Star Wars by Benjamin Carré
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Star Wars by Benjamin Carré
I just want to get over the pain I suffer because of the sequelsÂ
Speaking as a reenactor, if he survives the horde of sword-wielding reenactor women (And Knife, and Axe, and Spear). I will happily finish him off, the misogynistic git.
I can fight with a longsword, a spear, or an axe and would happily settle this with him publicly.
I canât fight for shit but I have a rock if that helps
I can stand by and cheer y'all on?
R2, whereâs my lightsaber?
Coming into a fandom late
Coming into a fandom early and watching it become an angry clusterfuck
Being in a dormant fandom that suddenly comes alive again after a new book/movie
Donât forget about those who come in the midst of a fandom war.Â
Accuracy at its best
Being in a fandom and not even knowing thereâs a war going onâŠ
all of this shitâŠlol
When Youâre Not In The Fandom But Youâre Nosy AF
When you get into a fandom only to discover itâs dead
This gets better every time I see it.Â
@fuboos-mess
Being in a dead fandomâŠ
Or being in such a tiny fandom that it feels like youre the only one
The accuracy hurts.
Being in a fandom that had a shit ending.
When youâve been fangirling long enough, youâve experienced all of the above.
Being in a fandom meant for kids.
This just gets better..
@mi-kleos
When you realize that joining the fandom has ruined you
Fandom hell in general
Yes.
This^^^ just⊠ALL OF THIS.
Being in so many fandoms that you donât even know whatâs going on
THIS IS THE SKULDUGGERY FUCKING PLEASANT FANDOM IN ONE POST!!
Trying to recruit people to your fandom
Annnnnnndddd itâs back
Being in a fandom which has so many antis
Iâve probably reblogged this before, but that was before these great additions.
Being in a fandom that actually works together
Why is this so true? All of it.
being in a fanbase but all your mutuals suddenly turn into Kpop blogs
I always enjoy it when a good post comes around again and has been improved by the reblogs like the years for a fine wine.
Being in a fandom when shit goes down and everyone has different opinions
When you are in a fandom and donât care for others people opinionâŠ..even if they are rightâŠ(believe me, I have met several of those)
Being in a fandom you never meant to join
I love this. and itâs gotten better
After abandoning a fandom youâre still a little bit emotionally invested inâŠ.
All of these are me. Lol
Being in a fandom on Tumblr
And it reached its epic conclusion
Cannot resist this at this point
Oh gosh! This is a really good shit!! I feel 100%Â identified with all this!!!
R. I. Fucking. P.
AU, where Darth Vader leads a coup against the Emperor. The successful crew has returned and everyone is having a blast. Troopers love Vader.
Laivaaja youâve done it again my friend!
Mother of Hope
I cry sometimes because Padme never got to hold Luke. Â
 Art Nouveau meets Star Wars! I made this for my schoolâs literary journal and it got published! Super fun to work on, as it was my first digital piece to finish since Iâve been in school.
Gorgeous!! And I love seeing her as a mother.
You know, all these posts about Anakin not turning to the dark side and that he would be taking care of his children instead, makes me wish that there should be a movie about that.
@starwars
Or at the VERY least a What If comic! They could do that much!
Hondo, with his foot stuck in a chair: Hello, everyone. You may be wondering, âHow did Hondo get himself into this situation?â
Hondo: Well guys, Hondo doesnât know either.
We walk in the sky with Anakin (x)
Dangit, the original YouTube video is gone. This is very cool!
âyouâre stuck with me, skyguyâ
this
this scene right here is solid evidence as to why the new canon star wars films are so hard to grasp for diehard original trilogy fans like myself.
han, luke, and leia loved each other
look how happy they are. you can easily say, oh itâs just the time, they havenât gone through trauma yet that makes them all depressed and broody in tfa and tlj.
no, no thatâs not the point. these three have gone through a lot up to this point and only have more to lose in the future. luke lost his aunt and uncle, his best friend biggs, and his mentor all in the span of 24 hours. leia lost her entire planet. han risked his life for luke and leia and the rebellion despite barely knowing them and all his previous smuggling troubles.
this trio went through one of the most moving and heart-warming character arcs in cinematic history, each of them finding their way through tragedy and horror.
they did this through love and hope. the bond between these three was unbreakable and it lasted through all three films. especially when luke and leia found out they were siblings.
so, how can you take characters that are willing to die for each other, to do everything for each other at the drop of a dime, even when they had first met each other, and split them apart?
the characterization of the ot trio in the new star wars canon is brutal and basically disrespectful to the characters themselves. as if saying despite all the hardships these three went through, it took han and leiaâs child to break them apart???
luke, han, and leia have lost family before. theyâve all suffered loss and pain worse than many can imagine and it takes a toll on them mentally. but one scenario is what makes them abandon each other? for han and leia to split and for han to return to smuggling?? for luke to go into exile and now be threatened with a rumor of turning dark??? luke âi am a jedi like my father before meâ skywalker???????
it makes no sense in the context of the characters. now, i understand that theyâre âolder and wiserâ and what not, but that doesnât change your entire personality. luke is still luke, han is still han, and leia is still leia. no matter what happens, they will always be there for each other. because they love each other. thereâs nothing more to say than that.
so the next time you hear me or an ot fan complain about the sequels, just know that itâs because our cherished characters were chewed up and spit out to help evolve a new plot. a plot where the end goal is to kill off these âoldâ characters. these âunimportantâ characters. these âsideplotâ characters.
i encourage you to really look at the gifs above and tell me again how the sequel trilogy does our golden trio proper justice. cause it doesnât. and that will always make these new movies uncanon in my heart.
