Watching Star Wars for the First Time: Episode V

 
 

Before we get started with today's recap, I just wanted to briefly update everyone!

It's exactly three weeks until I check in for my Disney College Program, WOO HOO! I submitted my roommate and housing requests today and class registration is Wednesday. It's getting so close!

Also, if you haven't already, check out my DCP blog posts! I also took the plunge and made my first Youtube video, which is scary but also fun. If you could take a look, maybe even subscribe, that'd be amazing :) Soon I'll be posting about packing and all the preparation stuff I've done so far.

And now, please enjoy my thoughts on Star Wars: Episode V:


Star Wars, round two!

Oh of course. Luke is in charge of the rebels. But he's like 15.

"Evil lord" Darth Vader. No subtleties about this film.

Weird camel things hit the scene. Luke looks out at weird robots with a one-eyed binocular.

A MURDEROUS YETI!

Why they making Chewie do all the hard work? It's made the poor guy skinnier!

Han seems to be leaving for no reason at all. And he's acting super sexist to Princess Leia.

In other news, R2 is back and that's great.

A convenient light saber is left just in Luke's reach so he can escape.

Luke chops off Yeti's arm: "just a flesh wound."

I feel like the Rebels couldn't make it without Luke, Han, and Leia. Like, Luke is missing and only Han can find him?

Chewie is so sad that Han and Luke are "dead" and that makes me sad. He's sadder than Leia.

THE KINDLY OLD MAN BEYOND THE GRAVE. He's given Luke a message that can only mean one thing: Yoda.

By some stroke of luck Han finds Luke. And the weird camel thing just decides to up and die so that Han can rip it open to keep Luke warm without guilt.

 Random scene of Luke in a water tube.

Han. Stop. Harassing. Leia.

The new Death Star looks like three floating pizza slices.

Where did these evil people come from? Literally everyone died but Darth Vader in the last movie.

There's no way he rebuilt a fleet that fast. Not even Mufasa can do that.

Caroline is complimenting Darth Vader's evilness and that concerns me more than the fact he just casually killed a guy OVER A SCREEN.

The big elephant machines! I've seen those!

Han's riding Solo. He's riding Solo, Soloooo (because Leia dissed him)

Chewie is like "YOU FOOLS GET ON THE DANG SHIP."

And what a weird winter costume choice for the Storm Troopers...like...Google the images. A little creepy.

R2 randomly shows up to save Luke. But how.

Pizza slice ships are back and as menacing as ever

Han is so creepy to Leia. Why, this is terrible for her.

Luke's cliches! They continue.

Yoda looks like a puppet. What happened to the improved budget?

What is wrong with Yoda? He's beating up on R2 and I don't tolerate that.

I am not okay with this Han/Leia story line at all. Not at all.

Let R2 in the tree house!! Luke is such a jerk. It's raining and R2 wants in.

Yoda reveals himself finally. Gives Luke the smack down he needs.

Luke faces his greatest fear- himself turning evil. Yoda stirs lake with a stick.

#thatawkwardmomentwhen Your light speed doesn't work.

Meanwhile, Luke performs magic tricks while R2 whistle whistle bleep bleeps a warning as the ship sinks away.

"Try not! Do! Or do not. There is no try."

"I don't believe it." "That is why you fail." #yodamikedrops

Bounty hunter lucks out, literally stumbles upon the Falcon.

Yoda is so sassy. He just purses his lips and shakes his head and you know he's not about Luke.

Luke sees a city in the clouds. Next scene his friends land in a city in the clouds.

Princess Leia trusts no one. So smart that woman.

Luke, ever so moody. Ever so stupid. Literally the smartest people ever, the kindly old man and Yoda, are telling you to not go to the cloud city and you still do.

Suddenly Leia and Han are a thing even though he assaulted her. Like what.

If I was Leia I would just be so done with all the men constantly trying to get with me.

Oh no! It's Darth Vader! They've been tricked!

Wait what? Did we skip the dinner? What's happening with Chewy? Where was the transition?

They left Chewy tools? Why would they do that? Now he can escape! The past five minutes were not well-edited.

Freeze? Really Darth Vader, you have to freeze him? If you were really that cool you'd use the force to paralyze him. This is moving too quickly, I can't keep up.

"You have to take care of her." LEIA DOESN'T NEED A PROTECTOR.

ALSO WHAT NOW SHE LOVES HIM??? There is so much wrong with this.

Dramatic head tilt by Han.

This "will Han survive?" thing is not sad to me because I know he makes it to the seventh movie.

Luke is really stupid part I. R2 is adorable but loud.

Luke is really stupid part II.

Luke fighting Darth Vader is like Harry trying to defeat Voldemort in year two. He's totally not ready, just like what Yoda said.

Storm troopers literally stand still when good guys take their guns. Put up no fight.

R2 spins in circles in front of bad guys for no reason.

Luke is really stupid part III.

"Oh!"
Darth Vader as he falls who knows how far. Followed by an awkward pause.

