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A Close Read of Star Wars Rebels “Twin Suns” – Part 6 – Overtime: Sudden Death

Posted on March 1, 2018 by

Unmarked The Last Jedi Spoilers in this installment. No other portion of this episode has been broken down quite as much as the final lightsaber duel. A thousand think pieces and YouTube videos have been made talking about Akira Kurosawa … Continue reading →

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A Close Read of Star Wars Rebels “Twin Suns” – Part 5 – Fireside Chats

Posted on February 10, 2018 by

HE’S KIND OF A STRANGE OLD HERMIT “I think [sound design] adds so much to your storytelling,” Dave Filoni said in the “Twin Suns” audio commentary, “so I devised these cuts so that we’re going from a feeling of emptiness … Continue reading →

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A Close Read of Star Wars Rebels: “Twin Suns” – Part 4 – Tatooine

Posted on January 4, 2018 by

JUST… BREATHE In our last installment, we left off with an in-depth discussion about The Hero’s Journey and a touch of Force theory, and a lot of the past three installments have been analyzing parallels to other pieces of Star … Continue reading →

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A Close Read of Star Wars Rebels: “Twin Suns” – Part 2 – Atollon

Posted on September 2, 2017 by

Part 2 – Atollon At the beginning of the episode, the use of Maul’s POV established him as a primary viewpoint character. Now with another sight-based shot – an extreme close-up of Ezra’s eye opening – the status of viewpoint … Continue reading →

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A Close Read of Star Wars Rebels: “Twin Suns” – Part 1 – Cold Open

Posted on August 12, 2017 by

FOREWORD The best stories are the ones that encourage exploration. Exploration of stories takes many forms: fan art, fanfic, cosplay, discussions, celebrations, make-believe play, or ridiculously long essays. Sometimes the exploration is a conscious act, something actively pursued. Sometimes it’s … Continue reading →

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