No, I am not counting the days by the calendar, I am counting them by the days that I have engaged in my Geek Summer experiment.
Day 4 was actually quite a few days ago, but I kept telling myself that I'd write this post tomorrow. Well, "tomorrow always comes" as put so thoughtfully by the Manhattan Undergarment Company, inc. in 1941. On Geek Summer Day 4, I watched Return of the Jedi.
The first thing that was noticeable to me in this film is that the harsh lighting seemed to age everyone on set. Mark Hamill may actually look younger today than he did in Return of the Jedi. Of course, casting a 30-something to play a 20-something always runs that risk.
Jabba, still looking as disgusting as ever, has begun a run of human trafficking. His victim? The beautiful Ms Carrie Fisher playing Princess Leia. After being caught attempting to free Han Solo from carbonite (although I'd make that risk too, have you seen Harrison Ford?) she was given the Princess Jasmine treatment of skimpy reflective clothes and a chain around her neck like a dog. Maybe this is where Sabrina Carpenter drew inspiration from for her new album, Man's Best Friend.
Luke shows up in a cape, and you know how I feel about capes. He saves the day with jedi magic, and a lot of fighting later he goes back to see Master Yoda, now on his deathbed. Plot Twist: the hot girl who was Luke's whole motivation for getting involved in the Star Wars? Yeah, that's his sister. I suppose that makes up for Han Solo totally stealing his girl.
A few crises later and Luke is off to confront his father, but not before talking to Leia in private and making Han jealous. Han however, a progressive, and apologies for acting brashly towards Leia and forgives her for her hesitance in telling Han what was going on. I love a feminist.
Luke is now up in the reconstructed Death Star confronting his father, convinced he can turn him back for good. Vadar takes him back to the emperor who reveals everything was a trap again, of course, and all of Luke's friends will die. He intentionally provokes Luke to try to draw his anger and bring him to The Dark Side.
It's actually hilarious to me how many conservatives are also Star Wars fans. This episode directly criticizes the same techniques used by conservatives and cult leaders alike. What radicalized me? Star Wars. I cannot imagine that the prequels are any less political with the timeframe they were released in.
Evil made Darth Vadar ugly. I won't get too much into the ending because I was crying, but Luke should've put that helmet right back on. I'd also like to see a follow up with Luke getting grief counseling, because he's had all of no mentors stay alive. I also would have liked seeing Leia meet her father too.
10/10 I see why this series is a classic.
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