This Epic Life

Thirty years ago the greatest Star Wars movie was released bringing the world to a wonder and joy that it had not felt before. But seriously it is the thirtieth birthday for Empire Strikes Back. (Not today but last Friday on the 20th)

Normally I would never bend to posting about a movie on our blog taking up precious time of mine to write it or yours to read it. But right now is a time in my life when I am overcome with pride for the American Cinema and the wonderful things that it has produced. Empire Strikes Back was one of those things that make it great and we can learn a lot from this movie. So it is now that I will unfold to you all the revelations that have come to me through the undertaking of George as he created his second masterpiece.

At the end of the first movie, A New Hope, there is just that, Hope. The Death Star is blown to bits of scrap metal, Darth is shot off into space so far his helmet falls off, R2-D2 and C3PO are finally cleaned and our two boys are winning medals. So its no wonder the Empire Struck Back, and with a vengeance. But the reason this movie is so good is because everything that can go wrong goes wrong, even when something is suppose to go right it goes wrong.

Luke is out on his Ton-Ton running routs looking for people, which by the way he is a commander at this point so he should have lackeys doing that for him, but he gets left out in the snow to freeze. Han and Chewy are trying to leave and yet they can't get their ship fixed. No worries though they are just going to alert the Empire of the location of their secret base, wonderful. But its okay Han saves Luke and Luke kills an AT-AT walker.

So the Imperial Army is coming and the Rebel Forces have to leave, R2 does some stuff to fix everything I'm sure and every one goes their separate ways. Luke flies off to the Degaba (Spelling any one?) system to find Yoda whom he proceeds to bash to his face and presume dead. Meanwhile Han is trying to leave but can't seem to get away, gets eaten and some how lands in the one place Darth Vader is waiting for him. Way to go Han, thats why you're the hero. Yeah. But he gets whats coming to him and Luke gets his hand cut off and is almost left behind. Luke would have died but alas Anakin became real sentimental and wanted his son to be a galaxy dominator with him. Either way int he end of this movie the good guys loose.

I love this movie because it is in fact the greatest example of what happens in our lives when we become something we thought we could never achieve. After we reach the place where we think we have it made there will always be something to knock us on our backs again. Those things are training us and giving us the ability for the greatest comeback ever, The Return of the Jedi.

I also wanted to mention that Jedi and muggle are my two favorite made up words.

Kerry