The Verdict Is In!
Star Wars is not guilty of being fun anymore
The older I get, the more fervently I wish Star Wars had bombed in 1977.
One star war was enough.
Not because it’s a bad movie. Just the opposite. It’s a great movie. It’s one of my favorite movies. It’s arguably the best space opera ever made.1
When it came out, my dad and I stood in a line that stretched around the block to see it. I bought all the toys my allowance would allow, with pride of place going to a foot-high posable Darth Vader with detachable translucent red light saber.
I even watched the Star Wars Holiday Special. And really liked it.
I was that kid. I loved that universe and wished I could live there.
But now, 47 years and one massive corporate buyout later, Hollywood has finally gone and ruined Star Wars.
Dear reader, I give you: The Acolyte.