Our sense of self is one of the most complicated concepts of identity. Where does our sense of self come from? How do we value ourselves and what do we even consider intrinsically ‘us’? Through a number of different characters … Continue reading Claiming One’s Self in Star Wars: Anakin, Luke and Rey
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
Some of you might remember David Salazar from his amazing guest post ‘Leia, Padme and Rhyming Star Wars‘. Well, he’s back with a great My Star Wars Moment which shows us how Star Wars reaches across origins and generations, gives whole families … Continue reading My Star Wars Moment #12: ‘Star Wars Memories’
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
Here is another Mystery Box post for you, a series of posts in which we take the big box of mystery that is Star Wars, have a peek inside and share some of our insights with you. In our last Mystery Box … Continue reading Mystery Box #3: End CreditsThemes
Not too long ago an amazing video by WhoIsPablo made its way onto the Internet in which the visual poetry behind the Star Wars Prequels and Originals really came out in full Force (pun intended). Here at Clone Corridor we loved … Continue reading Guestpost: The Making of ‘Star Wars Poetry’
Although Luke Skywalker is, arguably, the main character of the Star Wars Original Trilogy, he is also one of the characters that receives the most flack. From the moment Mark Hamill mentioned power converters and Tosche Station, Luke Skywalker seemed doomed … Continue reading Misperceiving Luke: is it whining or is it character-development?
After seeing Obi Wan’s Force-ghost on Hoth and following its advice Luke finds himself on Dagobah in the care of a strange wise Jedi Master. The true test of Luke’s nascent Jedi skills is when Yoda asks him to enter a dark cave to meet whatever he brings with him. Have the past 35 years shed any new light on this scene? Continue reading “Scene It? Luke in Dagobah’s Cave.”
‘I love you.’ ‘I know.’ These two lines are some of the most iconic from the original Star Wars trilogy, first heard in The Empire Strikes Back and again in The Return of the Jedi. Yet this second time is no way … Continue reading ‘I love you.’ ‘I know.’: Leia, Han and Love
In today’s Scene it? I am looking at a very contested story-line within The Return of the Jedi. Although I will be discussing the whole story arc, I will be focusing on the scene that brings it to an end. I am talking about ‘slave Leia’ and especially “the bikini”, which is one of the things that has been incredibly divisive within the Star Wars fandom.
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