A young friend recently told me she saw "Star Wars" and didn't understand what all the fuss was about. We engaged in a very long conversation/argument about the film's importance (she mainly thought it was a stupid franchise with stupid dialog -- what can I say, she was born around the time of E.T.)
Another friend, Cindy, forwarded me this photo today. Why? Because she probably thought I'd smile looking at it. Cindy was right to guess that. And to my young friend who recently saw "Star Wars", this photo is the reason why the movie was so important -- it has made such an impact on our popular culture that it cannot be denied its place in history. I mean this isn't like, a hamster reenacting a scene out of "Happiness", "Bring it On", or "Rushmore" -- movies I love...it's doing "Star Wars"!
Related: Empire of the Universe.
