The film could surpass Avatar as all-time box office champ, but it will take a unique situation – like the first new Star Wars film in a decade under the new ownership and supervision of Disney – one that is unlikely to be repeated.
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The Force Awakens is the movie we, the original Star Wars generation, have wanted to see since 1983. I’m excited, but I’m not going to stand in line with a sleeping bag to see it. I’ll wait until the crowd dies down and see it at cozy, normal theater. Parents brought snacks and games to keep their kids entertained as they waited for the chance to buy tickets. And there are people – sad, small-hearted people – who are actively seeking out people fretting about “Star Wars” spoilers and springing them on them.
John has responded to racist critics who had an issue with a black actor playing the lead male role in the new Star Wars film. And, although Star Wars is primarily a movie series, there have been dozens of games set in the Star Wars universe.
Mike: The prequels are just ticklers.
Abrams injects humor into the film-not silly slapstick inanity like those seen in the prequels-and demonstrates how necessary (and much-missed) the flippant Han Solo is. And then, as I was entering my teenage years, Star Wars mostly disappeared from the mainstream.
Vaguely mimicking the texture of Darth Vader’s life support jumpsuit is this leather jacket for wearers with a disturbing lack of faith in personal style. (You should have seen his face at “Chewie, we’re home.”) I’m not unique, millions of generational bridges were built when Star Wars was released in April 1977.
“One summer vacation, I watched “Return of the Jedi” 100 times”.
“The force has certainly awakened here”, he added.
Today, when I clock out in Brooklyn, my dad wakes up to teach English to middle schoolers in Manila. “And, of course, I will always love Ewan McGregor as the young Obi-Wan Kenobi”. They already love Star Wars. Hopefully they’re not lurking somewhere in a closet at the Third Street Center waiting for someone to blackmail me with them.
Now that that’s out of the way, let’s get to some of the quotes from the movie.
City Pages: How do you feel about Star Wars? .
Jordan: I’m not sure if I have a favorite character necessarily.
AMC’s “Breaking Bad” spin-off “Better Call Saul”, Fox’s hip-hop family saga “Empire”, Netflix comedy “Master of None”, USA Network’s cyber hacker drama “Mr. Robot” and Lifetime’s “Unreal”, a fictional take on the behind-the-scenes antics of reality show “The Bachelor”, were the new shows making the list.
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The Star Wars Launch Bay attraction opened at Hollywood Studios, and it houses memorabilia and replicas from the sci-fi franchise.
