The blog that ended up being about Star Wars, somehow.

For people who vaguely know me, I probably seem like I really love Star Wars.

And in a way, I really do love Star Wars. They're classic films, influential on a lot of my favorite things in the world, including my favorite director, Kevin Smith. I love the feeling I got in my chest when I saw Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith in theaters (The only Star Wars film I saw in theaters) and the opening music started and the words started to scroll the screen. I will never forget the way the hair on my arms stood up and tears hit my eyes the first time Anakin Skywalker becomes Darth Vader on screen.

But for people who REALLY know me, I've seen each film once. Whoops. But one of my favorite things to bellow is "HAN SHOT FIRST!". I'm not really a Star Wars geek as I can sometimes portray. However, I do love anything if it merely makes a Star Wars reference (Fanboys, any Kevin Smith movie, How I Met Your Mother, etc.)

And honestly, I am very excited for 2012 for when they start to show the Star Wars films in order (1-6 rather than 4-6 then 1-3) in theaters in 3-D. It'll probably bring my Star Wars adoration up a big notch, along with my nerd points.

I really feel like one of the most American things you can do is go and see Star Wars in theaters. I can't explain why. I just feel like its such a big part of our generation, and our parent's generation, that how can you NOT go see just one of the films in theaters. And feel that magic you feel when you hear the opening music and see the words on the screen.

I try to support everyone's taste in music. I don't like to be pushy about making people watch certain television shows or movies. But sometimes there are shows and movies I'm passionate about (hello, LOST) that I may ever-not-so subtly will talk your ear off about it until you go to see it.

However, I really think you should take the time to go see a Star Wars movie in theaters given the chance. And if you are not a fan (or even a fake pop culture reference only fan like me) at least go see the fucking Return. Everyone likes Return of the Jedi.

The Star Wars movies are the reason they made huge screens, IMAX and 3-D. Because even before they had those big fantastically expensive impressive screens, Star Wars made you forget the cost of a movie ticket. It made you forget that you were dropping a week's worth of gas on popcorn. In a world where more often then not, you got something horribly life-sucking going on, we could all use something to save us for a little while.

Fuck drugs. Watch Star Wars.