Ben Solo Lives! (Ben Solo Lives?)

Ben Solo got what he deserved in Rise of Skywalker, but not how you may think…

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. […]

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?

Revisiting Episode IV: The Oldest of Hopes

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 […]

The Prophecy That Changed Star Wars

The Star Wars story starts on Naboo, right? Well, maybe not.

What To Do With the Force in Episode IX

Episode IX is coming and, like every one of its predecessors, it promises to make a big impact, both at the box office and in fandom. With Rise of Skywalker being the end of the fabled Skywalker saga, Episode IX has a lot of work to do, one of the most important with regards to […]

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. […]