#@ disney where's my mundane adventures of young luke skywalker series

[lizartgurl]

Boom. Lars Twins Headcanons.

Beru is the favorite. For both of them. She is too kind and too patient for it to be any other way

Little Leia has Uncle Owen wrapped around her little finger from day one.

Luke and Leia end up wrestling. A Lot.

Beru tries to stop them but then they become teenagers and she makes them take it outside.

They track more sand into the kitchen that way.

Leia has a HUGE crush on Biggs Darklighter. But of course, Biggs drinks respect women juice so what girl in Tosche Station isn't falling head over heels for him??

Leia will do the normal teenage girl thing of sighing about how terrible it is to be in love and all the fluttery feelings she gets when Biggs smiles and every so often Luke will realize "Oh Geez That's Me."

Thus starts a long and glorious tradition of the Lars twins falling for the same guy at the same time.

At least half of Luke's friends had a crush on Leia at some point during their teenage years.

Leia made her own poncho with Aunt Beru's help. It is her most prized possession and she wears it Everywhere.

Everyone thinks that Leia wouldn't have the space buns because she doesn't do the Alderaani hairstyles but did you see Beru's cute as heck space buns in aotc??? Leia hates brushing her hair but she hates having her hair cut even more. So when Leia was three she got her first space buns. Little Luke was so jealous he wanted some too. Beru often does his hair in little braids.

They've shared a room since they were babies. When they were ten where they insisted they each wanted their own space and so Owen opened up a spare room for Luke.

This lasted for about six months.

The twins have this sort of thing where they always have the same dreams (Owen dismisses it as a twin thing) and they go to each other for comfort long before they go to their aunt and uncle for help.

They start sharing a room again when they were eleven.

And then Luke hit puberty and Beru said they both needed separate rooms from now on.

They'll usually visit in one another's rooms until late at night anyway.

Luke of course is a fantastic shot with the rifle when it comes to womp rats. Leia prefers a small, handheld blaster that she can hide under her poncho. She also carries a vibroblade in each boot.

Both of them are expert pilots, but Leia takes after her father in that she likes to take more risks, which often ends in crashing the T-16.

Luke is the Designated Driver

Leia plays Backseat Driver

Leia thinks sand is coarse, and rough, and irritating and it gets everywhere.

Luke is a daydreamer. He spends long hours on the holonet looking up faraway planets that he wants to visit and he dreams of swimming in the lakes of Naboo.

Luke is much more invested in the Imperial Academy than Leia is because all his friends are going. And again, daydreams. But Leia will do whatever it takes to get off Tatooine. If she gets to stay with her brother, all the better.

Leia originally wanted to do the Young Ambassadors of the Empire program, but Owen told her they don't even have Senators on Tatooine so they wouldn't accept her. She got really upset. That's when she starts looking around and seeing all the injustices of the planet, like the Hutts and slavery and the smugglers and trafficking.

That's when Biggs wrote home and told them the Imperial Academy had so many more paths than just the military, and Leia knows that's how she can get started on helping her home planet, as much as she despises it.

Every so often they'll be doing the rounds on the vaporators at the edge of the ranch, or running errands in town for Aunt Beru and run into Old Ben Kenobi. He doesn't talk much, they know Uncle Owne doesn't like him but they don't know quite why, and he always seems so tired and weighed down by all the problems in the world, but then he sees the two of them and he gives them a smile that's surprisingly reassuring to them both.

Aunt Beru must never know, but Leia can drink any spacer in Tosche Station under the table. When they go to Mos Eisley, she strikes up a bet with a smuggler that if she can out-drink him he'll give them a free ride to Alderaan. Obi-Wan nearly has a heart attack when he sees she's victorious, but the smuggler is blacked out on the table so they go with Old Ben's choice of pilot (they leave the anonymous smuggler with the bill for the drinks, though)

This is also where Han first starts to fall in love with Leia

but of course he must Never Let Her Know because he's a big bad tough smuggler so he's challenging her while they're bartering for a ride and Leia won't let anyone get away with challenging her sense of self worth.

