THOUGHTBOX

Many of us are familiar with Star Wars' iconic Jedi Knights. Crusaders of peace and justice, part scholars, part knights, they roamed the galaxy seeking out evil and injustice, rooting out oppression and upholding the law of the Republic. What was really cool about them (besides lightsabers, of course!) was their ability to use the Force - the mystical energy field, created by all life, that gave Jedi the Star Wars equivalent of superpowers. And to be honest, what's more badass than sweeping away a battalion of battle droids with a gesture, telekinetically freeing your starfighter from a swampy trap, jumping great heights at no danger to yourself or influencing the minds of Stormtroopers? As a kid, I wanted to be Jedi. In fact, I'll be honest - I still want to be a Jedi, and wield the awesome power of the Force. It would be so cool to move things around with your mind - I'd often picture moving that pesky TV remote from the table directly intro my hands, or m...

Let me start this bit off by mentioning just how huge of a Star Wars fan I am. Like many other boys my age, I was fascinated by the fairy-tale like sci-fi space opera and the je ne sais quoi that made Star Wars beloved by millions of fans.  To this day I can’t properly express what it is about Star Wars that makes it so appealing. It’s awesome, it’s organic, it’s realistic in an interesting way (for once, it’s not set in our future or even our corner of the universe…that helps open your mind up and make room for things that you would normally frown upon if the franchise was set in a more familiar setting), it’s got struggle, heroism, space battles, villains and heroes, super-powers, princesses and queens, lasers, sword-fighting … It’s got EVERYTHNG guys love. It’s basically a pot-pourri of every single thing young (and old) boys fantasize about. Maybe that’s why it’s so dear to us Star Wars fanboys. And yet, those unfamiliar with the behind the scenes dramas of the franchise de...

Mr Takei, I usually do not have many words to say about you. But you- you, are AWESOME. Thank you for reconciling these once-embittered fanboy factions and showing them the TRUE enemy.