For Kenny Baker
I am not sure I can express how much Star wars has influenced me. I was born in 1973 and there has never been a moment that I can recall that a Star wars did not exist. Every character is beloved by me. The imagination and awesomeness of that franchise in its beginnings was pure inspiration.
Kenny Baker, as many of you know, played R2D2. He is a dwarf who sat inside the R2D2 suit and puppeteered R2's movements. The movie Time Bandits , great movie BTW, featured Kenny Baker with a speaking role. I remember being so excited that he was R2D2.
I must admit, when I watched The Force Awakens I spent most of the film with tears in my eyes. That same old feeling of inspiration returned every time one of the old characters returned. Even R2D2 sitting there motionless brought a lump in my throat and tears down my cheeks.
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