The New Star Wars Trailer
Most asked question this
weekend? Did you see the new Star Wars trailer? Well yeah!!
Initial reaction, loved
it!! Looks great. Has a real Star Wars sense to it. I love the dialogue from Luke and the way it
mirrors his lines from Jedi. I like the
look of (is it) Tattooine and the crashed Star Destroyer. I like seeing Darth Vader, R2D2, Luke’s light
saber, the T.I.E. Fighters and X Wings and all the other pieces that bring me
back to the Galaxy, long ago and oh so far away. And then to end it with Han and Chewie. WOW!
I’m an old world Star Wars
fan. I don’t need to know every name and
place and actor and character. I don’t
need more than something that whet’s my Star Wars appetite, so I won’t focus on
the minutiae. There are a couple of
things that I did notice that I thought I’d mention.
Luke speaks of his family
having the force. I thought it quite
interesting that he says, “My father has it.”
Yes, has, not had. What exactly
does he mean by that? Is it just that
Anakin is still part of the living force, or is there something we will be learning? And who is he talking to? I’m thinking his niece or nephew. I’m guessing as he becomes the Obi Wan of the
new trilogy and that he has no kids. But he talks about his family as if he is
talking to his family.
I loved seeing Han and
Chewie. I loved the way they mimicked the
publicity still from the original film.
But after numerous viewings I got to thinking about what he is
wearing. He’s older, obviously, and the
old pirate outfit just doesn’t seem to fit (literally, it seemed a bit big on
him). I can only imagine the Solo kids
being pretty embarrassed about it. “Dad!!
You aren’t going out in that old thing again, are you??”
And then my mind wandered on
to Chewbacca. I am assuming at some
point before this trilogy he became Uncle Chewie in the Solo household. And he spent a lot of time with the kids,
probably even babysitting. Now in the
politically incorrect 70’s and early 80’s (how I long for those days), no one
would give it a second thought. But now,
in the hypersensitivity of the 21st century, don’t you think people
are going to have a problem with Chewie hanging around these kids with no
clothes on? With his junk just out
there?
Seriously, in 1977 every bad
guy was British and no one said a word.
In 1999 Watto came off with a bit of a New York accent and there was
hate speak about him being a stereotypical cheap Jew. Remember how the Neimodians were supposed to
be an insult to Asians and don’t get me started on all the crap about Jar Jar
BInks. And we were nowhere near as
sensitive then as we are today. C’mon,
we live n a world where Dr. McCoy (yes I can cross franchises) is viewed as a
racist by some because of the way he talked to Spock (pointy eared, green
blooded, goblin, etc.) I can’t believe we
are going to let a 7 foot naked male around the kids without any backlash. And what about Wookiescaping? Not even going to go there.
Of course, I don’t give a
shit about all the PC stuff but, as I said, my mind wandered.
Gotta tell you, I am looking
forward to December and seeing a new entry into what is possibly my favorite
film franchise.
Yep, gotta say it. Something that was only said twice in the
original.
May the Force Be With You!!
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