The Trilogy of Trilogies and What It All Means
What is the trilogy of trilogies is saying. What’s the bigger picture?
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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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Ben Solo got what he deserved in Rise of Skywalker, but not how you may think…
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As we continue our quest of revisiting and reevaluating the feature films of the Star Wars universe in anticipation of Rise of Skywalker‘s release this December, here are my notes from re-watching A New Hope (“ANH”). For context, this view is from the blu-ray release and I was accompanied by my two boys who are, 7 and […]
Read more "Revisiting Episode IV: The Oldest of Hopes"The Fate of the Jedi
From the beginning of The Phantom Menace, it’s been apparent that Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi are two individuals who approached Jedidom from different points of view. The novelization of Episode I points out that Obi-Wan was focused on the cosmic Force, while his Master was far more concerned with the living (or life) Force. […]
Read more "The Fate of the Jedi"You Come From Nothing: The Truth About Rey
Rey facing her truth calls us to make our own…
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Is exile a vital part of the Jedi journey?
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To celebrate Ahsoka week, we dig into the moments that make Ahsoka a hero…
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The twin suns sit there, on the horizon like a crooked pair of eyes gazing back at Luke Skywalker. He peers back, hoping that somewhere along that horizon is where his true story begin. He gazes looking, hoping, that somewhere out there is his belonging. According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, love and belonging are […]
Read more "Somewhere I Belong: Finding Meaning in a Star Wars story"Two Sides of the Same Coin: A Look at the Juxtaposition of Characters in the The Last Jedi
Starting The Last Jedi before the end of The Force Awakens creates for an interesting dynamic between the characters. In the original trilogy, as well as in the prequels, our heroes had time off screen to meld and come together. We saw different points of conflict, but those were mostly the high points. For instance, […]
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