I was an extremely excited seven year old that day back in 1977 when my dad took me to see Star Wars. It had been released for several weeks but my parents had to save up for the event, money was a little scarce for my parents, so everyone I knew had already seen it. I felt like an outcast for not having been to see it yet but that was soon to be rectified and I had grand visions of huge buckets of popcorn, a vanilla choc top ice cream and a gargantuan cup of cold soda; The reality was a medium sized popcorn shared with my older brother but I got a soda to myself and I was happy...I was seeing Star Wars and that's all that mattered.
It was, to my seven year old imagination, the most amazing thing I'd ever seen and I straight away began to style myself after Han Solo, the coolest dude there was! I remember the day fondly, my dad and my older brother hanging out watching an amazing movie, and all these years later the thought of it still makes me smile; it's one of those childhood memories that seems not to fade.
I've seen all of the Star Wars movies since then, multiple times, and enjoy them greatly. It's not just the movies that bring enjoyment though, it's the link seeking them reconnects to that day back in 1977 when I saw the fist movie for the first time and fell in love with it and the fact I spent that day with my dad and connected with something he loved, science fiction.
Fast forwarding through the years, I've said on so many occasions how I'd like to get the box set of movies so I can watch them any time I like but I have never gotten them for some reason. How many hints can one drop for birthdays and Christmas to one's partner before one gives up? Well, loads! Also, with streaming services it's easy to stream the movies right to my TV I guess, so I never bought the box set...until now.
Last Sunday I bought the Star Wars box set in Blue-Ray disc and, I have to say, I'm feeling like Han Solo flying the Millennium Falcon at warp speed after escaping the clutches of Jabba the Hutt...ok, maybe I don't feel quite that good, but I feel pretty fucken good! The box set was $110AUD which seems like good value to me, $18.33 per movie and a bonus 90 minutes of other content is ok considering I'll watch each of them multiple times...and can pause the Princess Leia bikini scene as often as I want as well! (Just kidding...not really...dead serious). Anyway, all that aside, I think I waited long enough, 47 years, and now I'm the proud owner of all six movies.
Have you ever waited a long time to get something you really wanted? If so what was it, how important to you was it and why did you wait? Feel free to comment below if you'd like to, I'm always happy to hear from you.
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