The Force Awakens fits to the Star Wars Hexalogy despite its script (Contains spoilers)

December 21, 2015December 22, 2015 Rogue 47

Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens has seen an incredibly positive reception in the critical press for which one can only congratulate Abrams, Kasdan and Kennedy as well as the actors and all others involved. Several reviews and discussions on fan-sites however also reveal there is a lot of criticism on the lacklustre treatment of some of the deeper themes of the Star Wars hexalogy. Continue reading “The Force Awakens fits to the Star Wars Hexalogy despite its script (Contains spoilers)”

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UCL’s Star Wars Class #9: The Female Core of Star Wars: Shmi, Padme, Leia & Rey

December 14, 2015 Rogue 47

The female characters in Star Wars have always been the subject of discussion and sometimes controversy. Whether it was Leia’s ‘metal bikini slave outfit’ or Padme’s ‘death by losing the will to live’, there are plenty of fans and outsiders … Continue reading UCL’s Star Wars Class #9: The Female Core of Star Wars: Shmi, Padme, Leia & Rey

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UCL’s Star Wars Class #8: Ewoks, Gungans, Geonosians and the Noble Savage

December 9, 2015December 9, 2015 Rogue 47

The Star Wars Hexalogy features plenty of diverse and interesting societies and species that all try to make their way in the Galaxy. The Republic Senate embodies this diversity probably more than any other institution in the Galaxy. Yet a … Continue reading UCL’s Star Wars Class #8: Ewoks, Gungans, Geonosians and the Noble Savage

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Is this where the fun begins or do I have a bad feeling about this: why it’s time for the Sequels now

December 8, 2015December 8, 2015 JuliWitte

The first time I saw a Star Wars film was in 2002 when my father took me to see Attack of the Clones at the tender age of nine. I had been deemed too young for The Phantom Menace in 1999 and have … Continue reading Is this where the fun begins or do I have a bad feeling about this: why it’s time for the Sequels now

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Corridor Chat: Rotten Tomatoes, Mike Klimo and the Voice of the Media

October 30, 2015October 30, 2015 JuliWitte

Today the Telegraph posted an interesting article, responding to Mike Klimo’s recent research into which Star Wars films was actually most popular with original reviewers, which more than anything else revealed the idiosyncratic tone which most media nowadays reserves for the Prequel … Continue reading Corridor Chat: Rotten Tomatoes, Mike Klimo and the Voice of the Media

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Guestpost: ‘Leia, Padme and Rhyming Star Wars’ by David Salazar

October 24, 2015October 24, 2015 JuliWitte

We’ve got an amazing guest-post for you all today by David Salazar about the rhyming within Star Wars relating to Princess Leia and Padme Amidala. David Salazar is an independent director and kindly sent in the post below. He makes some fascinating … Continue reading Guestpost: ‘Leia, Padme and Rhyming Star Wars’ by David Salazar

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Corridor Chat: Geeking Out over Disney Infinity 3.0 Figures

September 30, 2015September 30, 2015 JuliWitte

Although we try very hard to write seriously about Star Wars here at Clone Corridor, sometimes you just have to take a moment and fan out a little bit. On May 5th Disney Infinity announced its new instalment focusing on Star Wars, all … Continue reading Corridor Chat: Geeking Out over Disney Infinity 3.0 Figures

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Masculine Stories, Feminine Stories and Star Wars

August 23, 2015August 23, 2015 JuliWitte

In the last day or so I’ve seen an interesting argument pop up again in the Star Wars fandom, namely the idea that the Original trilogy was more ‘masculine’ whereas the Prequel trilogy was more ‘feminine’. I first saw this argument on a … Continue reading Masculine Stories, Feminine Stories and Star Wars

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The Bodies of Star Wars

July 22, 2015July 22, 2015 Rogue 47

The characters in the Star Wars Saga hardly ever show their bodies, mostly they keep them hidden under cloth and garment or armour. But when they are exposed it is never just for ‘showing off’ or to appeal to the … Continue reading The Bodies of Star Wars

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Scene it? – Luke’s surrender on Endor

July 17, 2015July 17, 2015 Rogue 47

The second teaser for The Force Awakens starts out with Luke recounting how the Force is strong in his family. The first time he utters these words in the Saga however is just after he discloses to Leia why he needs … Continue reading Scene it? – Luke’s surrender on Endor

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