In a land far far away...

I felt a funny sense of comfort as I saw those words drift across a movie screen tonight. When the first light sabre made it's famous sound a there was a dorky smile on my face (fine it was the first few times). I'm not ashamed to admit that R2-D2 and C3P0 made me laugh more than once, oh those crazy robots. And when Hayden Christianson finally sounded like James Earl Jones I wanted to scream YA! Feel free to to judge me, I don't care.
Everybody has an opinion on Star Wars, some have ranted on how awful it is, and some on how great it is. For me, it feels like home and I enjoyed (almost) every minute of it. I grew up in a house where the dissing of Star Wars was not, and still isn't, welcome. When I was little I loved playing with my brothers Star Wars toys, I always wanted to be Boba Fet (however the hell you spell it), and though watching the movies over and over got a bit tedius over the years I always felt an unwavering appreciation for it. It's the only fantasy series I've ever been able to become immersed in, apparently Darcy has great brainwashing techniques. Now that I'm older and have opinions of my own that's one I still can't shake.
Revenge of the Sith entertained me the way it was supposed to. It provided a sense of closure coupled with an overwhelming urge to re-watch the original trilogy, Darcy would be so proud. It made me feel like a kid again to sit there and hear Yoda talk backwards and then kick some ass. It may not be cinematic brilliance, and yes there is a lot of wooden dialogue especially during any scenes with Anakin and Padme, but it's not supposed to be.
I don't think I could ever provide an accurate criticism of it, but to sit in that theatre and hear the music and sound effects that dominated my childhood was exactly what I needed. Disagree if you will and may the force be with you.