STAR WARS
THE STAR WARS CHRONICLESBy Cara Buckley
STAR WARS:
A CHARACTER STUDY OF MANDO
(Part 1)
Palpatine is dead, and his heiress Rey has yet to be born. Meanwhile, Luke’s Jedi Order is just beginning.
In the midst of the Empire’s ruin, the galaxy becomes the wild west of morality.
The galaxy struggles to survive. Every man for himself. Instead, they need to learn...
STAR WARS:
A CHARACTER STUDY OF MANDO
(Part 2)
The incredible Star Wars series continues with Season 2 of The Mandalorian. Din Jarin shows his devotion to his mission as he embarks on a galaxy-wide quest to find a Jedi master.
The more time they spend together, the closer they grow. It makes one wonder how they will stand to separate at the end of the Mando's mission.
Spoiler: It's not easy.
STAR WARS: A CHARACTER STUDY OF LUKE(Part 1)
His truth behind the cynicism.
One of the biggest questions that the Force Awakens yields, one of the biggest mysteries in the two years following the film's premiere, revolves around the disappearance of Luke Skywalker. What is he doing in exile? What is he planning against the First Order? What are his motivations for removing himself from the board? Most importantly, what would it take for him to return?
STAR WARS: A CHARACTER STUDY OF
LUKE (Part 2)
The first part of Luke’s character study details the old Jedi master as the overrated threat to the First Order, a necessary distraction while the Force prepares a new hero to rise in his stead. However, that shouldn’t suggest that Luke is inconsequential the Resistance’s success.
He is essential to the Resistance. This time around, he plays the role of a teacher instead of his usual role as a warrior.
There’s only one problem...
STAR WARS: A CHARACTER STUDY OF
LEIA
(Part 1)
(Part 1)
J.J. Abrams had a massive undertaking ahead of him. Episode IX was supposed to be the sequel chapter where Leia Organa would be prevalent. In The Force Awakens, she works in the background of her husband and son’s stories. In The Last Jedi her injuries accumulated in battle render her inactive. The sudden and devastating passing of Carrie Fisher leaves Disney in a serious predicament.
STAR WARS:
A CHARACTER STUDY OF
LEIA
(Part 2)
Carrie Fisher received her Hollywood Star last week on May 4th (Star Wars Day). It is a truly fitting day for the woman who portrays the most inspiring rebel leader of our time and beyond. It really begs the question. Wtf, Hollywood?
Where exactly does her journey begin down the road of determined, unfaltering rebellion? To forsake her marriage and the Jedi Order in the name of the greater good, she always seems to know her purpose.
STAR WARS: A CHARACTER STUDY OF
HAN SOLO
In the entire Star Wars franchise, the character of Han Solo undergoes the most development. There is hardly a moment in his story where his actions do not surprise the people around him, especially Luke and Leia. He goes from mercenary to a friend, from cold-hearted to a caring husband, and from skeptical unbeliever to martyr.
STAR WARS: A CHARACTER STUDY OF
REY(Part 1)
WHY THE LAST JEDI IS A NECESSARY STORY.
It is very difficult to accept the cold, hard truth about oneself, especially coming from an enemy. However, Kylo Ren nails Rey’s greatest weakness directly on the head. She wastes most of her young life waiting for parents who never return or clinging to any parental figure who comes along.
STAR WARS: A CHARACTER STUDY OF
REY(Part 2)
Rey's origin is one of the most widely debated subjects within the Star Wars fandom, providing an endless list of fan theories that consumed the internet for the four years
"The Rise of Skywalker", a film rich with symbolism and complexity, concludes this young heroine's journey with a deep identity crisis that nearly destroys her.
This is Palpatine's master plan all along.
STAR WARS: CHARACTER STUDY OF
KYLO REN(Part 1)
Can Kylo Ren be redeemed?
What is Rey's role moving forward?
The galaxy is shaken. Snoke is dead. Luke is passed on. Kylo Ren reigns as Supreme Leader with General Hux, a genocidal maniac on the verge of mutiny, as his right hand.
STAR WARS: CHARACTER STUDY OF
KYLO REN(Part 2)
Kylo Ren ventures into the belly of the beast, a dark planet where Palatine hides for thirty years. What he finds is bone chilling. He finds the truth. He learns once and for all the length that the Dark Side goes to manipulate his destiny.
What will he do with that knowledge?
STAR WARS: CHARACTER STUDY OF
FINN
With a phenomenal final battle in his wake, FINN will surely be a key factor in the Rebellion's success due to his strong mind and compassionate heart. So much love needs a focus, a worthy recipient. With which woman will he share his happy ending?
Rey or Rose?
STAR WARS: CHARACTER STUDY OF
POE
For the first time in the Star Wars universe, we see the threat come from within the Resistance, not against it. Poe Dameron single-handedly causes more damage to the Resistance than the Holdo, the New Republic, or the First Order. Simply because of his arrogance.
How does an institution built on the whole concept of defiance hold one of its soldiers accountable for the act of defiance?
STAR WARS: A CHARACTER STUDY OF
HOLDO
Vice-Admiral Amilyn Holdo is no doubt one of the most controversial characters of the Sequel Trilogy. Many fans advocate that she is responsible for the lives lost during the Supremacy's attack on the fleet's escape to Crait.
All she had to do is disclose her plan.
Why did she have to keep her plan such a secret?
No group can function or survive without truth collaboration.
STAR WARS: A CHARACTER STUDY OF
ROSE
HOW CANTO BIGHT SETS AN IMPORTANT SCENE. Resistance numbers are dwindling, and every contributor is precious. Mechanic Rose Tico is no exception. After the death of her sister, she rises to the occasion. Once a behind the scenes player, she eagerly follows Finn to the front line on an impossible mission to infiltrate the First Order's most powerful ship, the Supremacy, in order to save the resistance from annihilation.
STAR WARS: A CHARACTER STUDY OF
SNOKE
A character intentionally shrouded in mystery.
Since the introduction of the Sith Order in the The Phantom Menace, their inability to share becomes immediately evident. There are only ever two at a time: the master and the apprentice. Even then, the relationship between the two is rocky and untrusting. It isn’t until the events of The Last Jedi
is there an on-screen overthrow when Vader's grandson Ben Solo/Kylo Ren succeeds in the overthrow of his dark master
STAR WARS: A CHARACTER STUDY OF
THE FALCON
A great deal of time in the Sequel Trilogy is spent with characters looking up the sky in times of crisis. Ships appear in the sky.
Each ship has a different meaning.
Each ship invokes a different emotion.
Which ship would good people rather see on the horizon?
What emotions do they feel at the sight of each ship?
STAR WARS: A CHARACTER STUDY OF
BB-8
"We have the rest, recovered from the archives of the Empire. We need the last piece. Somehow, you convinced the droid to show it to you. You. A simple, solitary scavenger. How is that?" (Kylo Ren, The Force Awakens, pg 226)
He carries a riddle, one so intriguing that Commander Kylo Ren, who is wholly devoted to the apprehension of the droid, cannot resist the opportunity to solve it.