Feel free to add more!

[jmalkki]

Luke, Ben and the family saga

These two stubborn and confused fools tho.

Flow of random thoughts after The Last Jedi, about it’s reception and personal resonance.

*warning, following touches some spoiler-y topics*

As much as the movie seemed to try to emphasize, that the force and it’s users weren’t limited to just certain chosen family lineages, it also somewhat brought up a feeling that so much of ‘the galaxy’s problems’ could be solved, if the Skywalker family knew how to communicate with one and other <:D

Had someone reached out to young Ben and/or had he had the sense and maturity to respond to any such advances, maybe he wouldn’t ultimately have felt the need to look for acceptance from all the wrong places. Or had Luke been able to talk about his fears of responsibility and of 'the dark side’ to anyone, to Ben himself even (or any of his ghostly Jedi masters?). They were hardly alone with their struggles either of them even before Rey stepped into the picture (’bless her’ for seeing the good in all of the Skywalkers still). Consequently 'the elders’ (aka the original trilogy kids) wouldn’t need to feel such guilt about the whole ensued ordeal, having talked about their shared knowledge and experiences of 'dark and light’ on a personal level, instead of trying to 'school’ their kids into learning about it… then maybe things would finally stop snowballing over and over.

Speaking of which, where the heck were Han and Leia anyway, when their son was making friends with the dark side and Luke off wallowing in his 'failure’? Ben / Kylo wasn’t missing, like his uncle was, after all. How about a call to the First Order, ask if Ben could come to phone to talk XD

It pained me to see anyone refer to a young and confused Ben as “corrupted beyond repair�� and their helplessness in the face of it… and Ben’s continued acceptance of all of this as a fact (after all, this was something coming from his ‘all knowing masters’). As his “destiny”. Really drives home the importance of support and effort to try and understand your fellow people. And leading by example (unfortunate that Ben witnessing his mentor Luke at their lowest lead to such fatal misunderstandings). The movie(s) greatly portray how no-one’s born ‘evil’, or even really wants to be (as evident from Ben’s visible, constant struggle and the ensuing turmoil from trying to keep on the dark side against all his true feelings), some just unfortunately end up as ‘victims’ of circumstances, and doubtfully they’re hardly ever alone in it either.

Personally, the hands down most memorable line out of the whole movie was: “That’s how we’re gonna win. Not fighting what we hate - saving what we love.” Not even relating to it’s context in the movie necessarily (tho, that too was an awesome twist!), but as a general notion (maybe substitute “winning” with “survive” tho, for a more mutually agreeable status quo). I thought Luke adhered to this notion as well, coming to save his sister, despite having vowed never to get involved with this whole force thing again. That WAS Luke’s dark side, I feel: giving up on hope and acting like none of this had anything to do with him anymore. And in the end he redeemed himself coming back to his family’s aid. He didn’t fight hating Ben. This was maybe one more of his 'lessons’ to him (since,you can’t build a blockbuster movie franchise on sensible talking?), he’s final attempt at trying to connect with him. Too bad, Ben might not have learned much from it in his angered state, but there’s always hope he would still remember this last encounter with his uncle later on and realize where he went wrong…

…if it wasn’t a story, which requires an 'ultimate evil’. No pressure for the next chapter, JJ ;D Rian did mighty good, and left you in quite a pickle.

Meanwhile, I can’t even get all of my own family to join in on watching this together - the struggle is real :D The second viewing will surely be that much more impactful, knowing that the one person I think would benefit from seeing the film refuses to accept the movie experience as something worthwhile their time. It’s a real shame about personally set ‘genre restrictions’ and presumptions working against a case of wanting to show them “this one thing they really should see”. Not to mention it’s a mighty entertaining space opera and a 'Disney film’ too.

