June 22nd, 201518261Years ago, there was an amazing English teacher in my high school that treated us students a bit differently - like people who could think analytically and judge the merits of ideas and experiences. I think I did some of my best academic work for him, and quite often, Mr Wentworth comes to mind when I am contemplating Anakin’s ultimate...
June 13th, 20156264As the new Jurassic Park movie thunders into theatres, Dr. Ian Malcolm’s (Jeff Goldblum) chaos theory discussion from the first film comes to mind. It fascinates me that chaos can be defined by something as simple as a droplet of water which rolls down a woman’s hand in different ways depending upon the most miniscule variables on...
May 21st, 20156797 Femininity Behind The Moon It’s no secret that the Star Wars saga is intricately laced with symbolism and mythology throughout its entirety. In fact, the amount of its ambiguity is so immense that the conversations continue to grow and flourish up until this very day, some thirty-eight years after it all began. One of the ongoing...
April 28th, 20153244 This a review of Star Wars: Lords of the Sith by Paul S. Kemp. It contains mild spoilers. (Timeline: Lords of the Sith takes place between the events of Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars Rebels) In Lords of the Sith, Twi'lek Freedom Fighters Cham Syndulla, Isval, and the Free Ryloth movement are handed a golden opportunity to deal a...
April 23rd, 20151182 "Geeks...We're Home" I have SO many stories I want to tell of my adventures at Star Wars: Celebration VII, but for my first official blog here I wanted to write-up my thoughts, feelings and reactions to the new trailer. I remember how I felt when I saw the trailer for Episode I. I was excited of course, who wouldn’t be? I...
April 7th, 20152416Jedi Master, Daoist Sage by Joshua Whitson I previously outlined how the Force is influenced by Chinese philosophy here. For this post, I will continue to examine Daoism’s influence on Star Wars through the idea of the Sage. Laozi describes the Sage as embracing "humility.... free from self-display... from self-assertion......
April 4th, 20158321 When looking at the Priestesses and the Overlords of Mortis as one general amalgamation of a higher plane of existence beyond the tangible world of our main heroes and villains, it was seen in Part II that the beings of a higher power, serving as guides and instructors for the instruments of destiny in the real world, often play the...
March 4th, 20155426 In Part I, the symbology behind Mortis — the world and the trinity of Overlords — was explored, where it was posited that Lucas, Supervising Director Dave Filoni, and writer Christian Taylor, continue the tradition of drawing from human mythological history as source inspiration for their Star Wars tales. Between the griffin...
February 4th, 201591285 Within the films, Star Wars has given audiences the Force — the mysterious energy field that binds all living things together. Those who can tap into that energy field either serve benevolent purposes (the Jedi), or they embody the selfish and deleterious evil of the dark side (the Sith)...“The Mortis Trilogy,” from Season 3...
January 21st, 201526321 Valentine’s Day is almost upon us and some would say, “Love is in the air.” Of course, there are others that would go out of their way to avoid such romanticized cliché and literally dodge Cupid’s Arrow all together. On the other hand, is it really possible to prevent Love from happening? To deny someone, even thyself, the...
