Episode 98: Star Wars (part 2)

Notes:

Fable mentioned the hero’s journey as part of this episode. Here’s a good description from Reedsy:

Hero's Journey 101 - https://blog.reedsy.com/guide/story-structure/heros-journey/

The Verbivore consulted many resources while prepping for this episode, including the following:

“George Lucas Tries to Explain the Real Meaning of the Star Wars Saga” - https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/george-lucas-tries-explain-real-meaning-star-wars-saga

“Star Wars: Love is the Balance” by Wayward Jedi - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEYCYL_9jl8

“Star Wars Poetry” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7ZW1gtCljs

“What Do We Want From a Star Wars Movie?” by Patrick (H) Willems - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeUGLUYYYNQ&list=PLK-VmT9palrRVx8KtxmPl4n_UC43uQY09&index=6

“The Last Jedi and the 7 Basic Questions of Narrative Drama” by Just Write - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE7SkcoyVAI&list=PLK-VmT9palrRVx8KtxmPl4n_UC43uQY09&index=18

“Rogue One vs. The Force Awakens — The Fault in Our Star Wars” by Lessons From the Screenplay - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsIQa7sH5_Y&list=PLK-VmT9palrRVx8KtxmPl4n_UC43uQY09&index=7

“The Mystery Box - J. J. Abrams” by Ted Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpjVgF5JDq8

The Verbivore references that the Jedi peacekeepers appear to be stagnating in the prequels and stuck in their rules to the point that they’re losing touch with the force. There are several lines that allude to their blindness and growing weakness, but the major one is where Mace Windu states in “Attack of the Clones” that their connection with the force is waning.

“Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones - Obi-Wan Kenobi reports to Yoda and Mace” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTFWEHW_REs

The Verbivore references the 1970s Star Wars Christmas Special. If you haven’t seen it, we definitely don’t recommend that you do. That’s time you can never get back. :-) But, what we do recommend is the 2020 Lego Star Wars Holiday Special on Disney Plus. https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/lego-star-wars-holiday-special/22xf1U47vVe0

The Verbivore mentions that she thinks that at the end of The Rise of Skywalker Rey’s yellow lightsaber and her overall path in the force could point to her being more like a Gray Jedi. Here is a Wookiepedia article on some of what that could mean:

https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Gray_Jedi

Movies Mentioned:

Star Wars: A New Hope – Directed by George Lucas

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back – Directed by Irvin Kershner

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi – Directed by Richard Marquand

Star Wars: The Phantom Menace – Directed by George Lucas

Star Wars: Attack of the Clones - Directed by George Lucas

Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith - Directed by George Lucas

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - Directed by Gareth Edwards

Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Directed by J.J. Abrams

Star Wars: The Last Jedi - Directed by Rian Johnson

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - Directed by J.J. Abrams

Lego Star Wars Holiday Special - Released on Disney Plus

Music from: https://filmmusic.io
’Friendly day’ by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
Licence: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)