I think I've known this for a long time, but it's really hitting home as I sit here watching my VHS of The Empire Strikes Back. I can quote just about every single line from this movie AND hum along to any of John William's BRILLIANT songs. (Seriously, there's just something amazingly EPIC about The Imperial March and The Asteroid Field.)
If I'm being perfectly honest...the love of the sci-fi started a LONG time ago (in a galaxy far, far away....)
(Author's note: I am typing this up as my family is watching The Empire Strikes Back.)
I wish I had a tape recorder going right now so you guys could hear my family debating about whether or not to fast-forward through all the Luke/Yoda moments. One person wants to skip them all, but everyone else is protesting. "That's...That's where all the great philosophical stuff takes place! They're crucial scenes! Yoda's whole, "Try not!" spiel! You can't skip that! Etc."
It's three against one which means we're not skipping any of it. And it's almost midnight on a weeknight. (Our 'No TV on a school night' hasn't been enforced for years.)
Worth it.
One of my sisters firmly believed for YEARS that dad was Han Solo and worried what mom thought every time Han kissed Leia. She eventually figured he must have made these movies before he met mom so it was ok.
Or the time I sincerely believed that Darth Vader was in my parent's bedroom, waiting there to kidnap me. Give me some credit. I think I was six or seven and my dad sounds like this when he snores. (Ha ha! Love ya, Dad!)
So yeah, geekery has been a big part of my life. Basically, this whole post is just to say, The Empire Strikes Back is pretty much my all-time, hands-down FAVORITE movie and I'm ready to watch it again. Anyone care to join me?
Em
