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cold-black-and-infinite · 8 months

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Old man being ridiculous

Nine Inch Nails | Live at The Greek Theatre Berkeley, CA September 11th, 2022

#nine inch nails #nin #trent reznor #musicedit #music gifs #industrial #industrial rock #industrial metal #industrial music #alternative #alternative music #alternative rock #concert #concert gifs #trilogy era #gifs #my edit #my gifs #flashing gif warning

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greendayauthority · 8 months

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“¡Uno! is feeling like your heart is on fire. On the second record, you start losing control. By ¡Tré!, your heart will feel like a flamethrower. It gets really hot.” – Billie Joe Armstrong

#green day #uno dos tre era #uno dos tre #trilogy era #billie joe armstrong #tre cool #mike dirnt #green day authority

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stgloria · 1 year

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#green day #tre cool #billie joe armstrong #mike dirnt #trilogy era

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veravictorialee · 7 months

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#the weeknd #thursday #abel tesfaye #trilogy #trilogy era #xo #glass table girl

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stealingpotatoes · 1 year

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i have one braincell and it is constantly occupied with the twins going to naboo and meeting padmé's family

(support me on kofi!)

#pooja naberrie #luke skywalker #leia organa #princess leia #star wars #my doods #comic #in my being normal about padme in the og trilogy era!#look ive been living in padme lives aus since i was like 7. for my own sake. but im finally taking a peek into the outside (canon) world #also my prequels fan is showing this is the first time in 14yrs of being into sw that im drawing luke #skywalkers & naberries

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anstarwar · 9 months

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35 ABY

Kix decides to join the fight once again as the First Order unleashes its full wrath, plunging the galaxy once more into darkness and war

On a distant rebel base he runs into a familiar “face.” They spend time reminiscing about the past and old friends not forgotten

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#clone medic kix #maybe the most tragic clone?#my art #r2d2 #old friends not forgotten #kix #the clone wars #sequels era #post-original trilogy

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letraspal · 1 month

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“Fiona is vindictive. She’s impatient. And sometimes she just wants to rage against the machine—even if she’s not exactly sure where the machine is or how to properly rage at it.”

Fiona Pitch | Women of the Simon Snow Trilogy

#watford era Fiona besties #Fiona pitch #baz pitch #fanart #letraspal #carry on #illustration #book characters #carry on fanart #rainbow rowell #any way the wind blows #wayward son #simon snow #snowbaz #women of the Simon snow trilogy

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stars-n-spice · 12 days

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The Holy Trinity

Gay ass ex-Imperials.

#lmao we've got one for every era too #tag yourself #im sinjir #no seriously why are there so many gay imperials huh???#🤨🤨🤨#someone make a venn diagram thingy with em #tbb #the bad batch #rebels #sw rebels #sw aftermath #aftermath trilogy #alexsandr kallus #sinjir rath velus #edmon rampart #agent kallus #admiral rampart

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darth-memes · 10 months

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heyitsrink · 10 months

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Classical painting redraw of "Springtime" because I daydream constantly about these two being allowed to actually have a childhood

#rote #realm of the elderlings #rote fanart #classical painting redrew #fitz and the fool #fitzchivalry farseer #the fool #robin hobb #the farseer trilogy #my sweet boys deserve the world #i'm in my rim lighting era #it's just so warm and romantic

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david-talks-sw · 1 year

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What's 'Star Wars' about?

A while ago I got an 'Ask' that concluded with "what is Star Wars about, if not the Jedi, right?" And weirdly enough... I have to disagree.

I mean... to me? Yes. Star Wars is about the Jedi. A Jedi-less, Sith-less, lightsaber-less Star Wars movie or series will struggle to get me on board (which is why I was surprised that I loved Andor so much).

But if you read everything George Lucas said, if you think about the Jedi's place in his two trilogies... they're not front and center, right?

Sure, there's Luke Skywalker... but he's a learner, in the Original Trilogy. Same goes for Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, in the Prequels. They're going through character arcs.

Otherwise, the Jedi are either used as mentors to the protagonist...

... or to deliver exposition...

... but they're mostly vectors Lucas uses to present his thesis.

Functionally-speaking, the Jedi are important in that they embody the Buddhist philosophies the movie's themes are based on.

But when it comes to the plot, they're secondary. That's because the the themes of these films are bigger than the Jedi themselves.

So the question becomes... what's are the themes?

The primary goal of the Star Wars films is to inspire kids to start thinking outside the box and teach them a set of values and psychological motifs that have been passed down through mythology and fairy tales.

These values can be summed up in the dichotomy between greed and compassion / selfishness and selflessness / pleasure and joy.

We all have both aspects and need to strike a balance between the two. After all, being greedy ultimately comes from fear and being afraid can happen to all of us. Problem is, unchecked fear can lead to anger, hate and a whole lot of suffering.

The more selfish you are, the more you want things and the more you're afraid that you'll lose everything you have, you'll get angry when someone tries to take it and that will hurt everyone around you.

In other words, fear is the path to the tempting/addictive Dark Side.

