Wait,Is There Still Another?
Have we always been wrong about who the “other” is?
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Is It The Chosen One?
Who truly is The Chosen One? The answer might not be what you think….
Read more "Is It The Chosen One?"The Plank in Your Eye
Anakin Skywalker. Just saying the name probably made 10,000,000 or more things pop into your head. Hero. Villain. Teacher. Killer. Jedi. Sith. Great arc. Terrible storytelling. But what matters most about is character is probably the fact that he is a reflection of our greatest shortcomings. Let’s first look at the most important part of […]
Read more "The Plank in Your Eye"You Wear the Chains You Forge
Opinions of the prequels aside, one thing it undeniably did is humanize Darth Vader. It made him more man to us than machine, and let us see into who he was as a person, not just a villain. It also makes where he is at in Rogue One all the more tragic. Everyone is, rightfully […]
Read more "You Wear the Chains You Forge"The Last Jedi: What’s in a Name
What’s in a name? It is a generations old question that we may never get the answer to, but we certainly will try. Names have always been important. Religions have used names to mean something more (Immanuel: God with us), and ask any son who is named after his father or grandfather what it is […]
Read more "The Last Jedi: What’s in a Name"The Last Jedi?
And so it began. Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi debuted to a full crowd by Rian Johnson, the director of the film, alongside the theater one-sheet poster. The poster gives us all this information but with one small twist: the logo for Star Wars was in red rather than the classic yellow. Three […]
Read more "The Last Jedi?"Light in the Dark Side: A Tribute to Carrie Fisher
The sign of a great actor is the ability to so captivate an audience that you no longer see the actor but only the person he or she plays. The sign of a great person is the ability to allow people to see past your flaws and failures, into the heart that moves you. Carrie […]
Read more "Light in the Dark Side: A Tribute to Carrie Fisher"Legacy is More Than What is Left
WARNING: SPOILERS FOR BLOODLINE Heritage has always been important in Star Wars, mostly because what we have had so far is the story of the Skywalkers. But as Star Wars is expanding, going off in directions we never could have imagined, it will be interesting to see what impact heritage will have. Heritage matters, not […]
Read more "Legacy is More Than What is Left"The Sounds of Ren
On recent episodes of “Star Wars Oxygen,” David W. Collins and Jimmy Mac have been discussing The Force Awakens soundtrack. First of all, if you’re not listening to “Oxygen,” I beg you to stop reading this and listen to the backlog. Then come back here and read this piece. While you will understand the following […]
Read more "The Sounds of Ren"Is It All Leia’s Fault?
Is Kylo Ren’s fall Leia’s fault?
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CLASHING SABERS 