Last night, the premiere showing of Rogue One took place. What that means to the non-media layperson is this: some people know the greatest question we have had with the first “Star Wars Story.” How will the filmmakers handle the problem of fans knowing the ultimate outcome of the mission taken on by Jyn Erso […]
Read more "Rogue One: A Star Wars Problem (by Carl Dispoto)"In this new column, author Brandon Boylan will read between the lines to try to find the meaning in each new episode of the Disney X D animated show, Star Wars: Rebels. The worst keep secret in Star Wars animation is out. Kallus is not so callous (sorry the pun was too easy… honestly I […]
Read more "Reading into Rebels: An Inside Man"Since the Maker penned the first lines of Star Wars, poetic structure and rhythm have been integral. The ring theory truly brings this idea to the forefront, but whether or not he had this concept in mind or not, it is inarguable that George Lucas is a storyteller much in the vein of Dante and […]
Read more "Lyrical Landscapes: Rhyming with Reason"One thing that is great about Star Wars, and fantasy in general, is that math and science are flexible, at least as far as it concerns this galaxy. That said, I have come up with a formula that may bring more light to the galaxy at large: Obi-Wan + Anakin = Qui-Gon Obi-Wan = adherence […]
Read more "Obi-Wan + Anakin = Qui-Gon"Parenting is not easy. I say that not as a parent, but as someone who had parents who struggled raising me, as a teacher who sees daily how thin parents can be stretched, and as someone who as, all of his life, aspired to be a parent. Parenting is not easy. Understatement of a lifetime. […]
Read more "Parents Just Don’t Understand… Or Do They? by Brandon Boylan"The darks side had always held appeal in its promises for power, overcoming weakness, as well as being quick and easy. But as has often been true in legends and lore, darkness takes its toll. For some worse than others. In part 1 we looked at how Rex and his brothers were impacted by the […]
Read more "Stories, Star Wars, and Healing (Part 2)"Last week, dialogue was opened regarding PTSD (and in turn other mental illnesses), and how using the stories, such as Star Wars Rebels “The Last Battle’” can help us come to terms with these life threatening illnesses. Facts alone are not enough to really dig in as deeply as we need to to gain a […]
Read more "Stories, Star Wars, and Healing (Part 1)"War is a terrible thing. No sane person can argue otherwise. In its wake it leaves death, destruction, and scars… scars you sometimes cannot see. Such was the theme of the most recent episode of Star Wars Rebels, “The Last Battle”. Rex, Kanan, Ezra, and Zeb faced what remained of the droid army, in its […]
Read more "Battles Leave Scars… Some You Can’t See"Pew! Pew! Slowly, I inched around the bookshelf, peering around the corner. I had heard the footsteps, the clank of the boots on the platform of the Imperial base. This was my chance. My chance to prove that I was worthy of the title of “General” Solo. With a swift tuck and roll, I moved […]
Read more "Not So Solo Anymore"WARNING: SPOILERS FOR BLOODLINE Heritage has always been important in Star Wars, mostly because what we have had so far is the story of the Skywalkers. But as Star Wars is expanding, going off in directions we never could have imagined, it will be interesting to see what impact heritage will have. Heritage matters, not […]
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