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| The original Star Wars poster |
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| Mr. Keesler |
In 1977 I was one year removed
from college and headed to MBA school. I remember vividly seeing the
first Star Wars movie in the theatre. I developed a short-lived
mini-crush on Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) which was later extinguished when
she tried to take out Jake and Elwood Blues with a bazooka strike under the EL
tracks in Chicago (Blues Brothers).
I was impressed with the
creativity of R2D@ and C3PO, and the dark genius of James Earl Jones’ voice of
Darth Vader.
Finally, I was taken with the
role of O-bi-Won-Konobi and have used him as a metaphor many time in
professional settings.
While not its biggest fan, Stars
Wars served to bring me back to the movies in my 20s. The fact that
it lives and thrives today is evidence of its cinematic excellence.
Oh, yes, nobody sounds as menacing as James Earl Jones! O-bi-Wan really is a good role model but I prefer Yoda because he is not only wise and handy with a light saber but he can also lift an X-wing star ship out of a swamp and talk in backwards sentences.
The next memory is from Mr. David Singleton, another very cool guy and the Director of Libraries for our system.
I saw the first Star Wars movie in 1978, as a freshman in college at UNC-Chapel Hill. There were still long lines at the theater on Franklin Street more than a year after the first release. From the first few frames, I was hooked on the characters and the story, and the special effects were truly awe-inspiring for the time. I saw the film two more times in less than a week! May the Force be with you!
Oh, yes, nobody sounds as menacing as James Earl Jones! O-bi-Wan really is a good role model but I prefer Yoda because he is not only wise and handy with a light saber but he can also lift an X-wing star ship out of a swamp and talk in backwards sentences.
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| Mr. Singleton |
I saw the first Star Wars movie in 1978, as a freshman in college at UNC-Chapel Hill. There were still long lines at the theater on Franklin Street more than a year after the first release. From the first few frames, I was hooked on the characters and the story, and the special effects were truly awe-inspiring for the time. I saw the film two more times in less than a week! May the Force be with you!
The Force is always with the Iron Guy! Wow, seeing three times in a week. Pretty impressive!. (the Iron Guy has a similar memory that he'll talk about tomorrow) Thank you both for sharing your stories.
How about YOU out there? Do you have any memorable memories of seeing this movie? Leave it in the Comments section below and I'll post them.
How about YOU out there? Do you have any memorable memories of seeing this movie? Leave it in the Comments section below and I'll post them.
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