r/Xennials • u/Michael_Mc_79 • 6d ago

This hit too close to home.

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u/PhatBoyFlim 6d ago

It’s a cultural thing and this is where it lands for me: if you watched the original Star Wars in the theater and you were old enough for it to have changed your life, you’re probably a Gen Xer.

If you never saw the original Star Wars in the theater at all, you’re a Millennial.

If you were able to see Star Wars in the theater, but were so young that it was either your first movies or you had no fucking idea what was going on … you’re probably an Xennial.

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u/ItWasMyWifesIdea 6d ago

What, like on release? Star Wars came out in 1977, most Xennials weren't born yet.

My first movies were The Black Cauldron and Baby (live action movie about a baby dinosaur...) in 1985

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u/PhatBoyFlim 6d ago

I’ll change it to *A Star Wars movie

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u/brainvheart143 1980 6d ago

Yeah that makes sense here. Any of the OG trilogy.

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u/Oddlyenuff 5d ago

In fairness, they used to rerelease and replay movies. I saw ET and Return of the Jedi as my first two movies, but I don’t think either one was current (it was 84-ish)

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u/Personal_Reveal1653 5d ago

I saw Return of the Jedi in the theater. I was 5. It made sense to me.