Happy Star Wars Day. May the 4th be with you.
Back in 1977 when the first film came out I was nine. I wish I could tell you back then what a big cultural moment that film was.
Back then, there was barely any cable, no Netflix, no HBO plus, no Hulu, no DVDs or anything you have today. The only way to see Star Wars, you had to go to the movies.
I saw it twice, but it wasn’t uncommon for people to see it twenty times or more.
This was way before it became Disney property, when the big names behind it were George Lucas and 20th Century Fox.
Lucas certainly added enough high-tech razzle dazzle. Excellent casting. And basically a great tale of good and evil.
And a merchandising campaign like the world has never seen.
Later installments were meh. Even if Lucas never followed up with The Empire Strikes Back or Return of the Jedi, he still gave the world one perfect movie.