I’m excited about Star Wars again!!! After I saw some of the myriad fan film on theforce dot net (several years ago) I let myself get excited about Star Wars again. When I was a kid, I remember having a Darth Vader toy that was dear to my heart. I can recall seeing Return of the Jedi in the theater, even though I must have been very young. I cannot imagine fantastical science-fiction without light sabers. If I ever make a movie, it’ll be a Star Wars fan film. That’s why the last three movies have hurt so much.
George Lucas listened to fans clamor for ‘more Star Wars’ and gave people what they wanted … just not what they wanted. (I would put the second “wanted” in italics, but I want to help you learn to read important Ancient texts that don’t have typographical options, in a way that keeps your mind open.) Just now, I found something amazing on the web. Darth Vader has a blog! I know it’s really by this other guy, but it has all the emotional depth the new movies never did. This same-age-as-me, Canadian author/artist has really hit the jackpot. People my age, in my type of situation, can still be swept away by Star Wars. And we could’ve been!
I was so sad and angry when I left the theater last week, not because of the dark character of the movie, but by the lameness of the acting and plot. How many people with good ideas deserve half as much money to bring them to life as George Lucas blew on that hollow piece of junk!?! Ugh. I’m gonna go read this guy’s blog ’til I’m blue in the face. Ta!
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