There is a small but not insignificant trend of naming children after Star Wars characters. According to babycenter.com, the name Leia «started appearing in the top 1,000 girls’ names in the United States in 1978, the year after Star Wars: A New Hope came out – and again in 1980, when The Empire Strikes Back …
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Summertime is the perfect time for watching Star Wars. The sweltering heat outside gives us an excuse to hole up where the air conditioner is good and give our favorite movies a spin. Get the fan running and let Boba Fett do what he does best… entertain.  Why do we find such comfort in rewatching …
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A good story can go a long way. It’s why we love what we love. If someone tells a story at a party, and they tell it in such a way that it gains the attention of everyone in the room, you’ll remember it forever, even if the content wasn’t that good. Sometimes it’s about …
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Star Wars is full of beautiful metaphors and allegories. The Force is a great metaphor for inner spirit, or power, or some other mystical source. The Empire is an illustration of an authoritarian society. The Dark Side is a manifestation of evil and darkness and all the insidious forms it takes. Wookies are a metaphor …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Star Wars Memes for Aficionados of the Force (July 31, 2024)

Star Wars fans are a community like no other, mainly because we’re strong in numbers. There are thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, if not millions of us out there. It’s one of the biggest fandoms in the world, and for good reason. It started with a bang in 1977 when kids and adults all …
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When a franchise is as old and enduring as Star Wars, there is bound to be some infighting. There will always be hot-button issues that rise up around certain pieces of lore, characters, directorial decisions, or plot moments. Everyone will have a different take on them and they won’t necessarily respect each other’s opinions.  For …
Seguir leyendo 27 Star Wars Memes for Aficionados of the Force (July 17, 2024)

Star Wars is rarely something you’re a completely casual fan of. Odds are, if you’re into it, you’re into it. This is evidenced by the many many memes that keep a-comin’ from the Star Wars universe. By the looks of the memosphere, thousands of people are re-watching it every day and making memes every chance …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Star Wars Memes for Aficionados of the Force (July 10, 2024)

Wake up babe, it’s Star Wars summer. Okay, every summer is Star Wars summer around here, because the memes keep coming and we keep loving ‘em. But now is the perfect time of year for running around with your friends in the park pretending to have lightsaber battles (I don’t care how old you are). …
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Some movies have higher re-watch value than others. For instance, I’ve seen The Rocky Horror Picture Show probably upwards of 50 times, and I enjoy it every time. But that’s kind of the gag with that movie– there’s a whole culture around watching it and watching it again. Other movies provide similar comfort on repeat …
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The Star Wars franchise has some of the best character names of any series, ever. For starters, the main ones: Anakin, Leia, Obi-Wan, Han. Now all instantly recognizable, but it wasn’t always that way. These names are close to names you’d hear on a day-to-day basis, but not quite. It puts them at somewhat of …
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