"I have a very bad feeling about this..." - Luke Skywalker, Episode IV A New Hope
Call me a geek.
My first crush was Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, dressed in white, with white boots, cleaning droids in Tatooine. I was six or seven and I was in love. I've watched A New Hope more times than you can count in our Betamax player. My Dad has two Star Wars tapes then, A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back and I can't get enough of them. It gotten to the point that I can turn the TV mute and I still know what they were saying. When Return of the Jedi completed the trilogy, I was already hooked long before it came out.
I can spout Star Wars trivia (but I'm nothing compared to Certified SW Geeks) and characters and everything was just so amazing. And I'm so excited to have watched the 3 prequels. I can still remember when I watched Episode One, midnight screening. It was raining and everyone in Glorietta 4 was excited and some were even wearing costumes. As much as it pains me to admit it, I didn't like Episode 2 that much. The romance factor in SW doesn't sit that well with me. But I liked this latest SW movie. You kinda forget how bad Darth Vader turned out to be.
The 3 prequels just made me think of how great Episodes 4-6 would be if they shoot and make the movies now. Gah! The Yavin 4 Battle scene, the Hoth planet, The Cloud City, and maybe Endor will be similar to Naboo. The destruction of Alderaan and the Death Star will be impressive sights, to say the least. Dagobah and Yoda, and all the aliens in Mos Eisley cantina will look more alien. And Darth Vader, when the mask was taken off in ROTJ will look like Hayden Christensen. Or maybe not. Ah, the possibilities. But then again, my Luke Skywalker will no longer look the same and Harrison Ford will no longer make a good Han Solo. So I might just as well leave it be.
My geekiness reached new heights when I discovered books and later on, the internet. I bought Star Wars books (the trilogy and all novels after that...). It opened a bigger Star Wars universe for me. I recommend Timothy Zahn's Star Wars novels. Feels like George Lucas was writing. Anyway, Im imagining a world if Star Wars is real.
Everyone near death can be saved by taking a dip in bacta tanks. Travelling has a whole new meaning with ships that can land vertically and can travel lightspeed. Traffic will no longer be a problem with flying transportation. I like the idea of an ysalamiri, Underwater world, and royal costumes like what Amidala and Leia wore.
Ah, imagine a world where spouting off "May the Force be with you." is not considered the ultimate Geek sign and making lightsaber sounds (Zzzz, ZZZ, zzzz....) is cool.
The possibilities are endless. And that's why I love Star Wars.
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