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Continuing my review of Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi. Spoilers ahead!Furthermore, the film fails in its characters. They don’t really change. Many are given choices to make but in the end there were no consequences for their failures. Characters that didn’t amount to much in the previous film aren’t given their due here or if they were then most of the time they did it with little effort. New characters that were introduced are given scenes and moments that feel undeserving due to little context that the audience was given about them. Leia was able to be more than just a mouthpiece for exposition; she is able to prove that she was...

“Sir, he’s resu…!”“Get…needle….”“Heart…decreasing...”“Damn…some…get me…”“…losing…”Samuel’s eyes fluttered open to see the last rays of sunlight streak through the cracks of the walls. The salty perfume of the sea mixed with an earthy odor filled his nostrils like a long lost memory. He tried to move his hands but it was only the left fingers that twitched in response. As he attempted to rise up immediately his head ached and his vision swam while a tingling sensation ran through his right arm and hand.A woman’s voice hushed him and he turned over to see the upside down face of Anastasia looking down at him.“Don’t move too much, you were hi...

Screaming was heard everywhere. A woman’s voice was telling Havardor to run, to save himself, but he couldn’t. He wouldn’t leave her; he needed to save her. He could see them through the small window, trapped in the building, and surrounded by rubble. The woman was clutching a baby tightly to her chest while a small girl could be seen holding onto the woman’s leg. Havardor looked upon the woman’s face, and could remember it being full of joy, laughter, and kindness before this. Now fear and terror filled each pair of eyes, which were the same shade of grey as his. The woman’s hand stretched out through the window, and Havardor reached to g...

Continuing my review of Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi. Spoilers ahead!Furthermore, the film fails in its characters. They don’t really change. Many are given choices to make but in the end there were no consequences for their failures. Characters that didn’t amount to much in the previous film aren’t given their due here or if they were then most of the time they did it with little effort. New characters that were introduced are given scenes and moments that feel undeserving due to little context that the audience was given about them. Leia was able to be more than just a mouthpiece for exposition; she is able to prove that she was...

“Hey, John, are you sure about this?” asked Matt as the two boys turned onto River St. on their bikes.“Come on, Matt, my uncle is leaving town and he plans on letting me see his shop before he goes,” answered John without looking at his friend, his legs working in synch on the pedals.“Yeah, but you didn’t even know you had an uncle until he came to your front door and talked to your dad.”“I know. So I just want to see what he did after all this time.”Matt thought about this for a second and then turned to John again, “Did your dad even tell you what work your uncle even did?”“No,” answered John solemnly. “As a matter of fact my dad never r...