On May 25, 2007, I read an article about someone who had never seen Star Wars - the original episode released in 1977. I was not surprised to read this, so I looked for other articles on people who have never seen it. Apparently there are many which is very surprising to me considering how the movie has influenced the movie-making busines.

In my own world, I know of three people who have never seen Star Wars Episode IV. One of them is the love of my life, my husband. The other two happen to be his parents. My in-laws really have no interest in seeing any of the movies, even though their grandsons love the movies. My husband has tried to watch the movie twice. The first time he tried, he was a teenager. He was visiting cousins who wanted to see it, so he went along. They were late, so they stood in the back. He remembers that he walked in and out of the room to sit on one of the benches because the movie was boring. The second time he tried was 20 years later for the re-release of Episode IV in 1997. I made him come with me. Not long after the movie started, he fell asleep. I am not sure what scene it was, because I was so engrossed with the movie.

I have watched the VHS tapes and DVDs so many times, but never has he sat down to watch. Although he may never see the movies, he understands my love them. For instance, I won a Celebration IV C-3PO and R2D2 figure through the local newspaper. I wanted to pick up the toy before the weekend, but I had to work. So, he took time from his day to get the figures for me. He loves me, which is more important than whether or not he's seen Star Wars.

After he went to bed on May 25, 2007, I put in the Special Edition Star Wars Episode IV DVD into the DVD player and watched it.