What's "Star Wars" Again? This Guy Never Saw It
Friday is a day of milestones. It was, for instance, 30 years ago Friday that Star Wars opened in movie theaters. And it was, in another instance, 30 years ago Friday that Eddie Wong didn't go see it.
The first anniversary needs little explanation to the 20,000-30,000 faithful expected to convene in Los Angeles for a four-day fan blowout known as Star Wars Celebration IV.
As for the second anniversary, it also needs little explanation. Wong says he didn't go see Star Wars on May 25, 1977, because he was only two.
Simple, no?
But here's where it gets interesting. During the intervening years, from 1977 to 2007, Wong claims to have seen Star Wars approximately zero times. Bits and pieces, here and there, sure. But 121 straight minutes with
George Lucas' gang, from opening scroll to closing credits? Nope.
Star Wars.
Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Darth Vader, 'droids, light sabers, "May the Force be with you," etc.
That Star Wars.
Eddie Wong says he's never seen it.
"We certainly have seen, and heard of them [people who have never seen Star Wars]," said Lucasfilm spokesman John Singh. "Personally, I have never."
Met someone like Eddie Wong, that is.
Per Singh's best, but admittedly rough guesstimate, 1 billion earthlings have seen Star Wars in a theater since 1977. That leaves, using current world population stats, perhaps as many as 5.6 billion people who haven't. These things are tough to gauge. Lucasfilm doesn't keep track of who hasn't seen Star Wars, and frankly we didn't check in with the entire world, just Wong, who made it easy on us by recently copping to a Star Wars-free life on his Website, Eddiewong.net.
We asked Wong to explain himself, to give us an insight into the world of those untouched by the Force, and he obliged.
"I like movies," Wong said in an email interview this week. "But I don't really watch everything."
Clearly.
Okay, so here's the deal: Wong says he's a 32-year-old British-born graphic designer who currently calls Tokyo home. He's seen Titanic three times, and all three Spider-Man movies at least once. He knows Rosebud is a "child's sled from a classic movie," which we will accept as being close enough to the correct answer of Citizen Kane.
full report...
The first anniversary needs little explanation to the 20,000-30,000 faithful expected to convene in Los Angeles for a four-day fan blowout known as Star Wars Celebration IV.
As for the second anniversary, it also needs little explanation. Wong says he didn't go see Star Wars on May 25, 1977, because he was only two.
Simple, no?
But here's where it gets interesting. During the intervening years, from 1977 to 2007, Wong claims to have seen Star Wars approximately zero times. Bits and pieces, here and there, sure. But 121 straight minutes with
George Lucas' gang, from opening scroll to closing credits? Nope.
Star Wars.
Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Darth Vader, 'droids, light sabers, "May the Force be with you," etc.
That Star Wars.
Eddie Wong says he's never seen it.
"We certainly have seen, and heard of them [people who have never seen Star Wars]," said Lucasfilm spokesman John Singh. "Personally, I have never."
Met someone like Eddie Wong, that is.
Per Singh's best, but admittedly rough guesstimate, 1 billion earthlings have seen Star Wars in a theater since 1977. That leaves, using current world population stats, perhaps as many as 5.6 billion people who haven't. These things are tough to gauge. Lucasfilm doesn't keep track of who hasn't seen Star Wars, and frankly we didn't check in with the entire world, just Wong, who made it easy on us by recently copping to a Star Wars-free life on his Website, Eddiewong.net.
We asked Wong to explain himself, to give us an insight into the world of those untouched by the Force, and he obliged.
"I like movies," Wong said in an email interview this week. "But I don't really watch everything."
Clearly.
Okay, so here's the deal: Wong says he's a 32-year-old British-born graphic designer who currently calls Tokyo home. He's seen Titanic three times, and all three Spider-Man movies at least once. He knows Rosebud is a "child's sled from a classic movie," which we will accept as being close enough to the correct answer of Citizen Kane.
full report...
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