Life on the PlanetGeonosis looks like a hive planet. Consider the behavior of insects in a hive when thinking of Geonosis. The insectoid life forms that live here have been driven underground by solar radiation storms. The buildings on the planet look...
Topics: movies, symbolism

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Today’s planet in the series on the planets of Star Wars is Kamino, which only appears in Episode II: Attack of the Clones. Kamino and Geonosis, which we’ll talk about tomorrow, are both planets which illustrate the conformity necessary to...
Topics: movies, symbolism

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This is the second in a series about the planets of Star Wars and their meaning. In the last post, we discussed Naboo, Padme’s home planet. Tatooine is Anakin’s home planet, and the contrast between the two worlds is striking.Life on the...
Topics: movies, symbolism

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When you read (or watch) a good story, there are several levels of meaning. What actually happens in the story, the plot, is only one level. The plot of Star Wars is fun, and interesting, but there’s more.This is the first in a series of posts...
Topics: movies, symbolism

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“Nobody Doesn’t Like Molten Boron!”Since my activities lately are restricted largely to a couple of Twitter accounts, one of them dedicated entirely to Futurama (@Futurama_maniac) and since I became an Amazon affiliate yesterday, it...

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