Carrie Fisher wrote a sad and bittersweet letter to Princess Leia. Read the whole thing here.
Princess Leia» Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
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#I really love how Leia is so multifaceted and that they get she doesn’t have to be defined by her hardness OR her sweetness #how both aspects are treated as her strengths #The same woman who talks back to Vader and Tarkin without flinching #and coldly informs Han and Luke that from now on they’ll do as she says as she takes charge of her own rescue #also pushes aside her own pain over having just witnessed the loss of her planet and the death of everyone she loved #to focus on Luke’s pain even though he’s as good as a stranger #and she takes the time in the most hectic situation to drape a blanket over him and comfort him #Personally strangles Jabba to death #and then calms down the ewok with her warmth and kindness #Leia Organa appreciation life
YES. ALL OF THESE TAGS.
Sometimes, I want to thank my parents for having me at exactly the right time in human history so that this woman could be the first fictional character I looked up to as a kid.
One of my first heroes, too.
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And here is what Leia does, when you force her into a scanty outfit and choke-chain: she takes that chain, and she kills you with it. She doesn’t let her clothing get in her way or limit her more than she can help—she waits for her moment to strike, and then she conquers her would-be conqueror and saves the day.
And I was a little kid, not yet desensitized to violence […] Jabba’s death scene freaked the hell out of me. It wasn’t a clean blaster shot to the chest or a slice from a lightsaber that sent sparks flying or made you turn invisible. There were struggles, and flailing, and twitching limbs. The shots are close-ups, and very dark—it’s vicious, and vengeful, and physical, and very very personal.
So for me, wearing that gold bikini does not mean Here I am, a sexy toy for your amusement and gratification.
To me, that gold bikini says, If you fuck with me, I will end you.
"— Olivia Waite - Ellora’s Cave author, inquisitive mind, and hedonist-about-town (via veggiezombiex)
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Harrison Ford (Han Solo) and Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), behind the scenes.
(In case there is one poor soul on tumblr who doesn’t know this…)
She’s said she had such a crush on him.
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Falcon Girl!
Princess Leia meets Tank Girl, and the galaxy is made way cooler as a result
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