A year ago, I achieved a long-time goal of running my first half-marathon. At that time, I hadn’t decided if I would do it again. Given that the race landed on Star Wars Day this year, I felt I needed to, so I ran a second half-marathon.
I completed the race in 2:46 which is 14 minutes faster than last year. The biggest contributing factor to the faster time is that I never slowed down to walk; I ran the whole thing. The weather wasn’t perfect but it wasn’t terrible. The occasional light rain was a pleasant relief. In some cases, I hardly noticed it was raining at all.
Despite the rain, I still had fun running the race. I may even have had more fun this year than last year. Perhaps that’s because I better understood what I was getting myself into.
Ep 7: Messenger – 43 min Ep 8: Who Are You? – 46 min Ep 9: Welcome to the Rebellion – 58 min
These three episodes are amazing. It’s simply amazing television. It’s hard to believe this is Star Wars. The entire time I watched them I kept thinking “I can’t believe this is Star Wars”. I have enjoyed everything produced under the Star Wars mantle, but these three episodes are the best there is in the entire franchise.
If the wizarding world of Harry Potter were real, my daughter would have received her letter from Hogwarts this year. Therefore, I felt the Harry Potter films were a befitting selection for Fantasy Month (which also happens to be the month she was born). I read somewhere that if you were to watch all the Harry Potter movies back-to-back, it would take you over 18 hours. However, I did not do that, but it is an interesting fact nonetheless.
I’m also not going to review each movie because, in my opinion, they are critic-proof, just like Star Wars. No doubt many disagree with that statement, but that’s okay. To each their own.
It’s been a while since I have watched these movies and I still quite enjoy them. The Order of the Phoenix might be my favorite. As strange as this may sound, the biggest takeaway from watching these movies again is that I need to go back and reread the books. It’s been too long.
Bonus and Special Event Movies
There are a couple of special event movies in April. On the 5th is First Contact Day and I did manage to find the time to watch Star Trek First Contact. It might be my favorite Star Trek film with the TNG crew. (The Voyage Home is probably still my favorite movie with the original crew.)
April 15th is Jackie Robinson Day (as well as Tax Day in the US) however I did not get a chance to watch 42 again. I’ll try to make it a point to do it next year.
I try to watch Passion of the Christ around Easter but Holy Week was one of the busiest weeks of the month. Granted that movie isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, especially if you are not Catholic. Personally, I think it’s important to watch during Holy Week as a reminder.
And now it’s time for the best movie month of them all, Star Wars month!
“The screen is a magic medium. It has such power that it can retain interest as it conveys emotions and moods that no other art form can hope to tackle.” – Stanley Kubrick
Episode 4: Ever Been to Ghorman? – 53 min Episode 5: I Have Friends Everywhere – 53 min Episode 6: What a Festive Evening – 54 min
I apologize for this late post. April was a very busy month. I’m sure some of the things I cover may have already been covered on other sites and social media platforms, but I’m going to cover them anyway.
It is a year after episode 3 and 3 years before Rogue One and A New Hope. The adult themes take another turn. Bix mentally struggles from having been tortured by Dr. Gorst and is seen taking a blue substance to help her sleep. Some viewers speculate this highly addictive substance is vutalamine (aka “vue”) which is used to treat anxiety and psychological illnesses.
Episode 1: One Year Later – 50 min Episode 2: Sagrona Teema – 44 min Episode 3: Harvest – 53 min
Since we are getting episodes of Andor three at a time, these posts will cover all three and be titled based on their BBY dates. If you are unfamiliar with how dating works in Star Wars, everything is based on “Before Battle of Yavin” (i.e. before A New Hope). The first three episodes of Season 2 occur one year after Season 1 and four years before A New Hope/Rogue One.
I should warn you now that every post will contain spoilers, so I advise watching all three episodes before you continue reading.
Another Celebration is in the books and we had some great reveals. If you paid attention this past weekend then you probably know everything I will cover in this Star Wars Celebration Japan recap. If you didn’t, then keep reading.
On second thought, if you did pay attention, please read it anyway and post anything I left out.
Sadly, I did not go to the actual event. It just wasn’t an affordable trip for me, however, I did watch several of the interviews and kept tabs on my favorite Star Wars content creators who were there.
