Let it snow. We don't care. We wanna watch Star Wars.

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.