Stars: 2 out of 5
Pros: Looks just like she does in the movie
Cons: Even for a pop culture guy, it doesn't feel like a
Christmas ornament
The Bottom Line:
Great moment in film
Does not quite work that well as
Christmas ornament
Iconic Moment? Yes. But as a Christmas Ornament? Um...
There are many iconic moments and images from the original
Star Wars trilogy that have seeped into pop culture. One of those is from the final film, Return
of the Jedi. As the attempts to free Han
begin to go out of control, Princess Leia is taken hostage by Jabba the Hut and
forced to but on a leather bikini.
Someone somewhere thought that would be a great moment to immortalize as
an ornament for the official Star Wars series from Hallmark, so they released
one based on it in 2005. It just doesn't
work for me.
Actually, the moment they chose is from near the end of that
part of the movie. Leia has just been
freed from her chains and has grabbed an ax to defend herself from Jabba's
army. So we've got Leia wearing very,
very little with bent knees and a weapon out in front of her. The look on her face definitely says,
"Don't mess with me," and believe me, you wouldn't want to. She still has some chain dangling from the
collar around her neck. The biggest bit
of clothing she has on are half skirts trailing down from her waist.
Now, I have to admit that the ornament does a great job of
capturing that outfit and moment from the film.
There would be little doubt in any one's minds what it is trying to
represent. And the sculpt really does
look like Carrie Fisher, the actress who brought the part to life.
However, I'm really not sure I'd put this one prominently on
my tree. Yes, I know, I put all kinds of
pop culture ornaments on my tree without thinking twice about it. But this one just doesn't seem appropriate to
me. Yeah, I'll watch the scene in the
movie no problem, and I don't have any issue with it in that context. But on a Christmas tree? Just doesn't seem right.
Because of the way Leia is balanced, she really doesn't
stand on her two feet. Oh, you can get
her on them, but the slightest bump will knock her over again. The hook to hang the ornament from is located
in the back of her head on top of her knot of hair. She balances absolutely perfectly.
The copyright information and the marking to denote that it
is the ninth ornament in the series are actually located on the back cloth
coming behind her. They're just raised
into it, so you only notice it if you are looking for it.
A word about her weapon.
Despite its fearsome look, it's really just made out of plastic. It would be very hard to actually hurt
someone with it, especially since it feels like it will break if you apply too
much pressure to it.
Be sure to check out the rest of the Star Wars ornament series
Original Price: $14.95
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