You Must Learn Control

Icarus left a comment on my blog post the other day that I haven’t been able to stop thinking about.  Actually, it wasn’t his comment per se, but was said by George Lucas regarding Anakin’s fall to the dark side from a CNN article in 2002 (AOTC era, pre ROTS): In this film, you begin …

How Star Wars Made Me Who I Am Today

On the surface, Star Wars is a story about good versus evil.  It can seem simplistic to anyone who does not delve into the lair of the Sarlacc to find out as much as possible about the saga. But it’s so much more than that as any fan can attest to.  It’s changed our lives …

Confessions of a First Time Star Wars Viewer

You all might remember, back in February, that I was going to watch the entire Star Wars saga with my friend who had never viewed it before.  She wanted to see what the hype was in regards to TFA and get all 6 movies done prior to December.  I solicited advice and questions to ask …

10 Reasons I Like Attack of the Clones

I had only one New Year’s resolution when it came to this blog.  In 2015, I was going to watch AOTC and find 10 things I liked about it.  I never watched it on my own, but I did watch it a few weeks ago with the friends when I worked through the saga with …

Haiku Me Friday! Luke and His Grief

    The Empire killed them For what? To find my two droids? There is change coming I love this photo…mostly because it’s not in the movie.  I feel like it’s this moment on Luke’s face where we’ve all been before.  The way he’s wrapped up in his poncho, even though it’s so warm out, …