Star Wars is not above criticism. There are plenty of valid criticisms against the franchise. Star Wars as a film, television, and literary saga does a lot of things very well, but there are also plenty of issues that still need to be addressed. However, one I simply can not get behind is the idea […]
Author: Paul Depaola
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Speculating The Next Star Wars Story Film
With every passing convention and public announcement, Star Wars fans wait anxiously for news of the next Star Wars standalone film. The third Star Wars standalone movie was announced but no further information has been given about it. Presumably, this was the film that Josh Trank was hired to direct before he parted ways with […]
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Do We Worry Too Much About Canon?
One of the most frequently discussed items among Star Wars fans is canon. Is this canon? Is that canon? It’s been a point of debate for fans, but it has only intensified since Lucasfilm to restarted the canon and moved the expanded universe to Legends. Newer fans now often wonder if a story is worth […]
Can Kylo Ren Be Redeemed?
In only a year and a half, The Force Awakens has deeply ingrained itself into the Star Wars canon and changed what we thought we knew. Every time I watch the movie I find myself asking new questions and thinking about what lead to this point and what is coming in the rest of the […]
Thoughts on Star Wars Celebration Orlando
Star Wars Celebration Orlando is officially behind us. We have seen the sneak peeks, the epic costumes, and heard the stories. This was my fourth Celebration. I first attended Celebration IV in Los Angeles in 2007, then Celebration V in Orlando in 2010, and Celebration Anaheim in 2015. We arrived in town late on Tuesday […]
The Life and Death and Life and Death of Darth Maul
The most recent episode of Star Wars Rebels concludes the story of Darth Maul and gives closure to a conflict that was begun almost 18 years ago in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Darth Maul’s tattooed face and double bladed lightsaber were among the first striking images we saw in the lead up to The Phantom […]