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 finale of Rogue One:A Star Wars Story is one of the highlights of the film. At the conclusion of an epic battle, Princess Leia is handed the technical plans to the Death Star and her ship narrowly escapes the onslaught of an enraged Darth Vader. After murdering his way to the ship’s door, Vader […]
Read more "To Catch a Princess"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"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?"“Battles leave scars… some you can’t see.”- Kanan Jarrus In the beginning of season three, Kanan spoke of the scars of battle with reference to Rex and his PTSD from the Clone War. Little did he know that these words would refer to his newest trainee, Sabine. On first glance, it would seem that “Trials […]
Read more "Reading into Rebels: Trials of the Darksaber"Not so long ago, in this galaxy we call home, times were tough for the Jedi among us. Finding new and meaty Star Wars to dig our teeth into was like licking the bottom of Tatooine well. No we have a Brazilian Steakhouse of great Star Warsiness coming our way quicker than K-2SO can throw […]
Read more "Now That the Rogue’s Won… What Will 2017 Hold?"Rebels is much loved for its phenomenal episodes, such as “Twilight of the Apprentice,” and much maligned for its “filler” episodes, which is what most would consider the most recent episode, “Warhead.” However, this episode is not a filler in any way, because it shows us exactly why the Rebellion was able to topple the […]
Read more "Reading into Rebels: Warhead"“The world has changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air. Much that once was is lost.” — Lord of the Rings There were tears when the EU became “Legends”, but was everything really lost? When the original Star Wars Expanded Universe was retired […]
Read more "Legends Die Hard"Nearly a quarter century ago, wise philosopher Jeff Goldblum, aka Ian Malcolm, spoke some of the most impactful words spoken on the silver screen: In a different time, in a different galaxy, the Ghost crew and Saw Gerrera learned that the hard way. The two part episode that takes us back to the home of […]
Read more "Reading Into Rebels: Ghosts of Geonosis Part 1 and 2"Leaving the theater after watching Rogue One for a second time, I had two questions that stood out: “Why did I watch this movie in a normal seat when I could have gone to a theater with recliners, again?” And “What was Saw Gerrera really doing in this film?” Since the first question had an […]
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