Star Wars is a Classic. Not just as a film, but as a cultural phenomenon.
And I wouldn't lose that optimism... maybe I'm being stupid but i don't care, so be it. I blindly believe people will naturally gravitate towards better quality. Now I believe there's lasting hype atomosphere still lingering after the pt finished which fuels some's devotion to them, but those doing that will soon grow pubic hair. This has all been said before in a way, actually (I've read some old film books in the library. There were people back in the day worrying about the quality of cinema being hurt by Jaws, which of course became the first blockbuster making way for star wars' success.) The 80s generation definitely was one to praise and eat up ANYTHING, no matter how shitty it was. And I doubt that'll change. We think we're so different from the older gen, but I don't think we are. We're just as dumb as them, and just as smart. We'll bounce back from dancing to the macarena and realize what quality entertainment really is... I hope.
A movie i love to watch to remind myself of the POWER of a great film, is Shawshank Redemption. It's as easy as being a film that I'd want to watch again and again and not feel the need to move on from. Shawshank's prettymuch perfect in my mind, that's how good it is. I'd definitely show these kids that movie unless they're the add sort.