In July of
1977, my wife and I took a break from moving into a new house in Houston and
made our way to the local movie theater. It was the opening day for Star Wars, and we went to
the early afternoon showing. Except for us, the theater was almost empty. We
loved the movie. When we left the theater, we discovered where all the people
were – the line was more than two blocks long.
It was our
introduction to the Star Wars
franchise, now more than 40 years old. We ended up skipping the three prequels,
but we returned for the three with Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker, including
the most recent release, The Last Jedi.
We saw the
George Lucas (and later Disney) productions. We didn’t know about the
Shakespeare versions. I wonder how the Globe Theatre managed the battle
fleets and the Death Star back in the early 1600s. And the light sabers.
You didn’t
know about the Shakespeare versions?
To
continue reading, please see my post today at Tweetspeak
Poetry.
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