A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away lived a group of fans who underneath it all were more than just fans. There is only one thing that differs about this: these fans are not far, far away. Some of these fans are family members, or a best friend to someone. Or perhaps maybe even a member of a college freshmen English class. They travel hundreds of miles to meet and spend time with their other die hard fans and memorize the movies in full. They can tell you everything that has happened and is going to happen in the Star Wars universe. They devote most of the time, free or not, to being part of one of the largest subcultures in the world.
             When a movie company decides to produce a movie they are risking many important financial and social things in the process. They take in to account how the money will be distributed, if the movie will be successful and if the public will like it. When on is creating a movie entitled Star Wars, you don't have either of these to worry about. The first trilogy alone has amassed an amazing amount of money through sales of movies, rentals, and memorabilia. More money than the closest four grossing movies combined. (Boffey 12) One might enjoy these movies as a fan, but it is quite another story to worship them as if they were sent by the divine. "I love the movies so much because it's really not just a movie. It is a whole different dimension of the viewer. It goes deeper than a regular documentary or adventure flick.," (Ellison) said Daniel Ellison, a seventeen year old who has seen the Star Wars trilogy twenty eight times, not including the first few times he missed the opening title crawl. "You see the characters develop as they age and you grow along with them too. When it all boils down to it, you feel like you could be a Jedi too." (Ellison) Daniel's devotion has earned him the nickname Skywalker among his peers. People might laugh at ...