It was recently the fifth anniversary of The Last Jedi's release, and as such I've been writing several pieces reflecting on different aspects of the film. I wrote about why it's treatment of Luke Skywalker was so brilliant, then wrote about why Rose Tico's famous line is such a fitting summary of one of the [...]
At the end of The Last Jedi, Rose Tico does something rather rash: she crashes her speeder into Finn's, saving his life in the process. As he asks her why she did it, she utters these beautiful words: "That's how we're gonna win. Not fighting what we hate, saving what we love." This is an [...]
The treatment of Luke Skywalker in The Last Jedi has sparked no shortage of controversy. Some people hate the movie because of it. Others mostly like the movie, except for it. And then there are others, like me, who love the movie in large part because of it. I'm not intending here to re-litigate the [...]
It's hard to believe that The Last Jedi came out five years ago. In the time since its release the film has sparked no shortage of conversation, but Lucasfilm made a definitive demonstration of their belief in the film and its director, Rian Johnson, by announcing a new trilogy from Johnson before the movie ever [...]
I think you can make a very compelling case that Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi are the two greatest Jedi we've ever seen. They have both been around since the very earliest days of Star Wars, and their legend has only continued to grow over time. They both have been central figures to stories that [...]
In The Book of Boba Fett Chapter 6, "From the Desert Comes a Stranger," we saw a number of droids busy at work building the beginnings of Luke Skywalker's Jedi Temple. Both Ahsoka and Luke mention that Grogu would be the first student at this new school, this Jedi Academy (which turns out not to [...]
In The Book of Boba Fett Chapter 6, we get a look at a bunch of droids building a hut for Luke Skywalker on a remote forest world, where he trains Grogu in the ways of the Force. Din Djarin visits the planet, where Luke, Grogu, R2-D2, and Ahsoka Tano are hanging out. Djarin asks [...]
As we have followed the story of The Book of Boba Fett so far, one of the criticisms the show has received is about how Star Wars has ruined the character of Boba Fett. The criticism goes that the version of the character in this show is vastly different than the one in the original [...]
Rose Tico once said that we’re going to win not by fighting what we hate, but by saving what we love. That wisdom is pertinent for Star Wars fans; amidst seemingly incessant criticism, I want to spend time actually liking Star Wars. I love all Star Wars, so in this series, I’ll walk through each [...]
Luke Skywalker's appearance in The Mandalorian was something that many Star Wars fans had been hoping and dreaming of seeing for a long, long time. It was an amazing display of Luke's abilities in his prime, slicing through the formidable Dark Troopers like they were nothing in order to get to the Child. I loved [...]
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