The Many Trials of Star Wars: The Clone Wars

It seemed like Star Wars was going to once again take a break from the big screen. However, creator George Lucas felt his storytelling days were not over. So, in 2008, Lucas would bring along newcomer Dave Filoni to work on creating the now award-winning series Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

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Has Boba Fett Really Gone Soft? A Deconstruction of Boba Fett

This is our in-depth deconstruction of Boba Fett’s character arc as it is told in the current canon. The issue people take is that a mercenary crime lord and a man who prides on honor and respect as incompatible. Some believe that this damages Boba’s character and were quick to blame Disney for softening the Star Wars brand.

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Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett [REVIEW]

While maybe not as strong as The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett does manage to have a unique enough concept to stand on its own. Still, it does suffer from a weak overall story that’s overly dependent on flashbacks and Mando scenes.

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Star Wars: Visions – Episode Ranking

There were many elements that inspired George Lucas in Star Wars, from westerns to gangster flicks to Flash Gordon. Of course, what truly inspired Lucas was Japanese cinema, most notably citing Hidden Fortress and Yojimbo as influences. Jedi, essentially being Samurai with lasers, his universe was built for anime. Independent animators have delved into this possibility before but never had any major backing from any studio, until now. What amazes me about this series is that is does a great job treading the line from canon and non canon, as many of their stories cleverly tie into the overall history

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Forbidden Remake: The Hunchback of Notre Dame

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article includes the gratuitous usage of the word “gypsy”. Before keyboard warrior-ing a history of the Romani people, be so kind as to actually read this article past the 3rd paragraph where we address this. – Dirk Hortensius, Editor and Armed SJW @ Crude-Mirror.com What is a “Forbidden Remake”? With Disney cashing in on live action versions of their “renaissance”-era catalogue, more and more people have discussed on the internet on “what will they needlessly re-hash next?”. However, there are some property’s that in all honesty Disney should probably not remake whether the themes are too heavy,

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