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...open letters to Lucas. First, there's the issue of whether to address the director as "Mr. Lucas" or "George." Writers who choose informality seem more likely to harbor the delusion that Lucas will actually read their letters. Then the writer must begin by describing the first time he saw Star Wars ("I was the first kid on my block to see it," "I saw it in utero," etc.). Often the writer's origin story segues into a tragedy of childhood abuse, in which his mint collection of figurines and plastic light sabers is wantonly disposed of by a female...
...Some of the letters are thoughtful analyses of political subtext, like the one by a Polish fan who saw the Death Star as a metaphor for the Soviet Union. Others contain casting advice, such as the suggestion that Kirsten Dunst replace both child actor Jake Lloyd, as young Anakin Skywalker, and Natalie Portman, as Padme Amidala, in the prequel films. "I know this is possible," says a writer named Duke, "since Jean-Claude Van Damme has done it. lf Van Damme can do it, Mr. Lucas, then Kirsten can, and much, much better...
...first Star Wars movie I saw was The Empire Strikes Back, and it rocked my kindergarten brain. At one point I had a modest collection of figurines, which mysteriously disappeared in the Trail of Tears Winters Sibling Room Swap...
...When I saw the inclusion of Tony Blair under "Heroes & Pioneers," my jaw dropped. To list him as one of the world's most influential people is perfectly reasonable, but to praise him as a man of peace is just absurd. He was a warmonger, and by his actions and foreign policy has placed the people of the United Kingdom in terrible danger for decades to come. In the next TIME 100, if you must include people like Blair just make sure there's an appropriate section - "War Criminals" perhaps. Lloyd Gosden, WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND...
...dream of becoming a doctor in Africa's best schools. Now, seeking refuge from murderous crowds in a central Johannesburg police station, he feels as vulnerable as he did back in Congo. "They're our own neighbors - we lived together, and I gave them food," he says. "Then I saw them coming to our house. I saw them killing people...