Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Revenge of the Jedi--1983?

   
   "Revenge of the Jedi--1983?"
  
   Originally titled:  Revenge of the Jedi, it was changed due to Lucas' wisdom concerning the fact that "revenge" is not the way of the Jedi; thus, we get:  Return of the Jedi.
   Jabba the Hutt is really slimy and freaky.  Luke has a newly forged weapon that glistens in sparkly green.  Lando redeems himself, and Solo the swashbuckler is alive again with humor--never to be frozen again.
   It came out on my brother's birthday during 1983--it was his last day of Catholic school during his sophomore year.  I was in the fourth grade at a Baptist school.  He got to see it first; nevertheless, we both saw it the day it opened.  Too, I saw it the next morning.
   Guardians of the Galaxy reminds me most of that past Space Opera.  It would be nice not to have had our innocence stolen by way of modern technology.  Spirit outshines machine.  Wasn't that the metaphor for the original Star Wars in the 1970's?  I saw that at least 10 times in Richmond, Virginia.
   Oh well, the droids are nice; hence, some computer stuff can be benevolent; still, hold onto that spirit of sublimity.  We all make mistakes like Lando.  And we all can find redemption like Lando.