saving what we love

In 2012, it was revealed a third trilogy of Star Wars films would be made. On December 18th, The Force Awakens premiered. On Sunday, December 20th, my father took me to an early showing before his shift at work, and my life changed forever.

Luke Skywalker has vanished. In his absence, the sinister FIRST ORDER has risen from the ashes of the Empire and will not rest until Skywalker, the last Jedi, has been destroyed.
With the support of the REPUBLIC, General Leia Organa leads a brave RESISTANCE. She is desperate to find her brother Luke and gain his help in restoring peace and justice to the galaxy.
Leia has sent her most daring pilot on a secret mission to Jakku, where an old ally has discovered a clue to Luke’s whereabouts….

quotes

✦ So, who talks first? You talk first? I talk first?
✦ The garbage will do!
✦ Tell that to Kanjiklub
✦ Escape now, hug later?
✦ As long as there's light, we've got a chance.

The FIRST ORDER reigns. Having decimated the peaceful Republic, Supreme Leader Snoke now deploys his merciless legions to seize military control of the galaxy.
Only General Leia Organa’s band of RESISTANCE fighters stand against the rising tyranny, certain that Jedi Master Luke Skywalker will return and restore a spark of hope to the fight.
But the Resistance has been exposed. As the First Order speeds toward the rebel base, the brave heroes mount a desperate escape…

quotes

✦Happy beeps here, buddy, come on.
✦Just for the record, Commander Dameron, I'm with the droid on this one. Thank you for your support, General.
✦ Hope is like the sun. If you only believe in it when you can see it, you'll never make it through the night.
✦ No, no. We are the spark that will light the fire that'll burn the First Order down.
✦ You're not alone. Neither are you.

The dead speak! The galaxy has heard a mysterious broadcast, a threat of REVENGE in the sinister voice of the late EMPEROR PALPATINE.
GENERAL LEIA ORGANA dispatches secret agents to gather intelligence, while REY, the last hope of the Jedi, trains for battle against the diabolical FIRST ORDER.
Meanwhile, Supreme Leader KYLO REN rages in search of the phantom Emperor, determined to destroy any threat to his power....

quotes

✦They win by making you think you're alone. Remember? There's more of us.
✦We go together.
✦ Rey, some things are stronger than blood.
✦ In the heart of a Jedi lies her strength.
✦ Good people will fight if we lead them.
✦ It's not a navy, sir, it's just people.

"The Force brought me here. It brought me to Rey. And Poe."

essays

While I may not agree with everything said in these essays, they have informed my understanding of the trilogy and given me a greater appreciation for the story it is telling.

Reylo and the Hades & Persephone Myth in TFA | Death and the Maiden | The Genius of Rey Skywalker's Arc | Why Reylo Was A Great Love Story
Poe & Zorii As Parallels To Rey & Ben | Poe & Vulnerability (with Zorii) | I Know You Of Old (Poe & Zorii) | Sequel Trilogy & Feminine Perspective
Sequel Trilogy Romances & Beauty and the Beast | Sequel Trilogy & Reconciliation Sequel Trilogy & Mystified Sabers | Poe Dameron Hurts So Prettily: How Fandom Negotiates with Transmedia Characterization

my essays

Poe Dameron & Disability Theory | Rey Skywalker, Love & Accepting Someone's Hand

the war is just beginning...

the rebellion is reborn today... or maybe it's just more pages that don't fit the above categories!!

sequel era canon recs | behind the scenes trivia

house organa stamp by braigwen

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