Okay so as you can probably guess from the picture plastered across this post ... this week I lost my Star Wars virginity. For years it has been my fun fact - "I have never seen Star Wars," - enjoying the look of incredulity on people's faces and their tutted disbelief. I don't why I never saw it as a child, I think my parents' feelings towards the franchise are decidedly lukewarm, so they never saw the need to make me sit through it. Through popular culture, obviously, I learned many things; Toy Story 2, The Big Bang Theory, and Friends being the ones most clear in my mind. So I knew vague things, but this week, I did it. I made it through 'Episodes' (ugh) IV, V, VI and I. Yes, I watched it in the old school order.
I actually surprised myself, and quite enjoyed them! Some of the bits of the older films made me laugh for the wrong reasons, just because they're so retro now in some of the effects they use and the really old school CGI. My favourite thing to spot all the way through each film was the different effect they used to change scene which reminded me of effects on Microsoft Powerpoint, when the next page would slide across the screen, or slide upwards, or go out in a circle. They seemed to pick a different one of these options for each film, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Also the monsters/aliens that looked like they'd been made out of papier mache - I was a big fan!
Another thing I really enjoyed commenting on (and probably really annoying the person I was watching them with) was Princess Leia's hair. She has very iconic hair, obviously, but all her hairstyles are very intricate, and as shes running around and shooting and being naturally very badass, all I could think was ... she must be using a lot of hairspray! (I know, I think I'm really funny) But in all seriousness, her hair never budges! I only have to run down the road with a ponytail before it starts slipping out, and I have really thick hair, so Princess Leia's mastery of staying power completely blows me away. They should market her hairspray, because seriously - I would buy it!
Another hair point... Luke Skywalker. The original Justin Bieber hair anyone? I just don't think he'd quite mastered the flick, so it had the tendency to do 'curtains' every now and again, but if Luke would just learn to spend as much time on his hair as Leia, he would be up there with Bieber status.
Episode I, although it had better effects obviously, annoyed me slightly as they almost went too far the other way, and some parts of it almost looked like a cartoon. Specifically the bits with Ja Ja Binks, who I already expected to dislike and was not disappointed. Everytime (he? it?) talked I wanted to punch him in the face.
Despite this though, I did really enjoy watching the films, and I'm looking forward to watching the last two, even though I know what happens. I never felt like I was waiting for any of them to finish, I didn't feel that any of them dragged, and they are obviously a cultural classic for a reason, and I guess I am glad to have sacrificed my 'virginity' of these films. It had to happen eventually. Although... I am going to have to think of a new fun fact.
Any ideas?
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