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Originally Posted by lewdog
This shit is all so corny.
I have no idea why so many people like it.
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I think it's one of those things that you had to live through to really enjoy.
There was nothing like Star Wars when I was 11 years old. Back then, it was mostly Westerns, WWII movies and Family movies. Star Trek was run off the air because it couldn't find an audience and the "Special Effects" were rudimentary and obvious. Not quite as obvious as the Sinbad movies or Jason & The Argonauts, which featured Ray Harryhausen's Stop-Motion Animation, but obvious nonetheless.
Star Wars was just nothing like we'd ever seen in human history, which is why it broke all box office records and played in theaters for more nearly three years during its initial run, then ran again in theaters after The Empire Strikes Back.
Today, people have seen it all in movies and TV shows so for newcomers to the Star Wars Galaxy, they either buy into the mythology or they don't.
There's a world of other entertainment choices and if you've never been into it, I'm sure it looks dopey from the outside. I felt the same way about all the kids in middle school that were into Lord of the Rings.
I just didn't "get it" then and even after watching all of Peter Jackson's brilliantly produced films, I still don't get it.