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I must confess, while I’ve taken a lot of inspiration from Star Wars, I don’t think I can rightly call myself a fan. I’m committing geek heresy here, but I’m just not all that interested. I see myself as an outsider to the franchise. Real Star Wars fans dislike the sequel trilogy. I don’t feel the sheer disgust that seems to exude from them when you bring up the series; as though the Original Trilogy was some great masterpiece, and this is an impostor. I was baffled, to be honest. I’m not saying that the new trilogy is the greatest thing ever, but I’ve enjoyed it. Yes, even the Last Jedi. I didn’t understand why other fans were so adamant that it was terrible.
The other day, I found out that the Jedi are basically kidnapped as children so they don’t form emotional attachments. I thought to myself “That’s terrible. No wonder the Sith are so angry.” My next thought was “Wait, they’re the bad guys!” and that’s when I realized I’m not a fan at all. If I lived in the Star Wars universe, I’d be either a Mandolorian or a smuggler. Actually, if we’re being realistic, I’d probably be a moisture farmer or a starship mechanic. If someone asked me whether I was on the side of the First Order/Empire or the Jedi, I’d just say “neither. You all suck.” and drink my blue milk in peace. Star Wars was around a lot when I was a kid, and I certainly did watch it, but I didn’t really understand it until I was nearly an adult. For whatever reason, I just wasn’t all that interested; which is odd, considering starships and swords were my bread and butter. As I thought further, I’ve only watched the Original Trilogy all the way through only a couple of times. I’ve never even seen Episode III. I watched a season of the Clone Wars, and then somewhere along the way lost interest. I’ve never read the novels and I’ve only read a handful of the comics. Meanwhile, I’ve watched Firefly at least four times, and the Lord of the Rings over and over again. At this point, calling myself a Star Wars fan would be disingenuous. Now, don’t get me wrong; I don’t dislike Star Wars either. I’m just sort of indifferent. And you know what? That’s OK. Let other people enjoy it. Let them revel in it, but don’t ruin it for the casual movie-goers like myself. At the end of the day, it’s really only a movie. |
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