Kevin Smith ricorda l’attrice Carrie Fisher su Instagram

Nel suo film d’esordio Clerks, l’icona del cinema indie e disadattato professionale Kevin Smith ha istituito una voce per se stesso che comprendeva riff off, venendo meno sulla cultura pop mainstream come Lo squalo e Star Wars.

Entrambe queste proprietà sarebbero diventati elementi ricorrenti nei suoi film per decenni, in particolare di Star Wars, che si conclude quando, nel Jay e Silent Bob Strike Back, Carrie Fisher è apparsa nei panni di una.

Kevin Smith ricorda l’attrice Carrie Fisher su Instagram

È probabilmente una sorpresa che Smith sia diventato amichevole con uno dei suoi eroi d’infanzia. Kevin ora ha espresso il suo più profondo dolore sul suo account twitter, postando una sua foto con l’attrice Carrie Fisher e scrivendo un lungo e commovente messaggio.

The Princess stole my heart at age 7. Anybody who knows me knows #CarrieFisher was my first love. I thrilled to the adventures of #princessleia in the @starwars movies, but from '77 to '84, I was in love with Carrie Fisher herself. My bedroom was filled with Carrie Fisher pictures from any movie she was ever in (including Polaroids I took off the TV when #thebluesbrothers hit cable). I was jealous of Paul Simon when he was dating Carrie Fisher and wouldn't listen to his music until they split up. I paid to see Carrie Fisher and #chevychase in Under the Rainbow nine times when it was in theaters (mostly because Carrie Fisher was in underwear in one scene). In childhood, I committed myself to Carrie Fisher without ever meeting her the way novice Nuns commit themselves to Christ without meeting Him. Decades later, I got to tell her this when Carrie Fisher and @jaymewes were in a station wagon on the set of #jayandsilentbobstrikeback. She was gracious about hearing it for the zillionth time from the zillionth man or woman who grew up idolizing her, but wickedly added "I'm glad to know I helped you find your light saber." And with that, she stopped being Carrie Fisher to me and just became Carrie. That's the Carrie I'll always remember: the dutiful standard-bearer of childhood dreams with a the wicked sense of humor and a way with words. She didn't want to get paid for her role in @jayandsilentbob Strike Back; instead, she asked that we buy her these antique beaver chairs. Her reason: "Beaver seems an appropriate currency for this movie." When she was a guest on Season 1 of our @hulu show #Spoilers, Carrie curled up in the throne like she belonged there. And she did: after all, she was royalty. As a boy, I dreamed of marrying Carrie Fisher. As a young filmmaker, I dreamed of casting Carrie Fisher. As an adult, I dreamed of being as sharp-witted and prepossessed as Carrie Fisher. And now that Carrie Fisher is gone, I'll dream of my friend Carrie – whose entire magnificent career I was lucky enough to witness, whose honesty made me a better person, and whose spirit – like The Force – will be with us always. Goodnight, Sweet Princess…

A photo posted by Kevin Smith (@thatkevinsmith) on Dec 27, 2016 at 10:56am PST

“Da ragazzo, ho sognato di sposare Carrie Fisher,” scrive ad un certo punto Smith “Come un giovane regista, ho sognato di lanciare Carrie Fisher da adulto, ho sognato di essere arguto e prevenuto come Carrie Fisher e adesso che Carrie Fisher è andata via, io sogno della mia amica Carrie – la cui intera magnifica carriera ho avuto la fortuna di assistere, la cui onestà mi ha fatto una persona migliore, e il cui spirito – come la forza – saranno sempre con noi.”

La morte di Carrie Fisher non ha lasciato alcuna persona indifferente e tutti, nel mondo, ora piangono la perdita sì di una grande attrice, ma anche e soprattutto di una grande donna. Ciao, Carrie.