Everyone will surely come out of the movie with completely different opinions and views on the story, characters… the whole production. And isn’t that the beauty of it? Love it, hate it - it’ll have been that much more richer an experience together, with all the various takeaways from it. I myself mostly loved it - there were of course, as always, less sensible aspects in it as well (the execution of the “Mary Poppins -scene” top-most), but it’d be foolish to think a movie is only good if you unquestionably liked it all the way through. Wouldn’t it be boring, if it didn’t provoke any thoughts or offer any deviation from your expectations. I’m in awe, that a single production can even offer enjoyment for people from such widely varying walks of life. Which is why I gladly sit through couple minutes of Luke milking a grotesque beach cow, knowing it’s there to acknowledge the 'fannish’ legacy of the movies’ more mundane aspects, as well as make the scene with the grumpy old man moping about seem that much more fun for the next generation of Star Wars fanatics ;) Lovingly mocking memes have already birthed from it, and that’s what the fandom is all about!

Speaking of which, I’m totally pro Porg - nothing about those cuties bothered me (even the stiff, puppety legs were a nice nostalgia trip to the practical effects creatures of the past - thank goodness for this current renaissance on that field). Merchandising opportunity done right. Can’t personally say the same about the more 'fantastical’ crystal foxes tho, but hey! They served a major purpose as well! And again, younger audience will surely eat those up no problem.

If ever there was a Star Wars movie to see with your family - parents, kids, siblings, what have you - this is it, I feel. But I might be on the biased side here, whom this 'family drama’ or 'self-searching’ side of the film touched personally. Yet, I obviously can’t be alone on this - factoring in the whole saga’s massive, decades spanning fanbase, I’m way late in the game.

Having found the story touching, gives all new purpose to the action or the tropes even. Along with the already awesome score, cinematography, scenery and sound design it creates the movie’s whole pathos, which I’m thankful to finally having been able to grasp. Otherwise it could easily be 'just another dull scifi flick’ (tho as always, awesome looking and masterfully scored none the less). And of course, it’s fine to enjoy the movie as just a 'scifi adventure movie’ too, but if one claims to “not generally enjoy those genres”, it’d be a shame to focus on just those aspects of the film and dismiss the whole thing based on any such generalizations (as is true with anything). Or leave the movie unwatched because of such preconceived notions or any bad reviews.

I myself never quite understood the fascination of the story of Star Wars before either - just appreciated it’s status as a cultural phenomenon, an artistic production on multiple fronts, industry forerunner and a fandom embracing entity. “The hero’s journey” itself always seemed very basic - fell flat in it’s too black and white presentation - and the fantastical settings further must have helped to alienate from the underlying nuances of the story. So, I’m truly glad to finally have this 'fulfillment of appreciation’ for the film series in all of it’s aspects, story included.

It feels fairly odd to speak of any single movie or ‘pop culture creation’ with such deep notions, but that’s exactly what speaks so highly of the movie, I suppose. It resonates to people  - in good and/or in bad. It IS after all a result of such a huge lot of people’s creative dreams and endeavors over decades, and has inspired even further creativity all over, beyond the franchise. Dismissing it as something frivolous or silly, if oneself doesn’t “get it”, would seem mighty self-righteous. I’m grateful such inspirational, universally relatable stories still get made and survive through the commercially run mega industry’s requirements of what a blockbuster ‘should be like’. Indeed, understanding the industry tropes helps both the makers to include them seamlessly into the narrative and for the audience to find amusement in them too.

Still, in the end “it’s just a film” - a notion now thrown around a lot in defense of the movie for not meeting everyone’s high expectations, it seems -, but what a grand tale of understanding, acceptance, support and hope, none the less. Every bit deserving of a 'high culture’ status.

That all said, just finished watching the Force Awakens with my bros in preparation for the Last Jedi. Their first time seeing it, and my first after seeing it in theaters upon the opening couple years ago. It’s a joy to have things like this to share together. Got them excited too, and can’t wait to go see the movie again on the big screen, this time with the family (albeit minus some?).