We live in troubled times where facts are increasingly irrelevant in societal and political discourse while the stories we tell about ourselves become ever more powerful. In a world polarised between authoritarianism and the defence of diversity, democracy and reason … where do our cinematic fantasies stand? I present my view, you judge for yourselves. Continue reading “Super-Hero Fascism and the Rebel’s taste for Hope and Freedom”
So another Rogue One trailer just dropped…STOP EVERYTHING YOU ARE DOING AND WATCH IT RIGHT AWAY HERE! As soon as this trailer dropped I think we all kind of lost our minds a little bit and weren’t quite sure what … Continue reading Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Trailer
So the Official Rogue One trailer just dropped and I think it is fair to say the internet is losing its shit. It’s clear that the producers and editors are doing another fantastic job at teasing the hell out of … Continue reading Rogue One, an Awakening
Last night (UK time) I had a most delightful re-watch of the ‘Umbara Arc’ of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars series during the live-tweet fest #UmbaraLive called by the Fan Girls Going Rogue (@FGGoingRogue). Re-watching the arc like this made me spot many things that I originally missed. It felt fresh again. But it also made me think about ‘what Star Wars is’ at the moment … on the cusp of the first ‘Star Wars Story’ film being released. Continue reading “#UmbaraLive and Reflections on ‘Clone Wars’”
Today the UK will vote about its membership of the European Union. What does that have to do with Star Wars you might ask? Well, many of you might come and visit London in July for Celebration Europe and the referendum outcome is one thing that may influence the UK you are going to find then.
Today’s post initially started off as a Scene It? post until I realised there was a lot more I wanted to say than I initially thought. In this post I want to discuss two different scene from The Force Awakens, and briefly lighting on … Continue reading Finn: Choosing his Fight
A few weeks ago the teaser-trailer of Star Wars: Rogue One was released and immediately found an overwhelmingly positive response. In this post I don’t intend to argue that there is vast body of Star Wars fans who have a … Continue reading Misogyny amongst Star Wars Fans: The response to Rogue One
Is there such a thing as ‘super-hero fatigue’? You bet … I certainly have it! Could there be something lurking in the dark like Star Wars fatigue? As Star Wars starts to become an annual event we might just need to ask ourselves that.
So the whole Star Wars community has been turned upside down once again as we have just been surprised with the Rogue One teaser trailer! If you have not seen it yet click here to watch it! This won’t be … Continue reading A closer look at the Rogue One trailer
Now, the Internet has been swirling with rumours about Rey’s parentage basically from the moment that we got our first glimpse of her. The release of The Force Awakens didn’t do anything to abate the swell of rumours but two camps seem … Continue reading The Power of ‘Just Rey’
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