The Masks That Define Us
Masks are a classic storytelling device, and Star Wars sequel trilogy has mastered using them in a classic way.
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The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of Self-Doubt (and What It Means for Episode IX)
“Your perception is your reality.” This was one of the first ideologies my father ever taught me, and it is very reminiscent of Qui- Gon’s, “Your focus determines your reality.” My dad may not be a Jedi, but Qui-Gon is; in fact he may be the pinnacle Jedi. Therefore, what he says carries weight, just […]
Read more "The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of Self-Doubt (and What It Means for Episode IX)"Guilty Until Proven Innocent- The Connection Between Ahsoka and Kylo Ren
Guilty Until Proven Innocent- Kylo Ren/Ahsoka “Your mistake was thinking his choice was already made.”- Rey Some people are purely evil. Hitler? Not redeemable. Palpatine? Not a good dude. However, the majority of people, in our world and in the galaxy far, far away, are good at heart. Some, like Ventress, have lost their way. […]
Read more "Guilty Until Proven Innocent- The Connection Between Ahsoka and Kylo Ren"Fear Leads to… Hope?
Does the removal of fear make room for hope? If so, how does that affect the end of the Star Wars saga?
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With the end of the Skywalker saga coming this year, how does one actually win the Star Wars?
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Luke’s words to Leia are memorable, no doubt. But they may be even more important than we could have possibly imagine….
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Han Solo may have already shown us what Kylo Ren’s future will be.
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Besides simply being a lot of fun to watch, Kylo Ren, or Ben Solo if you choose, is one of the most complex villains ever written. As of the ending of The Last Jedi, he is most certainly a villain, albeit not one who is as fully entrenched in the dark side as he may […]
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Psychologist, author, and speaker Sherrie Campbell, in a 2017 article for Entrepreneur, laid out seven such characteristics. Being that Star Wars at its core is about the human experience, it would hold that we would see these traits in Star Wars characters. The question, then, is not if but when do we see such examples […]
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Has the Star Wars Story we really need been right under our nose this whole time?
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