Ok, so I need some input. The other day we were driving to the Sandy library down 13th East and Meredith asks me an innocent, yet inflammatory question. "What is it with Star Wars?" I responded with the obvious incredulous look that any boy born between 1965 and the present would give, one that said, "Are you going to ask me why I love my grandmother next?" Honestly....what a ridiculous question. Only I couldn't answer her convincingly. So I come to you for help.
I thought of the obvious themes:
The black and white nature of good and evil (or is it?)
The combination of space, cowboys, pirates, robots, weird creatures, and explosions (perhaps some skeletons would have enhanced the film?)
The time period the movie came out, after the Vietnam War, and all those disaster films (Towering Inferno and the like)
The groundbreaking sound and visual effects.
The timeless story of the ordinary boy who finds out he is extraordinary?
The dialogue (hahahaha)
So what is it that makes Star Wars a given for every boy age 2 to 42? I'm looking to my nerdy friends especially on this one, you know who you are!
Tell me why it is an unquestioned part of our lives. Not that I really care to question, but when someone wants you to explain something so essential and basic to your existence, you need some ammo. So let me know what it is!!!
I would also be intrigued to hear of any dissenting opinions on the universality of the Star Wars male instinct.
