SF 'Star Wars' marathon taught this fan new lessons

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The Examiner‘s Marcus White reflects upon the communal joy of watching the beloved series with a crowd that appreciated what it was watching, warts and all

I entered the Alamo Drafthouse in San Francisco on May 3 bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, ready to take my first steps into a larger world as I embarked on a nine-movie “ Star Wars ” marathon alongside dozens of diehards.

Yet sitting down to watch the series consecutively for 20 hours and change, alongside a crowd of hundreds to start that winnowed over the course of the proceedings, served as more than a chance to brush up on sacred texts, Jedi or otherwise.The opening crawl doesn’t get old for “Star Wars” fans, even when it runs nine times in less than a day.

Ex // Top Stories Where some see downtown desolation, Katy Birnbuam sees SF party When Katy Birnbaum looks at downtown San Francisco’s broad boulevards and wide sidewalks, she envisions huge, joyous gatherings of people having fun This was a crowd that appreciated what it was watching, warts and all. Mere miles from Lucasfilm’s San Francisco headquarters, where work on the always-in-motion future of “Star Wars” is ongoing, I was consuming a nine-film antidote to the online toxicity that has become synonymous with “Star Wars.”

With this in mind, I quietly dreaded the screening of the sequels, the middle of which is my favorite film in the series. But fear is the path to the Dark Side, as Yoda helpfully reminded me in multiple movies during the marathon, and mine proved unfounded.

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