Escape into that thing you liked once
Sometimes while I sit at my white collar job in a gorgeous skyscraper office doing nothing in particular, I, too, feel bored with my life and remember how much I used to likeStar Wars.
The newBattlefront(and the new films series) knows its audience, of course. The same 30-40 year-old contingent with spending power that wants real hard to retreat into fluffy, warm nostalgia and just for a bit escape the bitter winter of reality.
Its why there are 666 more comic book and nerd-adjacent films coming out before the year ends and whyAvengers,Avengers 2,The Dark Knight,The Dark Knight Rises,Star Wars: Episode 1and, yes,Star Warsare all among the top 9 domestic grossing films of all time. Also that garbage-assJurassic World. Meanwhile Kevin Costner’s seminalWaterworldonly made $88.2M domestically (plus $176M abroad), only good for #719 on the domestic list. Tragic.
Mostly I’m just miffed I have to come up with a costume for aStar Wars-themed dress-up party next month. Maybe I should buy one ofBethesda’s burlap sackFallout 4dresses.
