As part of their ongoing analysis of the many Star Wars films, Debra Minoff and Susannah McCullough of Screenprism took a look at how the repeated theme of losing hands, symbolizes a castration of sorts. When an opponent loses a hand, the opponent loses the ability to fight back. In…
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How the Enduring Humanity of Han Solo Makes Him the Most Relatable of the Original Star Wars Trilogy
ScreenPrism, film and television analysis platform known for their incredibly insightful video essays, takes a look at Han Solo and his enduring humanity in a world of Jedis, Androids, Wookiees and other characters. This particular feature made him very difficult to categorize, but very easy to like. Throughout the original…
A Playful Quiz Using Clips From Star Wars to Determine If You Are on the Light Side or Dark Side
In a departure from their normally serious, yet insightful video essays, the folks at ScreenPrism created a playful quiz using clips from different Star Wars films to help a person decide whether they identify with either the Light Side or the Dark Side of the Force. Do you belong to…
How All Consuming Devotion to The Force Impedes the Opportunity for Lasting Love in Star Wars
The film and television analysis platform ScreenPrism, who has previously offered excellent analysis of a great number of series and movies, examines why love is so elusive in the world of Star Wars. Using the examples of Rey and Kylo Ren in The Last Jedi, Leia Organa and Han Solo…
How Yoda Embodies the Spirituality of The Force in Star Wars by Believing In the Strength of the Many
In another of their very insightful video essays, film and television analysis platform ScreenPrism takes a look at religion in Star Wars, noting that there is no good or bad, but rather a dark side and a light side, both containing The Force, the closest form of spirituality that exists…
An Analysis of the Symbolism, Theories, and Ideologies Behind Star Wars Lightsabers
In honor of Star Wars: The Last Jedi hitting theaters next month, ScreenPrism created an insightful video analysis of the symbolism, theories and ideologies behind the iconic Jedi weapon of choice, the lightsaber. The lightsaber is the Force made visible, sensible, concrete — the mental transformed into the physical. What…