‘Star Wars’ finally caught up with reality

January 25, 2018
Esperanza Halili
San Bruno

When “Star Wars” came out in 1977 I was 12 years old. I loved the movie and the two others that followed. As a preteen I was happy to see a strong female in Princess Leia but as a teen in the later movies I was disappointed that Luke had the Jedi ability and the training and not his twin sister. What I recall from these movies was Leia had a twin connection to Luke, but not actual Jedi powers.

Unlike Bishop Barron I was happy to see that a female is the chosen Jedi. It took over 70 years for Wonder Woman to get her own major action movie and I cheer that my teen daughter has female action heroes to enjoy on the big screen. Unlike Bishop Barron I saw a movie that finally caught up with reality. After all, we’ve had real life women being pioneering doctors, scientists, astronauts, fighter pilots, soldiers, inventors, innovators and explorers for decades; so it’s about time we have some fun with female action heroes. “The Last Jedi” had all the makings of a “Star Wars” movie: action, comedy, a little romance, and most of all a hero!

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