That title should be enough for you to not read this if you
don’t want spoilers. The person who
doesn’t want spoilers has the responsibility to not click or read stuff. Especially after the movie has come out.
It was a good movie. A
good adventure. But I do feel a bit melancholy. And I don’t think it’s really the movie or JJ
Abram’s fault. I’m just sad George
Lucas wasn’t a part of it. I’m sad they
didn’t use his outline. I’m sad for the
end of an era. The end of the man who
created this universe being involved in it.
I’m well aware of people’s feelings about George. But I love his work. I feel like he’s the Storyteller. Every story, I have enjoyed has been held up
against star wars. When I bought a TV, I
thought, “how will star wars look on this”
Star Wars is my escape, my
fictional universe. There are other
galaxies, worlds, and times I enjoy.
Even enjoy a lot. But Star Wars,
the Jedi, The Force, Death Stars,
princesses, holograms and Light Sabers.
Droids, wookies, youth, Sith Lords, younglings, Cloud City, Ewoks, Vile
Gangsters, Star destroyers, rebel ships, Mustafar—oh my Mustafar, pod racing,
double bladed light sabers, Tattooed sith, Tattooine, Owen and Beru, Luke, Obi wan
Kenobi, The galactic Senate, Jar Jar, beast, Dooku, political intrigue, trade
federation, destiny, midicholorians, speeders, Bail Organa, the epic sound track,
the opening crawl, these are what make up my favorite universe to visit.
And the creator of the universe was George. He had quirks, which I love. I loved that so much of him was in the
movies. He did things his own way. Told the stories he wanted. And they made a
butt load of money. All of them. And so I’m a little sad I guess. The universe Is gone from him. I don’t begrudge him at all for selling
it. But I miss him. I miss his hand in this universe.
He left us with a great universe to play in. And he always let others play in it. The expanded universe. The video games, and even some less than
stellar entries like the holiday special.
But when a creator leaves a universe, those who pick up are
left with the task to either repeat what the creator did, then people will say
they did it just like the creator did, or grow it, Introduce new ideas. And those ideas may be amazing, awesome, and
fun. But they are not a natural outgrowth. The spark of creation, that existed in the
creators mind is gone. They are others
ideas. An attempt to guess where the genius
of creation should go. Or in this case
a conscious choice to go in a different
path.
Episode VII was great.
It’s a great movie. Holy
cow. How cool is Kylo Ren. He can stop a blaster bolt with his hand. How fun was it to see Han, Chewy, Leah. And some pretty sweet scenery. The star destroyer wreck, the falcon (did you
notice it had a different satellite dish on it—nice attention to detail seeing
how it lost the original in the second Death Star). That saber was awesome. A Storm Trooper who got a soul. A droid on a mission. And a search for Luke Skywalker.
The death of Han Solo (if I just ruined the movie for you,
it’s your own fault) Was powerful. Family has always been such an important part
of Star Wars. Especially parentage. When Solo went out on that bridge after his
son, Kylo Ren (yep another spoiler, why are you still reading) I feel like he
knew he was probably going to his death.
He knew how evil Ben had become.
But he had to try. I think
primarily for Leah. She asked him to
bring their son back. He had to
try. I think for Ben. There are some things you do, because you
love someone. You have to try-disregarding
your own safety.
In that way, Han Solo, was like my favorite character, Obi
Wan Kenobi, who went to Mustafar after Anakin.
They both stepped out of their own safety, to do what was right. That is what a Hero is. Han Solo may have started a smuggler. But he was a man who did what was right. And he died a hero.
I mourn for Leah, who lost a lover, at the hands of their
son.
I mourn for Ben Solo.
How can someone go so far into the darkside? And how can he have any hope for peace in
life? He killed his father. He squelched the light in him (as the light
from the sun disappeared) and His Journey to the darkside is now complete.
I’m pretty dang excited to see where this goes. I’m betting heavily on Rey being the Daughter
of Luke. That makes her and Kylo Ren cousins. The Son of Leah and the Daughter of Luke, will
do battle again.
How precious was it to see Luke. A wizened old Jedi master. The Jedi master. I had hoped this new movie would have scores
of Jedi. They are my favorite part of
Star Wars. That’s probably why I loved
the prequels so much. But seeing Luke--the
last hope for the galaxy—on that rocky island, was a perfect end for the movie.
So here we go again. A new trilogy has started. It looks pretty sweet. I will pour out a glass of blue milk and
burn an action figure in memory of George Lucas. Thank you for your great universe.
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