“A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man.” —Joseph Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces NOTE: […]
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Examining the Rogue One Celebration Reel
NOTE: A very small “spoiler” ahead from the teaser trailer shown exclusively to the Celebration audience. I only remark on it to confirm the identity of a character seen in the reel. Jyn Erso’s Homeworld Here we see the planet where Jyn’s father, Galen Erso, is living. I believe this is likely the first scene […]
Rogue One Trailer & TFA on Bluray – CCC Ep. 046
Michael and Nathan discuss the Rogue One Teaser before breaking down the Behind the scenes features on the TFA bluray release and discussing their impressions of the bluray variations now that they have them in hand.
Rogue One Teaser Breakdown
“State your name for the record.” “Jyn Erso.” Felicity Jones’s character, Jyn Erso, is escorted in handcuffs through the Yavin 4 base. What could she have done to require the Rebels to “arrest” her? “Forgery of Imperial documents, possession of stolen property, aggravated assault, resisting arrest.” A harsh sounding Rebel General (rank gathered by his […]
Star Wars Updates, Upgrades, and Expansions – CCC Ep. 042
This week its a whole slew of new as Fantasy Flight Releases their newest wave of X-wing and announce their next Force pack for the card game and some new ships for Armada. On The video game side of things, we talk more about the Uprising update after getting some time with it as well […]
Analysis of The Force Awakens — Luke Skywalker: The Resolving of Gray
The premise that Luke has vanished is immediately intriguing. Like most people, I assumed when Episode 7 was first announced that Luke would be a central mentor figure from the beginning, having reestablished some form of Jedi Order. His absence raises many questions: Why is he missing? How long has he been gone? What could […]