Thus, seeing as we'll be inevitably tempted by the Dark Side and give in at some point (because nobody's perfect), we should aim to be as selfless and compassionate as possible for our own good... but also for the greater good, because we're all connected to a life energy. You can call it Qi or God; in Star Wars it's known as the Force.

As such, we all form a symbiotic circle and working with that in mind is better than putting ourselves first and draining from everything and everyone around us.

But we also need to be careful because there will be people who give in to that selfish side and will try to control everything. When the time comes, we must stand up for what's right.

So that's Lucas' thesis.

If I had to sum them up, the six movies illustrate it as follows:

The Prequel Trilogy is about the consequences of greed, explored through Anakin on a smaller scale and the Senate on a larger one.

The Original Trilogy shows the triumph of compassion, through Luke, Leia & Han and the Rebellion's fight against the Empire.

Lucas talked about it multiple times, the Prequels are about how Anakin becomes Darth Vader and how the Republic becomes the Empire, and in both those cases, it happens because they're greedy.

The Senate is greedy in the more classical sense. They could give a shit about "symbiosis", no they're taking bribes, letting corporations dictate policy, using loopholes to keep themselves in power and halting any meaningful progress out of fear that the new status quo will conflict with their own self-serving goals.

Anakin's greed manifests in a different way. He turns to the Dark Side because of his attachment. He wants to stop Padmé from dying... but not because he wants to save her, rather he wants to save himself from feeling the pain of loss again and will do anything to not have to live without her, her own wishes and the natural cycle of life and death be damned.

In both cases, they cave under pressure orchestrated by Palpatine, but nobody puts a gun to their head. They make a deliberate choice that comes from a selfish place, and neither one takes personal responsibility for it, they blame others, the Separatists in the case of the Senate and the Jedi in Anakin's case.

The Republic becomes an Empire with thunderous applause, betraying the people it was meant to protect.

And when faced between doing something he knows is right and giving in to his selfish desires...

... Anakin elects to do the latter, thus betraying his family and leaving the Force in darkness.

These selfish choices impact the galaxy as a whole, including the only characters in the trilogy who were doing their best to be compassionate and live in symbiosis: the Jedi, Padmé and Bail.

These champions of the Light Side are stuck playing catch-up or helplessly witnessing the events unfold, throughout the trilogy. They're playing by the rules and Palpatine uses this to his advantage.

Thus, as the galaxy tears itself apart because of Palpatine's manipulations, the Jedi and Bail are ignored and gradually weakened until they're either rendered irrelevant or killed.

A new order is born, one built on blood, lies and greed: the Empire.

But a new hope remains.

While before, the Jedi and people like Bail stood alone as everything around them became willfully corrupt... now, a Rebellion inspired by their legacy has banded together to overthrow the current order. But they don't fight for power or personal glory, they fight for altruistic, compassionate reasons. There's a sense of general responsibility that moves them, they're all doing their part.

On a larger scale, we focus on the Rebels, who are tired of seeing people suffer and decided this needs to stop. They have gone from being passive, to proactive.

On a more personal scale, we see the evolution of Luke, from naive farmer to a hero, and guess what? More and more selfish people - like Han or Lando - are inspired to join the Rebellion, after seeing the exploits of Luke, Leia, or even Ben.

It all culminates in the final film, wherein:

The Rebels band together with the Ewoks - literal teddy bears whom the Empire, in their arrogance, never even considered to be a threat - to destroy the Second Death Star and free the galaxy from imperial tyranny.

At the same time, Emperor Palpatine pressures Luke, who is tempted by the Dark Side like his father was.

But instead of giving in to his selfish desire to kill Darth Vader for all the horrors he's done...

... he finds the strength to rise above it, instead showing compassion for his father, which, in turn, inspires Anakin to do the same.

He faces a choice, like he did in Palpatine's office, two decades prior...

... and this time he chooses right.

Children teach you compassion. Anakin lets go of his fear and anger, and saves his son at the cost of his own life, finally bringing balance back to the Force.

Good triumphed over evil. Its champions achieved victory by being selfless, hopeful and fighting together / helping each other.

And that's it, that's how the movies thematically tie together.

As you can see, the Jedi aren't that directly impactful on the overall plot, because it revolves around Anakin, Luke and the respective factions/institutions around them.

But what the Jedi do bring to the table is their ability to teach and inspire others, both in-universe and out. They're spiritually impactful.

The Jedi are the epitome of compassion, and it's partially through them that George Lucas teaches his values to the audience.

#to be clear: Star Wars doesn't HAVE to be about all this #This is just me trying to summarize what Lucas said in all his interviews and speeches #The post-Lucas Star Wars transmedia franchise made the Jedi more central than they were originally meant to be; especially in the Prequels #You see this in interviews from current SW creators /writers #but also small stuff like renaming the Prequel era “Fall of the Jedi” when it was originally named the “Rise of the Empire” era #meta #george lucas #star wars #jedi order #the force #anakin skywalker #luke skywalker #prequel trilogy #original trilogy

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cold-black-and-infinite · 10 months

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