A Freak Who Never Shuts His Mouth

a voyage

#look at his facial expression

Sometimes comic artists copy from still photos.

Star Wars by Tony Harris

fangirl challenge meme: [2/7] heartwarming moments/scenes » han comes back (star wars: a new hope, 1977)

12 Times Han Solo Used The Force Without Knowing It

I need Han to accidentally be force strong, mostly because HE WOULD HATE THAT SO MUCH “Wow so you’re basically a self-taught Jedi” “WHAT–ARE YOU–I’M THE BEST PILOT IN–” “That’s force shit” “I’M AN EXCELLENT SHOT” “Yeah, because of the force” “I’M INCREDIBLY PERSUASIVE” “That’s the force making people believe your terrible lies against all reason ” “I’LL SEE YOU IN HELL”

I can picture his reaction now…

No, but this is:

Oh heck

George Lucas can pry Force Sensitive Han from my cold dead hands.

I love everything about this theory, but my favourite part of it by far is now utterly offended he’d be by the suggestion.

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 it’s just the time, they haven’t gone through trauma yet that makes them all depressed and broody in tfa and tlj.

no, no that’s 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 leia’s child to break them apart???

luke, han, and leia have lost family before. they’ve 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 “i am a jedi like my father before me” skywalker???????

it makes no sense in the context of the characters. now, i understand that they’re “older and wiser” and what not, but that doesn’t 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. there’s nothing more to say than that.

so the next time you hear me or an ot fan complain about the sequels, just know that it’s 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 “old” characters. these “unimportant” characters. these “sideplot” 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 doesn’t. and that will always make these new movies uncanon in my heart.

#these three love each other and always will <3  #and they’re such beloved iconic characters too  #and no matter what disney tries to do to them   #they’ll 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 TRUTH….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 here—and 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 Lucas’ entire saga, aka the Prequels *and* the Original Trilogy combined. 

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 truth—the 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 ‘divine comedies of redemption’. (If you don’t believe me, just read anything ever written by Joseph Campbell, one of Lucas’ 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 ‘doomed’ or ‘fated’ or ‘cursed’ to suffer constant, repeated ‘family tragedies’ 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 Disney’s unoriginal excuse for a ‘sequel’ apparently demands it. As I’ve mentioned before, Anakin’s tragedy is inextricably linked to his particular milieu and to his cosmic role and status as the Chosen One—it cannot be easily replicated, let alone repeated ad nauseum. Luke and Leia are likewise ‘of’ 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. 

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. That’s what is name means, and that is what he is meant to represent, through and though. Luke is the Galahad to Anakin’s 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. 

It is important to point out that, because Luke and Leia are the result of Anakin and Padme’s 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 Leia’s very existence is the biggest ‘f*ck you’ 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. 

When viewed in the context of the PT and OT together, the Trio’s 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 Anakin’s redemption….restoring freedom to the galaxy, and vindicating Anakin and Padme’s love. An unequivocally positive view of the Original Trio’s relationship is therefore an essential and intrinsic element of the redemptive message of Lucas’ saga. To negate that, and to turn the Trio into tragic figures themselves, is to negate the entire purpose of the story—not just of the Original Trilogy, but of the saga as a whole. 

pew pew pew

Best Hair Game in the Galaxy

Yeah this guy’s son was destined to be super levelheaded…