Muhammed Ali Week 16 - My First Star Wars Movie...and Monopoly
I vividly remember when Star Wars: The Force Awakens (which is episode 7, the first of the sequel trilogy) came out in 2015. I was only 8 at the time, but I recall it being such a special and incredible moment in my life. I had been indoctrinated with Star Wars since I was six years old by my dad, with whom I watched all 6 of the movies that were out at that point. I was obsessed with Star Wars growing up as a result, so when I was told we were going to see the first new Star Wars movie in 10 years in theaters, I was beyond ecstatic. Whether you think it was a good movie or not, it was a special experience regardless. I got to watch it with all of my cousins, who are also huge Star Wars fans. Seeing the opening crawl run across the screen in an actual movie theater was magical. After the movie, we all went back home—still jumping with excitement—and opened up this new version of Monopoly we had just bought that used credit cards instead of cash. It was a pretty cool day that I’ll n