Will these names trigger anything?
Anthony Daniels. Carrie Fisher. Peter Mayhew. Mark Hamill. Harrison Ford.
No?
How about something like . . . a leather clothed villain. Lasar-shooting guns. A rebelling group of people. A sword from the universe . . .
No? Really?!
If this below doesn’t do anything to you then I’ll fall over dead.
“General Kenobi, years ago you served my father in the Clone Wars. Now he begs you to help him in his struggle against the Empire. I regret I am unable to present my father’s request to you in person, but my ship has fallen under attack, and I’m afraid my mission to bring you to Alderaan has failed. I have placed information vital to the survival of the Rebellion into the memory of this R-2 unit … my father will know how to retrieve it. You must see this droid safely delivered to him on Alderaan. This is our most desperate hour … Help me Obi Wan-Kenobi, you are my only hope.” ~Leia
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Yes. I’m in that amazing world of Star Wars.
Give me some slack if I say it’s the most amazing film I’ve ever seen. I’ve not been exposed to Lord of the Rings. I’ve not been exposed to the Chronicles of Narnia. I haven’t seen all these animated, 3D films that have been coming out. Heck, I haven’t even seen Toy Story! Now you know how much I mean it when I say the most amazing film I ever saw was Star Wars.
Left to Right; Mark Hamill (Luke), Carrie Fisher (Leia), Peter Mayhew (Inside the costume of Chewbacca, the Wookie) and Harrison Ford (Han Solo)
I’ve seen two of them now; A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back. As to Return of the Jedi; Mom still needs to get Dad’s permission for us to see that one…we will have to watch it without him because there is some alarming immodesty in that one. . .
So I’ve only seen the first two; and both of them only once. Well . . . I love the library. The library has some awesome books on how Star Wars was made. . . .Yep, I loaded up. Yesterday I went with Dad to his dentist appointment and Fry’s Electronics . . . I spent the whole time reading ‘The Making of Star Wars. The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film’. It’s a huge book. 313 pages. Chock full of inspiration art, pictures of the acting and filming taking place. Lots of information from the different actors. Well….I was so into the book I didn’t even realize how much time had gone by.
Left to Right: Kenny Baker (Inside R2-D2) Mark Hamill (Luke) Anthony Daniels (Inside C-3PO) and Sir Alec Guinness (Obi Wan-Kenobi, or just plain Ben)
Someday I’ll have to go into pros and cons of the movies; it has its worldview issues, as every film does. My biggest issue with the series is ‘The Force’, which some Christians like to claim is an allegory of God, but it’s not. It’s pantheism. And I don’t like it. At all. So that means I’m not that big on Obi Wan (who is such a dear fellow) and Yoda (who, to me, right now, is just kinda odd). There are other small issues, but I’m more in the mood for cheering than criticising. If I get in the mood one day, you’ll probably find a post stating more of the problems of Star Wars. However. This is not that day. 
Yoda and Luke
I, of course, now want to blab now about my favorite characters.
When I saw the first movie, I was so blown away that I really couldn’t even think of who I liked best for the first couple of weeks. When we sat down and watched, I was too busy looking as glazed as a zombie–soaking this new cinema experience up–that I was too dazed to really think about who I liked best. I came to the conclusion that I liked Luke Skywalker best, and my next favorite was C-3PO, because he actually gave the film some humor. However, I didn’t stop there.
C-3PO can sometimes annoy people into either shutting him up or shutting him down
Reading through the different books, I slowly was able to shake off the last of ‘wow-wow’ thoughts that were in my head as the characters became more defined. We watched the Empire Strikes Back a couple of weeks ago. And after that film I knew exactly who my favorite character was. Guess. No, it was not Han Solo (surprised even myself). He’s Han Solo’s companion, though. . . .
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Yeah…I fell for Chewbacca. Completely. He had such a large part in ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ and I simply loved him–even though I couldn’t understand a thing he says. His loyalty to not only Han, but the rest of gang, was so touching. I loved it when he was in the dump section scrambling to gather the broken, scattered pieces of C-3PO, quite distressed. He was ready to tare the entire group of stormtroopers up when they were about to freeze Han into carbon (I was so mad about that. How could they do that poor Han?! I wanted to cry). And I wanted to cheer when Chewie and Leia ran into that traitor Landro, and he started choking him. That exactly what I wanted to do! Anyway . . . he was so thoughtful, loving, and tried his best to help. So my favorite Star Wars character is Chewbacca the Wookie.
