There are so many topics that can easily be blogged about. But I've chosen a relatively simple one; the movies. Presently, it is a well-established fact that Hollywood's biggest blockbusters are released during the scorching summer season. Most of these films are big-budget spectacles that entertain with their awesome special effects, over-the-top action scenes and larger-than-life characters. Some are animated family films and others are adult comedies. But in the early to late 70's, the summer blockbuster was a fairly new pop culture phenomenon. Beginning with Steven Spielberg's suspense thriller "Jaws", the Hollywood film industry would never be the same. Shortly after, George Lucas' 1977 sci-fi masterpiece "
Star Wars" would follow it up with big business and change the industry for all time. "Star Wars" is the film that changed the way I saw movies.
An epic, opulent space opera with odes to "Flash Gordon" and various other influences, Lucas' imagination captured the audiences' imagination with a truly grand vision of good versus evil. With its unforgettable characters, groundbreaking special effects and astonishing set designs, it influenced many major filmmakers of today, and certainly had a profound effect on my life. Ever since I saw "Star Wars", I always looked forward to seeing the next "big thing". Today, I'm somewhat of a movie fanatic with my interest in the Hollywood industry at a high. The movies were truly my first love and it's all thanks to George Lucas and his crazy vision of a galaxy far, far away.
