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I don’t know whether it was posting over the holiday weekend, or the fact that this post’s previous title might’ve been misleading; but I’ve decided to repost this bad boy from last week with a new title and an updated intro. People likely hear “Star Wars” and “bad boy” in the same sentence, and worry
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I’m a sucker for a good prophecy. The trope of the Chosen One may be clichéd; but I’ll never get tired of a melodramatic tale of a fated hero versus an insurmountable evil. But that doesn’t mean all prophecies are created equal. Take the one from Harry Potter, for example. “The one with the power
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I’d pay money to see a skit between these two. An esteemed, powerful, and yet still humanly humble wizard—versus a guy whose solution to everything was “make the orphan do it.” This is just a little idea I had a bit ago on the subject. * * * G: So y’all got an evil wizard?
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Spider-Man: Far From Home is a failure of a good superhero, Spider-Man, or movie in general. It does no justice to the character of Spider-Man, belittling him and erasing his identity in favor of molding a replacement Tony Stark. It similarly damages and pushes aside the character of Fury solely for an irrelevant twist. The
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Spider-Man: Homecoming was at best a decently action-packed, surface-level superhero movie; and at worst a soulless and confusing remake that sacrificed the journey of the actual MC to create yet another (rather unnecessary) installment in the Iron Man saga. * * * Disclaimer that these are my opinions, and you’re not an evil person for
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I’ve long toyed with the idea of an audacious Harry Potter fic, where I attempt to fix all the plot holes and whip the characters into something resembling a consistent shape. Or, at the least, just re-plot all seven books so they make more sense. I haven’t quite gotten around to that yet; but amid
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Harry Potter features the outright or implied redemptions of several characters—most notably Draco Malfoy, Severus Snape, and Regulus Black. But, even in the cases where the character is supposed to have made a complete switch, their motivations and behaviors still don’t make complete sense with someone who’s begun to understood the evil they’ve committed, and
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Star Wars is an incredible story that stands the test of time. And a large part of the reason for its longevity is the way it defied the stereotypes and expectations of the era. Note before we begin—while I also love the prequel trilogy and The Force Awakens, this dissertation deals specifically with the original
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I once found myself on the Wizarding World website, scrolling through articles on everything from obscure bits of lore to writers engaging in debates about various “what ifs.” Then I stumbled upon one with an intriguing argument—what would change if Dumbledore had told Harry about the prophecy earlier? Many of us would guess Harry would’ve
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One of the biggest mistakes people make in the world of fandom is assuming we’re supposed to like prequel-era Anakin Skywalker. Now, this isn’t to say he can’t be your favorite character, or that you can’t appreciate the nuances of his journey to the dark side. I don’t mean he can’t be a character you
