Okay, women aren’t technically a race, but the status of female characters in the Star Wars movies deteriorated so rapidly that we can’t leave them out. In the original trilogy, we were at least given Princess Leia, a woman who was not only smokin’ hot but was actually intelligent an...
Over the years, Yoda has become one ofStar Wars’most enduring characters. Initially, George Lucas wanted to put the sage, old character in the hands of Jim Henson, known forMuppetscharacters such as Kermit the Frog. But as Lucas and Henson worked together, Henson helped Lucas realize thathe...
These are the characters that kids will dress up as for Halloween and role-play in invented adventures. Let these kids emulate strength, not passivity. After 800 minutes of Star Wars, the one female Jedi who most sticks out in my mind – the one the camera remains trained on the longest...
This isn’t the first time Hollywood casting minorities in the roles of fictional characters has made Racist Twitter’s collective heads explode. There was similar “outrage” when Amandla Stenberg was cast as Rue in the Hunger Games, Micheal B. Jordan was cast as Johnny Storm in the most re...
In 2020, actor John Boyega accused Disney of bringing on diverse characters, only to make them minor characters to appease fans. Boyega, who made his franchise debut in the long-awaited "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" as storm trooper Finn, was famously able to wield a lightsaber in the fi...
(for instance, literature that leads us to sympathise with rough heroes: morally unworthy but likable characters (Eaton2012)). I believe that one interpretation of my following arguments would lend some support to moderate moralism, the view that sometimes moral disvalue constitutes aesthetic flaws....
Characters never exist in a vacuum. The characters of the X-Men, of Star Wars, and of Harry Potter tell us something about how their authors see the world. Similarly, Feirefiz, Percival, and Gahmuret reveal something about the author ofParzifal, Wolfram. Despite, seemingly, every opportunity...
This is important to note, as the majority of the fanbase is positive and supportive when it comes to new Star Wars projects, characters and actors. However, while online harassment and abuse remains and unfortunate reality in today's society, it is important that beloved creative voices like ...
How Star Wars: Skeleton Crew's At Attin Mystery Could Hide A First Order Connection 1/9/2025 by Rick Stevenson Slash Film Tragic Ending: Brittany Murphy, Alan Rickman, Chadwick Boseman and More Stars Who Died Before Their Final Films Premiered ...
The study also found that films with white directors were responsible for casting black characters in only 10.8% of all speaking roles, while black directors cast black characters in 46% of all of speaking roles. This suggests that there is a correlation between the ethnic background of a ...