I still to this day find it interesting that there are so many women out there who do not like Star Wars, simply because they have never seen the movies!!
I was saddened this past August, when my daughter received this kick ass Death Star constellation ceiling projector as a gift for her birthday. She blew it off in front of her friends, saying that it wasn't interesting, and gravitated to her 'girly' gifts.
After the party, with her cousins and one friend with her, I questioned her. I also questioned the others, asking if they would like my daughter any less if they new she loved Star Wars. It was a resounding 'no' to that question. So where did she get this?
My guess is, because she has a memory like a computer, that it is a latent remembery from Senior Kindergarten. She proudly wore her Star Wars; A New Hope t-shirt to school, only to be destroyed by some boy who informed her that Star Wars is only for boys.....
Anyhoo.....
Here is why Star Wars rocks, in my opinion....
Darth Vader is the BiGgEsT badass.
The sage teachings of Yoda can be carried into real life. And he, not Vader, IS the BIGGEST badass.
Obi-Wan can control minds in such a subtle, tongue-in-cheek way.
The Jedi are not to be trifled with. However, they encapsulate the kind of stillness and perspective even Deepak Chopra would be envious of (take that, Oprah!! you missed your opportunity to interview Qui-Gon!).
Han Solo was a hottie, back in the day....and a jerk...and a smartass...and he owned his own transportation.....all the things girls love, heehee.
Princess Leia could kick the ass of any guy out there - and look sexy doing it (admittedly, maybe the hair was a bad choice, but it is firmly afixed in most guys' fantasies, lol).
Chewbacca....you just have to love him....no really, you have to....or he may hurt you...
C-3P0; agreed, a whiny bitch, but not without his charm. The poor droid was a glorified butler/gopher in a tin can for god's sake...I'd be whiny, too.
R2-D2 is the cutest little droid...and I'm not just saying that - the writers did an amazing job in the movies by giving a character that can neither speak, nor convey facial expressions, a lovely personality with a myriad of body language expressions.
The soundtrack. John Williams is a modern orchestral genius composer, who can convey the emotion of each varied scene. Incidentally, he is also the composer for Jaws (a chick-flick fave), Close Encounters, Superman, Indiana Jones, E.T., The Witches of Eastwick, Schindler's List, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Adventures of Tintin, to name but 'a few.'
The Ewoks were cute - come on...I bet most of these girly girls at least contemplated getting a little soft toy Ewok to add to their 'stuffies' (as my daughter calls them) collection.
The settings...who wouldn't want to experience a planet with 3 suns?
OK...I'm trying to make this appealing to girls without geeking out....maybe I am a geek...maybe I am a guy...
But I love the original trilogy....I'm still trying my best to warm up to Episodes 1,2,3... (burn in hell, Jar Jar!!)
I would/will proudly wear my Star Wars t-shirt, though I have yet to find one I like in any stores I have access to....my students already think it's awesome when I show up in my Batman or WonderWoman t-shirts....but that's another entry...
And I will now leave you with a few memorable quotes:
'Do or do not, there is no try.' ~ Yoda
'Let the Wookiee win.' ~ C-3P0
'These are not the droids you're looking for.' ~ Obi-Wan Kenobi
'Don't underestimate the Force.' ~ Darth Vader
'Stay on target.' ~ Gold Five
'Size matters not' ~ Yoda
'I am your father.' ~ Darth Vader
photo: dan-dare.org
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