Ahsoka Tano’s Hero’s Journey

To celebrate Ahsoka week, we dig into the moments that make Ahsoka a hero…

Somewhere I Belong: Finding Meaning in a Star Wars story

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 […]

The Star Wars Story We All (Should) Want

Has the Star Wars Story we really need been right under our nose this whole time?

What the Haters Got Wrong About Luke in The Last Jedi

The most artistic and different film of the Star Wars saga is without a doubt The Last Jedi. Not only did it set the fan base afire (in both positive and negative ways) it caused some fans to cry out, “That’s not my Luke Skywalker.” Six months later, it still seems that there is a […]

When Good Intentions Aren’t Good Enough

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 […]

Darkness Rises and Light to Meet (Defeat?) It

“Darkness rises, and light to meet it.” From the moment Supreme Leader Snoke uttered these words, they’ve fit seamlessly into the pantheon of Star Wars quotable moments. Something about it just works. It fits naturally not only into the moment, but into the mythology. Light rising to meet the darkness has been an everlasting, though […]