Word of Dating Advice

[rinue]

Realized yesterday that much as I love the romance between Princess Leia and Han Solo, if my friend was dating Han I would have to pull her aside for a talk. That man is bad news. He's a smuggler in debt to a violent crime lord, already the target of multiple drive-by shootings in the short time we've known him. Furthermore, his best friend and housemate reportedly rips off the arms of people who best him in board games; I don't have high hopes that he'll be reasonable if you disagree about how to load the diswasher. It's not a safe situation.

My friend, I would say, even if this man doesn't get you killed or beaten, you are going to find some of your jewelry missing. That's assuming he doesn't crash you into an asteroid while hot-rodding. And he could very well be cheating on you all those times he disappears. He's certainly not eager to talk about his past or his personal life. Bad news. Bad news all over.

I know you are yourself an armed revolutionary and refugee from a country that no longer exists, but that means you need more stability in your life, not less. You deserve better, lady.

Maybe date that Lando guy instead. He's going places.

Comments

[movingfinger]

In an alternate universe, Pedro Almodovar made Star Wars...

[rinue]

Maybe Penelope Cruz as Leia, and Gael Garcia Bernal as Han; she's partly attracted to the idea of escaping her adult senatorial responsibilities with a much younger man, whose carelessness is much of the attraction?

[movingfinger]

Could she be a terrorist on the lam who charms a bullfighter into helping her out, eaching planning on taking advantage of the other? Luke Skywalker is his car-racing buddy then and Obi-Wan Kenobi an old friend of her father's, a priest who's hoping she'll give up running guns and settle down (this is an Almodovar movie).

God, Penelope Cruz as Leia, wouldn't that be wonderful to watch!

[rinue]

I love this whole movie. I think there are still two suns in the sky, a la Tattooine, because symbolism.