Star Wars quotes
Dave, on host 206.124.3.172
Friday, May 17, 2002, at 23:47:39
No, not quotes from the movie, so you don't have to stop reading. This was a conversation between two 8-10 year old boys that I overheard as I was standing watching the credits. One boy apparently knew his Star Wars fairly well, but the other one was, shall we say, a tad confused.
Josh: It must be in the third movie where Anakin turns to the dark side.
Other Kid: No! No, Josh, why would he do that?
Josh: Anakin is Darth Vader in the other movies.
Other Kid: (Indignant and self-assured, as only an 8-10 year old can sound) Nooo!
Josh: Yeah-huh.
Other Kid: That probably happens in the fourth movie then.
Josh: Dude, they've already made the fourth, the fifth, and the sixth! They've only got one more to go and then they're done making them.
Other Kid: (Even *more* indignant) NooooOOO!
Josh: Yeah-huh!
Other Kid: Josh, no. Those are just MOVIES!
I thought that last line was the best. Implying that the "original" trilogy are "just movies" means that these newer movies are something more. It also reminds me that these new movies weren't made for me, or any of the other raging geeks who spent a month standing in line waiting to see them only to promptly get on the internet and whine and complain about them. They were made for those two kids, who probably debated whether Anakin Skywalker becomes Darth Vader or not all the way home. THEY certainly seemed to have enjoyed it completely, much like I sucked in "Return of the Jedi" when I was their age and thought it was the greatest movie ever made.
-- Dave
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