I was having a discussion with my German professor (in German, it was a fluency test), and I got around to discussing what I did the previous weekend, which involved joining the crowd of camped out Star Wars freaks on the sidewalk outside the big deluxe downtown theatre.

I described the costumes, excitement, and people all around having a good time out there on the sidewalk. Finally he asked, "Was the movie any good?" I said "No. But it's not about the movie, it's about the Zeitgeist. Like Woodstock--who cared or even noticed if the music was any good?"

At that point, I kinda hadn't yet quite processed exactly how disappointing the movie was. It would only have been like Woodstock if none of the musicians even showed up and they tried to entertain the crowd with a mime, and the drugs ran out in the first hour, and the concert lasted all week...