If I was Darth Vader, I'd get better henchmen. The storm troopers are worthless.

R2's motto is "they see me rolling. They hating."

OH MY GOSH DARTH VADER JUST TOOK OFF LUKE'S HAND
WHAT WHAT WHAT

#thatawkwardmomentwhen your dad is trying to kill you

Luke is really stupid part IV

Leia is really smart part like 1,000. (Although she's kissing everyone. Leia you don't need a man.)

"Set your weapons to stun." OR SET THEM TO FUN.

You know, if Darth Vader kidnapped 3PO, I wouldn't be sad.

Every time I hear Darth Vader say "son" all I hear is Mufasa. "You are my son..."

R2 saves the day! I knew he could.

A magic hand for Luke!

Luke, go back to Yoda. Like you had your fun, you were proved wrong.


And now, we stay tuned for Episode VI!

Leeann

My First Video!

Although I'm absolutely terrified to share this, I made my first YouTube video! I really love watching other people's Disney College Programs and I thought maybe my friends and family might want to watch mine too. So I took a deep breath and made my first video.

This is really something that scares me, but maybe that's all the more reason to do it. I'm much better with words written down than spoken; maybe it's time to get better at speaking and putting myself in front of other people.

If my loyal blog followers could take a look and let me know what you think, it'd mean the world :)

It's Disney Time!

 
 

For those of you who might not know, come August I will be moving to Orlando, Florida to work at the one and only Walt Disney World Resort.

I've dreamed of working for Disney World ever since I found out about the Disney College Program (DCP) as a junior in high school, and I can't wait to finally achieve that dream! 

They don't tell you much until you get there, so all I know right now is that I will be working in Quick Service Food and Beverage (think fast food, ice cream carts, cafeterias- anything that's not sit-down restaurants). I requested a resort during my interview, but they won't guarantee anything so I'm ready to have fun no matter where I'm placed.

My program lasts until the beginning of January, but I'm hoping to stay with Disney at least through May by either extending my program into the spring or scoring a Disney Professional Internship in communications.

For now, I'm keeping up with the latest Disney World news, messaging my future roommates on Facebook, and watching tons of YouTube videos about the DCP to prepare. I can't wait to share this adventure with everyone on this section of my blog. I could write about Disney all day long, so if there's anything in particular you want to know about, hit me up in the comments!

Have a magical day!

Watching Star Wars for the First Time

 
 

I've never seen Star Wars.

Well, that's not exactly true. I saw Episode 1 by accident when I meant to see some Nicholas Sparks' movie with my friend in high school. It was sold out and that's when Episode 1 was released in 3D. I don't remember much about it except that I'm pretty sure there was some sort of vehicle race.

Anyway, since I'm moving to Disney World soon, I figured I should know a thing or two about Star Wars. So I watched Episode Four: A New Hope with my sister, Caroline, and eventually my dad. This is what I thought.


