GhostalmediaDoes Star Wars Kid still retain any value?
AncillaryJusticeThis is a double-edged saber, so to speak. The quality of the SW projects has dropped off in consistency however the overall popularity has increased. I’d say this is likely to retain the same value over the coming years as it has evidenced from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.
planishGotta be worth at lest ten credits.
Imperial, or Kohl’s store credit?
Sorry it was all in Bed Bath and Beyond coupons.
Oh. That’s good. Everything is on sale for liquidation. Those credit will go farther now.
Best I can do is $3.50
I can give…one quarter portion
I remember the back story of this. The kid who recorded this left the tape in his a/V class which was then found by other students. He was then bullied to the point of having to leave his school, if I remember correctly. No real point that I’m making just remember thinking it was interesting
edgarallenpwnThe movie Tusk has a small part where the main character went to interview their universe’s star wars kid. Made the whole thing a little less fun.
I’ll have to call my guy who specializes in sad but not entirely tragic backstories to see how it impacts the value. It’ll probably increase it a bit but not as much as your thinking. Plus I’m gonna have to clean it up, frame it, make space for it on the floor…it’ll probably sit in the shop for weeks. I’m probably interested at about $8.50.
He’s from Trois Rivières, Quebec, and became a lawyer.
The Giant KoreanSo he can sue his bullies?
Raza is now the president of the Patrimoine Trois-Rivières, a society dedicated to the conservation of his hometown, and that he was studying law at McGill University in Montreal.
McGill Law
Damn, kid was a good student too. Was probably doing everything he was supposed to and having some nerdy fun along the way, and people just had to be pricks to the poor kid.
“By the end of May 2003, the video had received extensive coverage from mainstream news media outlets, including The New York Times.[11] Unfortunately, Raza was humiliated and finished school in a psychiatric ward.”
Source: knowyourmeme.com/memes/star-wars-kid
To me this is probably one of the original memes. It was parodied by Family Guy, Arrested Development and I’ve seen it elsewhere as well.
For sure one of the first “viral videos”. He was bullied mercilessly, if he would have made as big of a video like 5 years later he probably would have been famous (not infamous) instead.
If he made it today he’d get buried in /new. The internet was a different place back then, we talked about the same funny video for months.
'Star Wars Kid' reflects on his 2003 viral video, the media circus and human nature
Ghyslain Raza could never have imagined the short clip he made in 2003 in high school would become the viral 'Star Wars Kid' viral video. He hopes now that a new doc about his experience inspires dialogue, empathy and compassion.
Fascinating, thank you for showing us the human behind the meme.
Flying SquidIt’s always bothered me that people laughed at it, to be honest. It’s “let’s laugh at the fat kid.” Sure, he’s doing something silly. So what? Haven’t we all done silly things? But he’s also fat. And I think that’s a big part of this.
His weight adds a lot to it I’m sure, but his general lack of grace or coordination is generally what makes it funny to people imo. Like it’s a hilariously bad impression of a lightsaber battle, so bad that I think most people assumed it was staged/self-aware. I think it could be a 60 year old woman or an 8 year old kid, it’d still be funny.
RiskableAs an adult watching it I laughed because I remembered that awkward age and was probably just as awkward (also overweight!). I also definitely felt super sorry for that kid. “Haha! Oh man… That poor kid!”
It’s funny to adults because we have a sense that kids are naive and do stupid stuff and it’s hilarious (“Hah! Check out this silly kid…”). We laugh at our own young stupidity as well when reminiscing (well, I do anyway haha).
It wasn’t until someone added the light saber effects to the video that I laughed really hard. Like, ROFLOLCOPTER levels of laughing hard. That was a whole new level of Internet funny I had never experienced before. When it reached that level of ridiculousness I remember thinking, “I hope this kid takes this in stride and understands the joy his silly video is bringing to the world and doesn’t just get super depressed.”
Unfortunately we all know now how it went 😢
Yup. I read an interview with him done years later. I don’t remember all of it, but he was doing fine as an adult. Plus he doesn’t really look much like that anymore, so he doesn’t get recognized.
Tony Hawk’s Underground 2 had this kid as an Easter egg. In the Boston level if you went into one of the apartments, he was there doing his routine.
He’s so good
Legends never lose value
Aviandelight The Venture Brother homage was the best. youtu.be/B-OmFsuql3g
This One is Mine | The Venture Bros. | Adult Swim
Arrested development was pretty fun too.
“you’re still doing that?”
Here’s an old website that still has most of the popular edits up for watch: www.screamingpickle.com/humor/…/StarWarsKid/
better acting and storyline than some of the recent movies.
Read it as “Does Star Wars still retain any value?” which is just as valid a question for many.
Check out this alternate ‘what if the sequels didn’t suck’ treatment. Equal parts invigorating and depressing. I choose to believe this is how the ST went down, not that garbage they fed us.
What If Star Wars: The Force Awakens Was Awesome?
WilshireImo, he is a classic but it’s time has come and gone.
orphiebabyI think in this community, nothing’s time is gone.
An elegant weapon, from a more civilized age.
It’s come full circle.
throwsbooksHe featured in a documentary recently. Neat watch.
