The Trilogy of Trilogies and What It All Means
What is the trilogy of trilogies is saying. What’s the bigger picture?
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The Dyad and the Prophecies
A good friend is always quick to remind me that there is a part of the Constitution that could be a smudge or a comma. Unfortunately, the meaning of this section does change depending on which one it is. It’s the perfect example of how just because things have been held as true for so […]
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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. […]
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Life is about choices, but fate plays a role too. What ever is a hero to do?
Read more "Fate vs. Choice: The Struggle of a Hero"So This is Your Villain, Huh?
Kylo Ben is going to be redeemed. A comic just promised that.
Read more "So This is Your Villain, Huh?"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 […]
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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 […]
Read more "What To Do With the Force in Episode IX"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. […]
Read more "The Fate of the Jedi"The Prophecies and Where They Lead
Master and Apprentice SPOILERS ahead!
Read more "The Prophecies and Where They Lead"The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of Self-Doubt (and What It Means for Episode IX)
“Your perception is your reality.” This was one of the first ideologies my father ever taught me, and it is very reminiscent of Qui- Gon’s, “Your focus determines your reality.” My dad may not be a Jedi, but Qui-Gon is; in fact he may be the pinnacle Jedi. Therefore, what he says carries weight, just […]
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