Tonight was the first my 5-year-old has seen it. I'd realized suddenly that she never had, and immediately put it at the top of my Netflix queue. She, the Best Toddler Ever, their mom and me, with pizza, popcorn, soda and Dunkin Donuts (delicious and nutritious). She's the same age I was when it first came out.
She said as she went to bed [scare quotes hers], "Daddy... I didn't "love" it like you said."
Ah, well. She's not got the science fiction background I did. I don't think she even understands the concept of alien civilizations. (That'll be tomorrow's homeschooling lesson.) And I have no doubt she'll warm to it as she watches it several dozen times over the next two weeks.
Got in one great line, though. When the 5-year-old asked why Leia didn't like Han, I told her (referencing the ex finding me obnoxious the first time we met), "Sometimes people think they don't like someone at first then decide they want to marry them for a few years until the find out they're gay."
Ex: "We would love to claim Leia!"
Me: "You can have her when I'm done. (pause) Kinda like with you. SNAP!"
(Note: This was well within bounds for us. A hearty laugh was had by both. Didn't hurt that I delivered "SNAP!" in an incredibly uncool-thinking-it's-cool voice.)
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