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"The Rise Of Skywalker" Has Risen On Disney

The mouse will get his comeuppance soon enough!

Marc Anthony Brown

Jan 14, 2020

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"The Rise Of Skywalker" Has Risen On Disney

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December is coming to a close and that means Star Wars season is nearing its end. Since Disney bought the rights to Star Wars in 2012, the mouse has released new Star Wars content near the tail end of the year. Now we all love Star Wars it is a cultural phenomenon. Generations from now people will still be talking about the great films of yesteryear like Star Wars. Well the old films at least. Because Star Wars has fallen into the trend today with films seem to be nothing more than corporations creating cookie cutter cash-grabs with no soul; at least the new films. Now I am not going to spend all day talking about how Disney messed up Star Wars. Or go on an entire rant on how much I dislike "Star Wars: The last Jedi". There are too many words of anger coursing through my vein about this topic and I'm not even a mega Star Wars fan. Instead we're talking about "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" (2019).

The Rise of Skywalker is the final film to Disney's Star Wars Trilogy. Their first film "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" (2015) was pretty good. I remember binge-walking all the Star Wars films prior to watching it. Like I said I'm not some mega Star Wars fan. I'm just a casual who is in it to the lore. You see, when I am a fan of a fictional universe, whether Marvel, DC or something else, I try and study every aspect of that universe. After "The Last Jedi" I was furious because that film very much contradicted so many things established in the Star Wars universe. And I wasn't the only one who disliked "The Last Jedi" as many fans were mad. The only thing preventing this "The Last Jedi" from under ridicule is the Twitter Stans who have a mob mentality with anything. My hopes for "The Rise of Skywalker" was to just make a better story than the last film. And well…

Look I've seen the film twice. I hardly ever watch Star Wars films twice in theaters. However, this film earned that. Not because it was good don't get your mind twisted. There are parts in this film that left me both happy and enraged. Without spoiling anything (as always), there's a scene where a main character is "killed" and literally I was engulfed in so much rage I almost left the theater. But the funny thing is by the final act I was cheering on with the Resistance to take down First Order. The acting was good, nothing spectacular, and the effects were as always impressive. The plot is a very one thing leading to another, fast-paced, no time to question what is happening. My first time watching the film I literally kept questioning every action going on in the film. Some things were beyond my suspension of disbelief. And I have like a wide suspension of disbelief.

It's hard for me to point out everything with this film because whether we like it or not it is the end to the Skywalker Saga. Not like an end where we all are sad to see it go. An end where we walk out of our theater seats really trying to think what we just saw on that 10 ft high screen. The creative writer in me is just disappointed because there was so much potential in this story. I always support directors and writers who just want to tell their story. Whether it's good or bad is disregarded when it comes down to just getting the true vision out there. Disney had no plan. Legitimately, Disney had no plan for the sequel trilogy. All they wanted was to make money based off of nostalgia. Now they own Marvel, The Simpsons, Pixar like everything! Star Wars used to be a cultural phenomenon- the first film is in the Library of Congress for crying out loud. Nowadays it's just a fad and that's the saddest thing.

All I wish for 2020 is to have better writers in all things Entertainment. At least we have the Mandalorian and Baby Yoda.

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1. I will wake up (sorta) on time for class.

2. I will look decent for class.

3. I will go to the gym more.

4. I will go to the library and study more.

5. I will meet new people.

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1. Walk in motivated and ready to rock

2. Disappointed you let it get this bad

3. Distracted: When a 10-Minute Break Becomes an Hour

4. When the Yearning for Sleep Sneaks Up

5. In the words of Lorelai Gilmore "Coffee, Coffee, Coffee"

Oh, so done.

You need sleep, but also have 13 things due in the span of 4 days.

1. When it's December 1 and you have seven things due, three exams, and haven't slept in three days.

2. So you stress.

3. And cry.

4. Then call your mom to cry some more.

5. After the pep talk, you feel determined to get everything done.

6. But, now you're tired.

7. And really hungry.

8. Suddenly, it's 2 a.m. and you have only written three sentences and your paper is due in the morning.

9. You've made it to Friday... somehow.

10. Then Sunday hits and you find yourself back at the Lib.

11. So you cry some more.

12. But, you fight through the tears to get everything done because you're determined.

13. In the end, you feel on top of the world because you made it through the last week of class alive.

14. But, now it's finals week so good luck.

The ultimate list and gif guide to a college student's brain during finals.

What does the world outside the library look like?

Can I read this entire book tonight?

I should have gone to class more often.

Did the professor even teach this?

What is the lowest grade I can get on this exam and still pass the class?

Should I just drop out of school now?

Finals are ruining Christmas.

Just wrote three sentences so time for a break.

Need. More. Coffee.

What is sleep?

I'm too stupid for college.

Brain hurts.

Time for a Facebook Break.

I think I'm dying.

When will I ever need this information in the real world?

I can't read any of my notes.

I need my mom.

When was the last time I showered?

I need study snacks.

The struggle is so real right now.

"I want to thank Google, Wikipedia, and whoever else invented copy and paste. Thank you."

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2. We have a test today? Why didn't anyone tell me? Did I know this?!

3. Can I quit school yet? It's only October, and I need a vacation.

4. The struggle is so real.

5. I'm so broke. SOS.

6. Stressed? Eat everything you own in your pantry and stuff your face with all your feelings.

7. "Did we have anything due in class today? Homework? Quiz? Test?" "Not that I know of..."

8. I need food. Where is the closest place to get food? I need it stat.

9. This is the longest day of my life. I need a drink, or two, or three.

10. Sleep? What is sleep? What a foreign concept.

11. When someone suggests going and studying in the library, let alone studying in general.

12. When the cafeteria or student center is packed and you can't find a seat anywhere so you literally have to sit in an abandoned corner.

13. When you see someone you used to hook up with. They see you, and approach you; so you have to pretend like everything is normal.

14. When you get your exam and realize you didn't study as much as you should have.

15. When you crush it on an exam or paper that you totally bullshitted.

16. I need a grande, extra strong coffee to get me through today.

17. When the professor announces you have a project due the following week with no instruction on what it's on and how to do it.

18. Is it Friday yet? Where's the weekend when you need it most?

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26. When the professor asks if there are any more questions at the end of class and someone raises their hand.

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