Too Much of His Father In Him
Han Solo may have already shown us what Kylo Ren’s future will be.
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Kylo Ben and the Three Strikes of Redemption
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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We’ve always loved Solo, but Solo:A Star Wars Story has to change how and why we do!
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One of the tenets of emotionally resonant characters is some form of struggle, particularly internal struggle. The most long lasting stories and characters have always focused on this, with the intention of helping us understand the human conditions. Star Wars, being the modern mythology that it is, holds true to this ideology. Internal conflict can […]
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One scene alone should dispel all further conversation about Rey as a Mary Sue.
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How does Yoda’s words to Luke in TLJ play into the larger Star Wars story?
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Yoda has said many great things, but it is his actions that helped save the Jedi.
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George Lucas is a master storyteller. Call it ring theory or poetry, the bottom line is that Lucas excelled. Particularly at foreshadowing what would come…
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We all love a good lightsaber duel. But there is more to them than you could possibly imagine.
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