  • 20th century Fox music has begun. This is going so well!
  • Okay, typical Star Wars music, I know this, I’m ready.
  • Scrolling words, scrolling words. I feel like this is plot I should have watched, not read. Shouldn’t I have seen Princess Leia steal the plans? Shouldn't I have formed an attachment to her cause?
  • Space. Nothing but space.
  • A giant space ship is shooting red and green light at another space ship. Special effects are…well, I bet in 1977 they were something else.
  • Okay we're on one of the ships. The golden guy and R2D2 have shown up and boy is golden guy (C3PO?) pessimistic. A robot after my own heart.
  • STORM TROOPERS!
  • Fight scene. A guy, not a Storm Trooper, has been hit by red light and has a "dramatic" death. I’m unconvinced by the acting that a red light is actually lethal.
  • DARTH VADER! WHY YOU SO CREEPY?
  • Caroline has informed me he’s the Syth Lord. I’m sure I’ll figure out what that means later.
  • She has also informed me Darth Vader is James Earl Jones, aka Mufasa, and I can't unhear that.
  • C3PO (I've figured out that's who you are), you are my spirit robot. Yes, we’re all doomed, nothing will work.
  • Why do Storm Troopers sound like automated phone people? Aren't they real people in costumes? I've seen The Force Awakens' trailer!
  • Princess Leia is BA. Everything I hoped she would be.
  • Stand tall Princess Leia! Pretend it's just Mufasa threatening you instead of a guy in a mask!
  • I’d watch a movie just about C3PO and R2D2, tbh. They're off in an escape pod because R2D2 has business to attend to and C3PO is afraid. I feel you, C3PO.
  • The robots have landed on a Mars-esq place. C3PO is walking off so something bad is going to happen to him. R2D2 looks concerned, which is saying something for a robot with no face.
  • NO C3PO YOU IDIOT. DON’T WAVE TO STRANGERS!
  • Caroline: oh that fade.
  • So we've Power Point transitioned back to R2D2. R2D2, be careful! I’m so afraid for him. It’s a him right? It’s probably not fair to assign a gender to a robot.
  • GAH WEIRD CLOAKED THINGS. GET AWAY FROM R2D2!
  • EW WHAT IS THAT BUG THING. WHAT ARE THE CLOAKED THING?
  • The robot friends have been reunited on the creepy cloaked people ship and I'm glad. C3PO is as pessimistic as ever.
  • My dad, expert Star Wars resident of our house, has entered and called the cloaked people “sand people.” Works for me.
  • The sand people look like little kids with too big clothes.
  • What? Where did Luke come from? Is he friends with the sand people?
  • Luke and his uncle are looking at a robot line-up from the sand people. C3PO has been chosen! Ooooooo.
  • Aw R2D2 is scared, he wants his friend! Take him too, Luke!
  • Oh thank goodness, good job, Luke.
  • Ah Luke, existential teenage problems. "I just want to be free!" Some things never change.
  • R2D2 is sassy. I like it. Best character so far.
  • Luke looks off into the distance. Dramatic music. Red light. Angst. Two suns.
  • Wait, there’s more sand people who aren’t sand people… are there any good guys? They're attacking Luke and C3PO because R2D2 ran off. He's like, "peace out, losers. I'm off to complete my mission."
  • A hooded figure who looks like Voldemort appears. 
  • Oh hey! It’s a kindly man!
  • Oh, it’s Obi-Wan the kindly man! I am terrible at this.
  • Finally learning what The Force is.
  • Still confused what The Force is.
  • Luke also seems confused about The Force, which makes me feel better.
  • “Fear will keep local stations in line.” Yes, fear, that will work. Great plan, evil person whose name I don't know.
  • Oh, sand people are Jawas, and then actual sand people are sand people. Sand people=bad, Jawas= only kind of bad.
    • (This is not going well so far.)
  • What?? LUKE'S AUNT AND UNCLE DIE?? This is intense. Luke doesn't seem to care.
  • They’re burning the Jawas' bodies and at first I thought R2D2 was warming himself by the fire.
  • “These are not the droids you are looking for.” They never are, are they?
  • They’re not persuaded by the cuteness of R2D2 at the alien club. He's kicked to the curb.
  • Boy oh boy light sabers are dangerous.
  • Chewbacca has entered the scene. The party can begin.
  • Oh, and he brought Harrison Ford. Swell.
  • Harrison Ford kills a guy and strolls out of the bar. Not a joke.
  • Fast forward: Luke and Obi Wan hop on Harrison Ford's ship. Harrison Ford is involved with the space mafia. Space battle! Space battle! This is what I came here for.
  • Back to my fav, Princess Leia.
  • Oh no oh no, what a terrible deal. Do something, Princess Leia!
  • Wow, it was way too easy to just destroy a planet.
  • Fast forward: Luke and Co. are on the evil ship. Luke and Co. have tricked their way into a control room of sorts.
  • Darth Vader, not great with the dramatic moments “I’ve felt something, a presence I’ve not felt since-” walks away. DRAMATIC PAUSES ARE YOUR FRIEND, Darth Vader/Mufasa.
  • The Death Star has terrible security on their computer system. That was far too easy for R2D2 to hack into. It'd never make it in the 21st century.
  • Luke and Co. minus the droids run off to "save" Princess Leia. Yes, leave the crucial robot behind to defend his cute self. Smart, Luke
  • Princess Leia takes the lead in her rescue. As she should, Luke knows nothing, Hans just wants to fight people.
  • With the bad guys. Who's skinny sallow faced man? I thought Darth Vader was the head bad guy...
  • So glad Princess Leia is here. These other two bozos had no plan.
  • There's a lot about this movie that reminds me of Harry Potter. Three people, off to fight evil, led by an old guy...
  • The Storm Troopers lack a lot in intelligence. And in aim.
  • So confused on how the Storm Troopers are even slightly helpful to the dark side. They can't shoot, they run away from one crazy guy...
  • A fight scene with light sabers is an interesting fight scene. But hey, I'm all for an Obi Wan victory.
  • WHAT? Obi Wan just let himself get cut down like that??? But why!!! WHY??
  • The amount of emotion a robot can convey without words is insane. I heart you R2D2.
  • Fight scene fight scene fight scene... in space!
  • They ditched the Death Star...for now. If Princess Leia knows they're being tracked, why on earth lead the bad guys straight to the rebels?
  • Always the Force, never forget the Force.
  • We just met an old friend of Luke's, Biggs, which must mean he's about to die.
  • Luke's clichés, I mean, who wrote these lines?
  • Awww R2 and 3PO really are friends! BFFS FOR LIFE.
  • Even the Death Star can't shoot! CAN ANYBODY AIM HERE?
  • Caroline: Luke will make it. He's the main character.
  • And surprising no one, Biggs is dead.
  • NO NOT R2!!!
  • And surprising no one, Luke saves the day and blows up the Death Star.
  • Why is Chewy always in the back? And he didn't get a reward!
  • Caroline: Chewy Rights 2x16!
  • R2D2 is safe! The movie can end happily now.
  • It does.
  • BUT I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS.

Leeann