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[i]Has anyone seen my mind? It was right here...[/i]
That is adorable.
Obviously this little girl is cute and it's an awesome idea for a cosplay, but it got me thinking about how different generations are likely reacting to Star Wars over the decades.
Even if we assume this girl has seen all the movies and even if she likes the original trilogy those were movies that came out easily 30+ years before she was even born. I'm guessing she's always going to identify more with the likes of Jyn Erso than she ever will with the characters that us old fogies first enjoyed. Not implying there's anything wrong with that - I just find it interesting that potentially multiple generations in the foreseeable future could end up with their own "mindset" of Star Wars that's significantly different than what came before.
P.S. I just feel sorry for those sad millennials out there who grew up thinking Jar Jar is what Star Wars is all about lol.
CoH player from April 25, 2004 to November 30, 2012
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I let Yoda state my feelings
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Personal rules of good roleplay
1.) Nothing goes as planned.
2.) If it goes as planned it's not good RP
To be fair, before these last couple movies, there weren't a whole lot of female role models to go around in Star Wars.
[i]Has anyone seen my mind? It was right here...[/i]
Oh! I want to grow up to be Padme!
Not. *grin*
Be Well!
Fireheart
There's always Yaddle! She was a rolemodel for quitting the silly (and a bit doomed) Jedi Council.
[size=14]"The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths." - Pushkin[/size]
[size=14] "One piece of flair is all I need." - Sister Silicon[/size]
Sure there's something to be said for "greater diversity" in the newer movies. If you want to consider that factor you could include John Boyega there. Beyond Billy Dee Williams you almost can't count Samuel L. Jackson's Windu since he only had like a grand total of about 5 minutes of screen time and most of that was of him getting fried by the Emperor.
But I wasn't even considering diversity of actors in my original post. If we assume that Disney will likely crank out a new Star Wars movie every few years (even beyond Eps. VIII and IX) then there's going to be an opportunity for the "younglings" of each generation to attach themselves to the new heroes of each generation of Star Wars movie regardless.
CoH player from April 25, 2004 to November 30, 2012
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Hey, with VII and Rogue One, they even let women be fighter pilots!
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