A Jedi Should Be Powerless
An Exploration of the True Meaning of Being a Jedi
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Joseph Campbell is Holding You Back
The way in which we, as a community, judge and analyze Star Wars films seems to be stuck at a certain level of maturation that has dissuaded new voices entering the conversation and has actively shut out entire efforts of interpretation, application, and critical analysis. For too long now, Star Wars has been synonymous with […]
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Rey’s arc has come to a conclusion. So, what is the “Rey Way”?
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Ben Solo got what he deserved in Rise of Skywalker, but not how you may think…
Read more "Ben Solo Lives! (Ben Solo Lives?)"Darkness Rises… or “Why Rey Had to be a Palpatine”
I said many times before The Rise of Skywalker that there are some things I didn’t want to happen, but I would get over it if they were done well. One of those things was Rey being from a powerful family, especially Palpatine’s. Luckily, it was done well. She had to be a Palpatine. For starters, we […]
Read more "Darkness Rises… or “Why Rey Had to be a Palpatine”"Saving Luke: Part II
Luke is not perfect. Shocking, though it may be, he is also human. And, on the heels of barely surviving his adventures in Return of the Jedi, he struggled to even maintain that humanity. Yet part of the essence of humanity is how we share that humanity with others, both in personal and broader relationships. […]
Read more "Saving Luke: Part II"Saving Luke: Part I
Luke Skywalker has had a rough few years lately. Star Wars audiences first learned about Luke’s exile via The Force Awakens, driving the main characters’ actions in that film. We come to learn that one of his students turned to the Dark Side and destroyed the newly-formed Jedi Academy, slaughtering Luke’s students and burning the […]
Read more "Saving Luke: Part I"Fate vs. Choice: The Struggle of a Hero
Life is about choices, but fate plays a role too. What ever is a hero to do?
Read more "Fate vs. Choice: The Struggle of a Hero"How We Could See the Rule of Two in Episode IX and Beyond
A thousand years before the start of The Phantom Menace, a Sith called Darth Bane revolutionized the galaxy in creating the Rule of Two. This “policy” or philosophy, if you will, was intended to help the Sith Order survive. The Sith were fighting a war with the Jedi, yet they also were fighting themselves. This […]
Read more "How We Could See the Rule of Two in Episode IX and Beyond"Rebels, In The End: On Letting Your Heroes Die and Doing Your Taxes
Rebels has been long gone on the calendar, but not in our hearts. We still have questions, but do we really need all of the answers?
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