Film Event: Star Wars Identities at the O2 Arena

Last week, Jack decided to give me a pre-birthday surprise by inviting two of my best friends down for the weekend and taking us to see Star Wars Identities at the O2 Arena in London. Naturally, I bloody loved it and couldn't wait to share it with you all. Here's a look...

Featuring a collection of 200 original Star Wars props, models, costumes and artworks, Star Wars Identities allows fans to create their own characters, complete with personality traits. Made up of a series of interactive features and sensors, visitors can build their own personalised character from one of 16 species. 

We made our way into the exhibit where we given a headset and wristband which would allow us to track our journey. Starting with species, you're taken through the history of the franchise - going on to select genes and family tree, culture, mentors, friends, events, occupation, personality, and finally values and attire. Along the way, of course, is a whole range of incredible and original props used in the films.

Thankfully, we visited early on a Friday morning so the exhibit was our oyster. We got to have a good look at everything with no interruption and, due to it being so quiet, we managed to get in and out in just over an hour. However,  I imagine it would pretty darn busy on a weekend. At a price per ticket of £18.50 - £22.00, I personally think Star Wars Identities is certainly worth the visit to genuine fans although it's not quite as extensive as I imagined it to be. That said, I particularly loved the concept art and seeing the early development of the characters. Who knew that Yoda started out as a garden gnome? In terms of going as a non-fan, I feel a lot of it might be a little bit lost but the exhibit would make for an amazing treat for kids and young Padawans. I particularly liked that the majority of the mannequins were bringing some serious sass.

Once you've completed the journey, you're inviting to scan in your wrist band to reveal your true Star Wars identity on the big screen. As you can see, myself, Ash, Vanessa and Jack all went for very different paths but were pleased with our choices. Overall, we had a great hour exploring the exhibit and I'm so glad to have finally seen it for myself. In other words, Jack did very well in organising this for my surprise Birthday day out. Huge thanks to him and of course Ash and Vanessa for coming to visit me for the weekend.

Well, that's it for another film event. Have you been to Star Wars Identities yet? What do you think? As always, I love reading your thoughts so please do leave me lots of lovely comments down below. 

Until next time fellow film fans - May the Force be with you (...sorry),