A long time ago…
Forty years to be exact.
Star
Wars opened in
theaters and started a phenomenon of awesomeness.
Shortly thereafter, I
remember sitting on the floor of the kitchen Up the Lake, hearing my Mom read a
review, and deciding that this might be something I wanted to experience.
I’d say it’s a
conservative estimate that I’ve seen the original at least once a year since
that release.
I may not have watched
it every single calendar year.
However, the period in
the mid-Eighties when Return of the Jedi
first made it on HBO and that network ran the series often enough that I could
recite all the dialog, including sound effects and the parts in Huttese, more
than tips the balance back.
Following that immense amount
of viewing, one would think there was nothing left to gain from rewatching,
other than the warm and cozy feeling of “coming home” that certain films bring
to my emotional core.
Most times, that’s more
than reason enough, anyway.
Yet, when I threw in my
well-worn DVD while exercising a little while ago…
Just because…
I noticed something I
never had before.
What I never noticed was
going on behind them.
Chewbacca and See Threepio
are not just loading he Falcon, they’re having and extended conversation in the
background.
They can’t be heard, but
they are both clearly gesturing and talking to one another.
I’ve never seen anything
in the current, or “Legends” expanded universes to address what that was about?
Was Chewie getting a
download from the Death Star briefing, for when he acts as Han’s conscience later
and can convince him to come back at the exact right time and place?
Was Threepio demanding
full receipts and documentation from the reward payment?
Were they swapping
stories of how hilariously embarrassed Han and Luke were when the folks at
Yavin IV commented on the left over smell from Garbage Masher 3263827 that they’d
grown accustomed to on the trip home?
The mind boggles.
Y’know, I think I’m going
to have to watch it again and see if I can figure it out!
2 comments:
Can't believe it was 40 years ago.....
Its a shock all right. Pop culture anniversaries always hit harder than real world ones for me. My 25th college graduation passed without phasing me...a couple weeks later I read it was 25 years since "The Death of Superman" and felt ancient.
Thanx for posting!
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