Way back when, I graduated from high school in the same month I saw ‘Return of the Jedi’. Yes, that is how old I am, ha ha. From 1977 to 1983, I was a ‘Star Wars’ nerd. During the following years, I lost interest in the ‘Star Wars’ universe as expanded in dozens of books. It was too much to follow. I was beginning to build my own fictional written universe. But to this day, buried in the DNA of my Lonhra Sequence stories, are equal threads of Middle Earth and Star Wars.
We won’t talk about the ‘Star Wars’ prequels. Ugh, no.
But I have to cautiously admit that Disney and J.J. Abrams have done well by that universe recently. I like the television properties being run right now. After nearly a year of stalling, I finally saw The Force Awakens tonight.
It was actually quite good.
I can see why my friends think Rey, Finn, and Poe are adorable, and why they think Kylo Ren is a whiny puppy. I can even see the story reasons for some of the plot choices made. I’m looking forward to the next movie.
I can feel the sparks of my second-oldest fandom stirring. Just what I need: more plot bunnies!
I keep a file called “the hutch” in my writing directory. All the plot bunnies go in there so I don’t wear myself out chasing them all around.
MJE