12/ Star Wars lost its way not because of politics, but because it lost its patience, craft, and mythic clarity. Fix those, and the galaxy far, far away will shine again. 🌌✨.

11/ If Disney wants to “win back men,” chasing demographics won’t cut it. What works is what always worked: swashbuckling adventure, mythic stakes, and characters audiences believe in.

10/ The real problems:.– 2-year gaps (no breathing room).– Over-reliance on VFX.– Reactive storytelling based on backlash.

9/ True “woke” media relies on ideology to mask weak craft. (See: Ghostbusters 2016.) Rey’s arc? It’s Campbell’s Hero’s Journey: a nobody discovering her power. That’s myth, not politics.

8/ The Rise of Skywalker collapsed because of panic and deadlines. Palpatine’s return wasn’t ideology. It was corporate whiplash.

7/ The Last Jedi divided fans not because it “hated Star Wars,” but because it dared to complicate the myth. Luke’s disillusionment, Poe’s discipline, Finn’s failed heroics — those are arcs, not lectures.

6/ The Force Awakens leaned hard on nostalgia — not “wokeness” — to win back trust after the Prequels. Its job was setup.

5/ Disney’s Sequel Trilogy failed not because of “identity politics,” but because of pacing. A rushed two-year release cycle left no time for reflection or cohesion.

4/ The Prequels weren’t hated for “politics.” They faltered because they put digital spectacle and galactic geopolitics ahead of character intimacy. Fans were grumbling well before 2015.

3/ George Lucas once said Star Wars was for “12-year-old boys.” But it resonated far beyond that because it was mythic adventure with human emotions. Luke’s yearning, Leia’s fire, Han’s charm — universal.

2/ But here’s the truth: Star Wars’ issues didn’t begin with Rey. They began long before the culture wars — with structure, scheduling, and stewardship.

1/ Every time Disney pivots, the culture wars light up. Latest example: “Disney wants to win back young men.” Critics point to Star Wars as Exhibit A: the “Force is Female” shirt, Rey, Holdo, Rose….

Star Wars didn’t fail because it “went woke.” It failed because of storytelling. Let’s break down why Disney’s sequel trilogy stumbled — and why blaming ideology misses the point. 🧵.

Women don’t want independence—they want security. Men don’t want freedom—they want peace. St. Paul got it right. Marriage is a covenant, not a contract. Two millennia of wisdom > 60 years of delusion.

Fifteen years ago …

Psalm 129 [LXX].

Put not your trust in princes and in sons of men in whom there is no salvation.

Vengeance is the Lord’s.