Circles, Spiders, and Subversion: Weaving the Threads of Andor Season Two

In the richly layered and impactful world of Andor, nothing is accidental, and everything has meaning. As season two has unfolded across its first six episodes, the show deepens its exploration of unity, rebellion, and the cost of war not only through plot and dialogue but also through visual motifs. Two recurring symbols emerge prominently […]

Exploring Sacrifice in Andor and Revenge of the Sith

This week saw the release of the first three episodes of Andor’s second season and the 20th anniversary rerelease of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. On the surface, these two stories are starkly dissimilar. Andor is a realistic tale about the cost of war and the impact of fascism on everyday people, while Revenge of the Sith is the tragic […]

The Rebirth of Boba Fett

For over forty years, Boba Fett was a character that every fan put into one of two categories. The first was that the armored mystery man was a do-nothing who dies a chump’s death. The second was a near-fanatical obsession with the character because he looked cool and the mystery allowed him to be a […]

Redemption by Death…Ben There, Done That

Redemption and death has been a staple in Star Wars. But should it be?

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. […]

No One’s Ever Really Gone

Luke’s words to Leia are memorable, no doubt. But they may be even more important than we could have possibly imagine….

Leaders, Legends, and Legacy: What the Star Wars Characters Can Teach Us About Leadership and Its Impact

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 […]

Rogue One: A Star Anti-Wars Story

In honor of Rogue One’s recent release on Netflix, the first of the Star Wars films available to the popular streaming medium, take a second look with us at this most recent cinematic entry into that galaxy far, far away. As the first of several planned anthology films (that is, those not dependent upon […]

Clothes Don’t Make the Man, Tactics Do: A Look at The Morality of Star Wars

How do we define good and evil when they seem so similar in their behavior?

Rogue One: A Force Faith Story

Rogue One is a great story. It i entertaining, for sure, but on a deeper level it teaches us much about faith and believing in something bigger than ourselves.

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