Star Wars has been massive since my parents were kids. Everyone’s got their favorite character or storyline. Even my dad, who despises sci-fi and especially aliens, tolerates The Mandalorian because Grogu’s cute. And Darth Vader? He’s one of the most well known and loved character in all of fiction. My first Star Wars movies were the prequels. I remember watching The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones on my cousin’s junky portable DVD player in my aunt’s truck. I barely followed the story, but lightsabers were the coolest thing ever to a little boy (and a grown man if we’re being honest). Then Revenge of the Sith hit in 2005. My parents didn’t have cash for movie tickets since they worked nonstop and my dad was in college, so I pieced together the plot from Burger King toys and school friends.
Jeston is a former student of Texas A&M, the author of Jesse Granger: Bushranger in Hit the Ground Running, and a volunteer at the Cameron Park Zoo in Waco, TX.