Sometimes even the most pervasive of motifs/mythemes are hidden best in plain sight and the Star Wars saga sure has plenty of them. Sometimes they aren’t even obviously a representation of said motifs. Sometimes it could be said someone is reaching for noticing them, but I’m going to point them out anyways. The motif that will be in question is the moment when the Hero (or Villain) must descend into the underworld (Hell, Hades, Diyu, etc) and/or the abyss, unknown, etc. It’s obviously not just in the Star Wars films, but a recent viewing made me realize how many (possible) versions of this motif there really could be in each film and the TV show. So in an effort to find more meaning behind moments in the Star Wars saga, I took it upon myself to find examples of the motif and see if they really represent it. Continue reading “Chutes, Shafts, and Sinkholes: Star Wars and the Descent into the Underworld Mytheme”
Category: Butler Confessions
EU and Gaming: Thoughts on Their Relationship
– The following contains spoilers for several games –
Update 6/7/14: This article originally appeared on Knights’ Archive on 8/23/13, before the EU reboot was announced. Parts have been added to this article to reflect the new dawn of Star Wars storytelling.
Imagine this: strapped in the top turret of the Millennium Falcon, the ship shuddering from the projectiles of enemy craft, you’ll have to actively ignore Han Solo bellowing obscenities after each hit to keep your concentration. You swivel the turret, attempting to keep the asteroid shaped objects currently assailing the Falcon within your targeting frame. You snap off a few shots, but the yorik coral black hole defenses suck in every one. A torpedo distracts the yorik’s defenses and your next shots chip chunks off the living ship, spilling the Vong warriors into the vacuum of space. Continue reading “EU and Gaming: Thoughts on Their Relationship”
With New Eyes: The EU Reboot Changed How I View Ep. VI
Over the past several years, I’ve chosen to celebrate Star Wars Day by watching at least one of the movies. This year, instead of working my way up to Return of the Jedi, I decided to start with it. Since the news of the Sequel Trilogy broke, and then the not too surprising announcement of the Expanded Universe being swept aside for new stories, I’ve had a strange hankering for watching RotJ. Over the past decade(s), I (and many other fans like me) have watched RotJ and had a subconscious and/or conscious knowledge of what was to come thanks to the EU. Now, with the slate wiped clean, watching RotJ feels like seeing it for the very first time.
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