Last night the builder went to the early showing of Star Wars: The Force Awakens with friends. Aside from sitting in his jacket pocket and having to lean out on the fabric to actually watch the film, I enjoyed myself!
I won't talk much about the film, because I don't want to spoil anything for other fans. But I do want to write on something else I noticed.
The fans.
The fans are amazing people. So many people from all walks of life came together to celebrate something they love. When the lights dimmed, the fans went from a quiet chatter to silence for a few seconds. With breath held close, waiting to exhale into a unified cheer, the famous Star Wars opening crawl lined the screen, and everyone cheered, clapped, whooped and hollered. Finally, a movie they've been waiting so long for, had finally arrived. It kept happening during the film, too. Han Solo making his first appearance in this film, fans cheered. Princess/General Leia, same thing.
It's a great thing to see people happy. That's what makes it so fun being a fan of Star Wars, is that you meet people who could be completely different than you, but you band together for your favorite characters for a few hours, and appreciate a galaxy far, far away. People should do that every day. Band together and work together. If fans can do that for a movie, people can do that for anything. They just have to put their mind to it.
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