That’s not the primary concern for us as viewers at that point, right? We’re invested in what’s happening to Rey and Finn just a little more than what’s happening with Poe.
Sure we see another trench run on a neo-Death Star.
#Alex p. keaton solo episode serial#
In a serial like this, with themes like this, I see that as a function, not a flaw. It’s a remake and a sequel at the same time. Revisiting a myth and not simply running from it reminds us of the fluidity of story. In questing after a vanished myth, new heroes are tested, perceptions of the past change. There’s an exciting blend of variables and controls. Like the handoff from Greece to Rome, some Zeuses become Jupiters, while Apollo is always Apollo. That planet we all initially assumed was Tatooine? That’s Jakku. The change of venue forces us to reexamine too. Who is Han Solo? A general in the Rebellion? A smuggler? Finn and Rey both know about the legend, but their context is weighted differently dependent on individual upbringing, vocation, and personal interests. Luke Skywalker? “I thought he was a myth.” It’s why Johnny Cash covering a Nine Inch Nails song is so compelling. And that often lends complexity and depth. The oldest living stories change, just as they stay the same. But also not at all as our grandparents did. The oldest stories–nursery rhymes, images of worlds balanced on the backs of turtles, cautionary tales of wolves in kerchiefs–thrive so that we might grow up with them, too. I’d take that a bit further by highlighting The Force Awakens as a unique opportunity to demonstrate how mythology and folklore grows. Alan Sepinwall deems The Force Awakens and another recent favorite, Creed–not dismissively–as remakes of the originals. We’ve got heroes garbed in the colors of the enemy. Yes, we’ve got a new take on the Death Star and a daring assault by the resistance. Critics also point to a parallel or “rehashed” plot. They follow their lead, but there’s a huge dramatic irony in their knowing how it played out the first time.
They look at the events of a story we know by heart, and cast the antagonists as role models. These two look at history and react to it in a very different way than the heroes do. It’s likely he hails from a long line of jack boots, but I could also see his parents piloting Y-Wings or lighting a candle each year in remembrance of Bail Organa and shimmering Alderan. If Ren seeks counsel at the ruined helm of his late grandfather, I wouldn’t be surprised if Hux followed in the tracts of Grand Moff Tarkin. Since his Family Ties parents were flower children once emboldened to protest Vietnam, he looked back a generation in reverence to Nixon. Alex was a bright, rebellious teenager eager to buck authority. See, I look at fresh-faced Hux and sullen Kylo Ren as Alex P. I’ve been joking around about this one with friends, but I hope there’s a little more to it than a meme and a chuckle. I thought about that, a little nervously. It’s safe to assume we were all thinking about a frenzied Hitler and just how bald a metaphor it all was. Most especially the new ones.Īt that first screening, I was struck–like so many were–with the abrasive General Hux and his shrill, zealous speech to the foot soldiers of the First Order. The Force Awakens characters adore history. In a fashion, it also book-ends that earlier story, and proves the thesis. Like A New Hope, it is also a meditation of how we tell stories. Jocelyn comes back later asking Alex (he accepts).The Force Awakens is, among other things, a light exploration of how we look at the past, and how what we do in response defines our future. Two dates to the prom - Jocelyn Clark (who Alex wants to ask, but who rejects him) and Rachel Miller (who Alex later asks also). something (date for Homecoming Dance)Īlex does his best to meet one of the models.ĭeena Marx (he supports the ERA to impress her) Suzie Farkas (Jill, Linda, and Brenda also mentioned)
Until he settles down a little, Alex has a number of love interests
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