsessed with is God, of knowing Him and glorifying Him in any way that I can.
Lessee, I think it’s possible to LIKE Star Wars or Star Trek without obsessing (and your comparing the two as you did, ironically, is seen as blasphemy for the major adherents of both sides) about them. I love Star Wars (Ep I & II are merely so-so movies, imo, which makes them terrible in comparison to the original three), Lord of the Rings, and of the Star Trek stuff, the Next Generation.
I’m not obsessed, and I don’t go to conventions or do weird things. I have a friend who does do some convention stuff, but even if she’s more hardcore than I am, she’s not obsessed.
Really Steph, to like these things is no different than liking the Potter books, liking to quilt (which my Mom does a lot), etc. You can like these things healthily, so I wouldn’t avoid them for these concerns.
The reason these supposedly geeky things are so popular is because within them are some great writing, stories, characters, etc. that you can enjoy time and again, as well as telling you something about humanity. Good stuff all around, imo, and not something to avoid.
I laughed and laughed at the Norwegian comment. Seriously, it was funny.
Neal…you forget that I also dislike the Potter books and quilting. Okay, before all y’all go off on me for disliking the Potter books, you should know that I’ve never actually read them. I can’t read things that are “cool” because, well, it just bugs me. I’ll read them later in life when all they hype has died down sufficiently.
I don’t have issue with liking stuff. I just don’t want to become a trekkie or a *whatever it is they call Star Wars obsessed people*. That’s all. There’s nothing wrong with controlling your destiny a bit by steering away from things that weird you out.
You don’t know what they call Star-Wars-obsessed people?
They call them “single.”
Ooooohhhh!!!!