We May Have Been Wrong About Right In Star Wars
Good and evil in Star Wars seems clear cut… until you consider a character’s motivation.
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Worth a Thousand Words: How George Lucas Used Visual Composition to Tell the Story of Revenge of the Sith
“I like visual imagery, but I started out in pure film which is really a kinetic experience. So that’s where my focus is. That’s why I intend more of a kinship with silent films than more modern film.” –George Lucas, Empire Magazine, 1999 The prequel trilogy elicits strong feelings from admirers and detractors alike, but […]
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We see heroes and villains. Do they?
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How do we define good and evil when they seem so similar in their behavior?
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Do we justify for the Jedi what we condemn for the First Order? And what makes right and wrong in the galaxy far, far, away?
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Are droids just simple tools, loyal pets, or something greater?
Read more "Droids of Star Wars: Blenders or Besties"The Ties that Bind: How the Characters of Star Wars Create Each Other Part 3 (Ezra Bridger)
Ezra has grown and changed a lot through the story of Rebels… thanks to those around him.
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Mentors mean a lot in Star Wars… will they continue to do so?
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Yoda had to learn a lesson the hard way… but it may have saved Luke.
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The Star Wars Clone Wars cartoon series represents a dramatic shift in the way that the Star Wars universe expanded. Clone Wars set the standard, for better or worse, for the way we would enjoy Star Wars outside of a movie theater. But should that be celebrated or bemoaned?
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