The Way Matt Sees It

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith was the first Star Wars movie I had ever seen in theaters.   And Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens will be the second. I’m not really sure which Star Wars movie I saw first.   I remember watching bits and pieces as a kid, but eventually watching the entire Original Trilogy in order.   Being that I was so young and it was common knowledge, I don’t really remember being shocked by Darth Vader revealing he was Luke’s father.   But either way, by the time I was in middle school, I loved Star Wars. What really did it in for me was when Attack of the Clones was in theaters.   I was in third grade, and everyone was talking about it.   I wasn’t super into Star Wars yet, but even the girls I was friends with were talking about the movie.   My best friend promised that we would go see it together, and he kept talking it up.   We never actually went, but the more he talked about it, the more I ...

THE HEART OF A JEDI… With Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens releasing this year, it's reawakened a deep Star Wars love inside me.  It’s funny how the Star Wars prequel movies are given so much flack for being so bad, yet are still loved despite some of their terrible qualities amongst Star Wars fans.   I definitely belong to this camp.   But I want you to hear my heart.   Although the prequel movies suck in more ways than one, they still hold a special place in my heart because they still belong to Star Wars. That being said, it’s a subject of debate amongst Star Wars fans which movie is the worst of them all.   It’s accepted that Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is the best of the prequel films.   But of the two that remain…which is better? My opinion? Attack of the Clones > The Phantom Menace. I know that this is not generally agreed upon, but I have a strong opinion on this.   I’ll admit that I hav...