So. 2009. I’m in middle school. I’ve slightly gotten into comic books after discovering them through the video game Marvel: Ultimate Alliance . After some time, I wanted something new to look into, and I ended up getting StarWars: The Force Unleashed , yet another game that would kick-start my interest in another fictional franchise. I had seen the prequel films ( The Phantom Menace , Attack of the Clones , Revenge of the Sith ) as they came out and watched the originals on my grandfather’s VHS, but I never paid much attention to them. The game immediately pulled me in to the Star Wars galaxy, and I haven’t left that fandom since.
2015 arrives, as does the return of Star Wars
with its latest film, The Force Awakens. It premiered towards the end of my
university’s finals week. While I had
completed my final exams and essays by Tuesday that week, I stayed to watch
this franchise return to theaters after a decade long hiatus. I didn’t have a car and my friends had all
gone home for the winter break. It was
starting to snow that night, and I knew the line to get in would be long. I left two hours before my showtime to walk
to Richland Cinemas and stand in line for over an hour just to see this
film. During that time, I met some great
people, all of which were excited as I was to be witness to what happened after
Return of the Jedi. Despite the snowfall, the biting winds, and
the lack of movement, we all felt fine.
This movie wasn’t just another installment in a series, it was an event;
one that brought a whole fandom closer together. Walking out of the theater, I didn’t hear one
complaint about the film; everyone was happy they took time to see it and was
excited to see what would come next.
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