#these three love each other and always will <3  #and theyâre such beloved iconic characters too  #and no matter what disney tries to do to them  #theyâll always be iconic and loved by people all around the world  #the lucas movies will stand the test of time and so will these three <3 (via skywalker-saga)
^THIS. This is the TRUTHâŠ.and nothing and no one can take this away from us, as long as we uphold the original version of this tale and these characters.
I feel the need to point something out hereâand that is, that to hold on to an unabashedly positive view of the Original Trio and to have an unwavering belief in their long-term happiness is not just a result of nostalgia or being attached to these characters as we knew them in the Original Trilogy, but is also the actual intended outcome of Lucasâ entire saga, aka the Prequels *and* the Original Trilogy combined.Â
The tragedy of the Prequels seems to have perhaps lead some people to conclude, erroneously, that ALL of Star Wars (aka the Skywalker saga) is meant to be viewed in a similarly tragic light. This could not be farther from the truthâthe Prequels, as the first half of the magnum opus, were given the structure of a greek tragedy in order to complement and enhance the emotional catharsis of the pre-existing Original Trilogy (the second half the Opus). The darkness of the beginning of the tale is not meant to overshadow the redemption at the end of it, but rather make it shine all the brighter. Lucas intended *his* Star Wars to be, not a tragedy, but one of the âdivine comedies of redemptionâ. (If you donât believe me, just read anything ever written by Joseph Campbell, one of Lucasâ most formative mythic influences.)
And so, the tragedy from which the second half of the story is born, is NOT, I repeat, NOT meant to insinuate that the Skywalker family is âdoomedâ or âfatedâ or âcursedâ to suffer constant, repeated âfamily tragediesâ no matter what. And it is certainly not meant to suggest that they (Luke, Leia, Han) will inevitably make the same old mistakes or meet the same fates as those who came before, just because Disneyâs unoriginal excuse for a âsequelâ apparently demands it. As Iâve mentioned before, Anakinâs tragedy is inextricably linked to his particular milieu and to his cosmic role and status as the Chosen Oneâit cannot be easily replicated, let alone repeated ad nauseum. Luke and Leia are likewise âofâ their own era, and are freed from the myriad restrictions and machinations that so ensnared their parents. When it comes to their role in this particular myth, they are thus meant to rise above the tragedy that came before, rather than repeat it.Â
And they do. In his climactic confrontation with his father and the Emperor in RotJ, Luke breaks the cycle. He throws away his lightsaber, and refuses to succumb. Unlike his father, Luke Skywalker is NOT a tragic figure, nor was he EVER intended to be. (Luke = Light. Thatâs what is name means, and that is what he is meant to represent, through and though. Luke is the Galahad to Anakinâs Lancelot.) And neither is Leia, for that matter. Yes, the Skywalker twins both suffer great loss, face great darkness, and have their own inner and outer struggles through the course of the OT, but overall their stories are intended to have an entirely positive (and restorative) outcome.Â
It is important to point out that, because Luke and Leia are the result of Anakin and Padmeâs forbidden love (aka, the Union of Opposites of the magnum opus, which is meant to bring forth none other than the elixir of life itself), the hopeful, positive, and successful nature of their respective stories is absolutely crucial to the validation of it. After all, Luke and Leiaâs very existence is the biggest âf*ck youâ ever to the Old Jedi Order. Love and family were something that was forbidden to the Jedi of old, and yet this is what brings hope and restores peace to the galaxy. This is the entire point of the story.Â
When viewed in the context of the PT and OT together, the Trioâs role is clear: by fully and openly embracing the LOVE and support of their family and friends, Luke and Leia are able rise above the tragedy of their parents. Their combined heroism, fueled as it is *by* their (positive) personal attachments, breaks the cycle and brings about Anakinâs redemptionâŠ.restoring freedom to the galaxy, and vindicating Anakin and Padmeâs love. An unequivocally positive view of the Original Trioâs relationship is therefore an essential and intrinsic element of the redemptive message of Lucasâ saga. To negate that, and to turn the Trio into tragic figures themselves, is to negate the entire purpose of the storyânot just of the Original Trilogy, but of the saga as a whole.Â
YES to all of this! Boy do these posts reignite my wish to have enough time to rewrite the concept of the sequels. If anything, the story should be that even if Ben, as the next generation, faces the temptations of the Dark Side, because he has the LOVE OF HIS FAMILY at his back, it gives him the strength to defeat it. Because thatâs the whole turning point. Luke and Leia, and Anakin by renouncing the Dark Side and killing the Emperor, have changed the game board. The Dark Side SHOULDNâT be able to have the same power anymore.
They need to go back to the old ending song of Return of the Jedi to âget the point.â
Celebrate the Light. Celebrate the Love.
Itâs RIGHT THERE. Spelled out for them. THAT is the key to Star Wars.
Without that, itâs just not Star Wars.
The Senator and the General: in honour of May the Fourth and Anidala Week Day 1: âAdventureâ, my latest custom 1/6th scale TCW Anakin and Padme figures. (The âGeneral Skywalkerâ is a combination of Hot Toys, Sideshow, and miscellaneous parts; the Padme is entirely custom-made, including a full face repaint, by me.)
WOW Iâm still furious how they did Grant Ward
I know I have made bad decisions in my life â just like everyone else. I also know that the decisions Iâve made do not warrant other people to treat me like Iâm garbage. But that's what I experienced when Nathan Hamill, son of Star Wars actor Mark Hamill, got me pregnant earlier this ...
@the-memeblades-chosen-one more tea
Yeah, gotta say Mark and Nathan both have lost a lot of my respect over the last few years, this being one of the reasons. đ
I guess people don't believe in brainwashing unless it comes from some sci-fi machine/hypno sequence.
Grant Ward was brainwashed too.
âYou can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.â
â Ayn Rand
As Iâm sitting here already an hour late to work...