Star Wars is an amazing fandom because the mythology is so grandiose that it allows for layered interpretations and numerous re-interpretations of characters and ideas. With the plethora of new material that is coming out, this creative license that fans take in interpreting the material is growing more and more by the minute. From the […]
Read more "Another New Hope"A long time ago, in an interview that seems far, far away, The Maker himself said that the sequel trilogy would explore more grey than any of its predecessors. Despite his absence from the product, this seems to still be the path the franchise is following. The new Star Wars is very grey. While the […]
Read more "Luke Skywalker: The Hero’s History and Future"On recent episodes of “Star Wars Oxygen,” David W. Collins and Jimmy Mac have been discussing The Force Awakens soundtrack. First of all, if you’re not listening to “Oxygen,” I beg you to stop reading this and listen to the backlog. Then come back here and read this piece. While you will understand the following […]
Read more "The Sounds of Ren"Star Wars has always meant a lot to me, which should seem pretty obvious considering I write a Star Wars blog. But as I have grown in areas outside of my fandom, I have found that my fandom has grown in congruence. Much of this is due to the fact that, as I have opened […]
Read more "Don’t Doubt It If They Count It"I.Love. Rey. There I said it. It’s out there. No taking it back now. Let me be clear, I don’t love Daisy Ridley. I mean, I do love Daisy Ridley, but this is not about Daisy Ridley. This is about Rey. And Rey is awesome. Rey is fantastic. Rey is so cool she deserves a […]
Read more "I. LOVE. REY."We have all had a time where we felt the darkest, most dangerous parts of our soul. A place where we knew the evil that had manifested itself somewhere in our subconscious had the potential to emerge. A place where we saw our own face from within Darth Vader’s mask. Our cave. Caves are a […]
Read more "The Caves That Call Us"Is Kylo Ren’s fall Leia’s fault?
Read more "Is It All Leia’s Fault?"Other than Star Wars, my greatest worldly passion is health and fitness. Ergo, I pay attention to the heroes of the fitness world as I do the heroes of the Star Wars world. One of my favorite men in fitness is world champion bodybuilder Kai Greene, who has words that I think Star Wars fandom […]
Read more "Let It Be, Let It Be"There is a disturbance in the Force,and it mustn’t be ignored. New Star Wars is coming out via various mediums, which has the potential to rattle the fandom to its very core The history of Star Wars since the release of the original trilogy has been something that has brought about divisions. The new things […]
Read more "The Great Space Fantasy"I creep silently around the corner of the Imperial safeguard. The forest moon of Endor is humid, and I feel the sweat creep down my face. Some of the droplets are from the water in the air, while some of the sweat is from the nervousness I feel. But hey, I am Han Solo, great […]
Read more "The Han Solo Paradox"
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