Star Wars’ Mother Problem
Over at FANGirlBlog, I addressed the mother problem of Star Wars, in which they are ultimately reduced to plot contrivances to advance the characters of others. Click here to visit the post and read why!
Riffing on Star Wars: #23 – A Week for Women
(For those not wishing to be spoiled for events in Darth Vader #25, you’re advised and warned to skip this Riffing on Star Wars! Feel free to contact us if you want to know the nature of the spoiler, however.) In the final act of A New Hope, Darth Vader ominously intones, “Today will be…
The Women of Disney’s Star Wars
On April 7, the first trailer for the first non-sequential Star Wars film, Rogue One, was released to great fanfare. Focused on the main character Jyn Erso, played by Felicity Jones, and the trailer featured her recruitment by the Rebel Alliance to uncover and stop the Empire’s new super weapon. The trailer is just over…