Han and Chewie from The Empire Strikes Back
Of course, you can’t understand a word he ever says. You have to rely on a translation for Han or C-3PO to ever figure out what he says…and he doesn’t say much. But that’s one of the neat things about him. He’s so unique. He’s so fuzzy. He’s so . . . BIG. Ha, no wonder I like him. I like big everything . . .
And he makes the perfect pair for Han. You’re super, Chewie!
Now I want to post a couple of my favorite pictures that I’ve found. You can’t blame me. This is a new world . . . . . . .
My Four Favorite Characters
The Princess
Stormtrooper--their bad, if you didn't know
Aren't they the cutest?
Luke Skywalker; The Hero
He's a horrible villain, but I love his leather outfit and cape!!!
Empire Strikes Back
Absolutely LOVE Han's smile!
And my favorite picture forever?!
It’s this one. It reminds me of myself and Ben, my cousin. The smiles. The trust. It’s all there. It’s my favorite.
Now as whether I recommend Star Wars . . . I’ve only seen two of the six that’s been made. I recommend the first, A New Hope. It has the good old-fashioned heroism in Luke. There are those loveable characters like C-3PO and R2-D2. Leia is rather feministic, but I saw her ‘giving orders’ as just something she did because…well…she’s royalty. She’s used to giving commands. It doesn’t excuse the fact that she’s a feminist, but it’s gives the reason why she is. You’ve got the handsome, trigger happy character in Han Solo, the space pirate (I love him too, but Chewie better). And, of course, Chewbacca, but he doesn’t have that big of a role in the first one. And then, Darth Vadar, who is so unique. His guzzled breathing. His black outfit (I love his cape). His voice. And, of course, you have to wade through all the ‘force’-power’ talk, but that’s just what comes with the package. It’s a very enjoyable movie. It’s got a great plot. The score is AWESOME (I love John Williams). And the special effects can blow up you mind, especially if you haven’t been spoiled with the new, way-bigger movies that have come out since then, like Lord of the Rings. Which, I haven’t. So there. 
Now, as to the Empire Strikes Back…it has kissing. Not as much as I expected, and they weren’t that long either. Leia and Han bicker a lot; sometimes it’s rather funny and sometimes it’s just downright tiresome. The humor in this one seemed to double, which was great (C-3PO is a HOOT in this one). Chewbacca gets a bigger role (*screams loudly with joy*). Several new characters are introduced. It, too, is a super-neat film, but it seemed to go down a bit in world view. So, that’s what I say about the Empire Strikes Back. It’s good. REALLY good. But not great. If you love the characters, the story, the world, and science-fiction, then go ahead and watch the next. But be careful, because it ends on a cliff hanger of sorts and makes you want to watch the next one, which is dangerous because of the immodesty. . . . so beware of that (I myself can hardly wait till we get the permission to watch the next one..which we’ll have to watch without Dad). As Kayla likes to say, “Leia went from a dress, to pants, to . . . ” (everyone knows that in Return of the Jedi, she’s pretty much in her underwear!) I’m pretty sure the three films will go from great, to good, to … gross; what with the modesty issue. But besides the things I mentioned above, The Empire Strikes Back is a really good movie too!
So, I’m completely in lightyear-speed right now over this new wonderful world of special effects, light saber fights, handsome heroes and great fun.
I just had to tell you about it!
And thank you for putting up with my fan-girl drool. I’ll shut up now before you reach over and switch me off like Leia did to C-3PO . . . .
Left to Right: Ford (Han) I'm guessing Anthony Daniels (C-3PO) also guessing Peter Mayhew (Chewie), Mark Hamill (Luke), Carrie Fisher (Leia), and Kenny Baker (R2-D2). Thanks for being my favorite movie characters!
One more! *giggles* I’m doomed.
Luke, Leia and that certian dashing young man who has that wonderful fuzzy creature for a co-piolet. I'm in LOVE! *GIGGLES* Okay, you all know me well enough to know that I am NOT in love with Han Solo and that I was saying that to be funny. *giggles some more* Of corse, if you knew that, why do I have to explain? *Giggles again* Let's make it clear: I'm not in love with Han Solo! *Giggles really hard* Just with his Wookie! *laughs harder* And, I just think it funny that so many girls just LOVE Han Solo; but with me, I'm more for the Wookie. You know. Give a bunch girls a picture of the two, and they go bananas over Han. Give me the picture, and I'll say, "It's CHEWIE!" *roars with laughter* I'm so weird! Okay; I got to stop if I want to keep breathing!!
~Jamie Joyce
