Category Archives: Star Wars

The next 15 minutes or so of screen time encompasses one entire day on Coruscant for Anakin Skywalker. He is conflicted at every turn, and is pulled in several different directions by those he loves and respects. More than anything, … Continue reading →

May the 4th Be With You! On this international day of Star Wars, I am working the entire day on SWD: Revenge of the Sith. “Hold on to your butts!” – Lando Calrissian. Having somewhat dubiously saved the day, Anakin … Continue reading →

May the 4th Be With You! On this international day of Star Wars, I am working the entire day on SWD: Revenge of the Sith. “Hold on to your butts!” – Lando Calrissian. Having dispatched Count Dooku, George Lucas sets … Continue reading →

May the 4th Be With You! On this international day of Star Wars, I am working the entire day on SWD: Revenge of the Sith. “Hold on to your butts!” – Lando Calrissian. A note of apology: my last post … Continue reading →

I should mention, before I really get going here, that the novelization of Revenge of the Sith, written by Matthew Stover, is a valiant attempt to reconstruct Revenge of the Sith in such a way that things sort of make … Continue reading →

I am jumping into it with both feet, by which I mean that Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith does have its moments. Like Leia says, “Not many of them, but you do have them.” But, sadly, I also mean … Continue reading →

After a two month hiatus, during which I pondered the meaning of life and the worth of continuing this blog series, Star Wars: Deconstructed is back! After I finished deconstructing the Phantom Menace, I was actually excited and energized to … Continue reading →

Shroud. Marriage. And End Credits. A few final thoughts on Attack of the Clones. Star Wars Episode Two: Attack of the Clones (02.11.24-02.22.21) Lord Tyranus, aka Count Dooku, arrives on Coruscant after fleeing Geonosis to tell Darth Sidious, aka Chancellor … Continue reading →

Anakin and Obi-Wan confront Count Dooku and fail. Yoda confronts Count Dooku and fails. George Lucas fails. Star Wars Episode Two: Attack of the Clones (02.03.01-02.11.23) The lightsaber battle between Count Dooku and Yoda was the reason why Yoda needed … Continue reading →

And now I come to the final three posts of Star Wars: Deconstructed for Attack of the Clones. I am covering a lot of screen time because little of what happens for the rest of the movie is real, or … Continue reading →