My thoughts on Star Wars episode 8 : The Last Jedi(spoilers)

I enjoyed this movie. Sole reason I am even started watching the new trilogy in theater is for the spaceships and space fighters and to uplift my mood. I got that here too, so I am satisfied.

                 In my opinion, I think Luke got satisfying farewell. Personally I did not want him to die fighting and felt that this was an end befitting to a wise sage. The mysterious and mystical nature of  the Force was something I am not fond of because of its nature as a plot device, but at the end of the day, I am fine with it. There are few things that made the experience jarring for me since I am not aware of much of the world-building and tech of the Star Wars Universe, such as why the First Order did not flank the escaping Rebel fleet, why hyperspace projectile warfare not used widely with the help of remote controlled empty vessels, how come First Order managed to finance their forces, who was Snoke and how he manipulated Ben Solo, what is the size of  the first order's military arm, how much of the galaxy they have subjugated,  etc.

                 My intuition says that these questions will be answered and much of these will be expanded in their side materials. Near the end it seems that all has left of the resistance is few survivors they managed to pull in the Millennium Falcon. It also seems that the support they counted on from the periphery states does  not exists  anymore. So, the question is, what is going to happen next from this point on? It seems to  be a momentous task to build up a fighting force that could pose a serious challenge to the first order. Maybe the next movie will take place after a time skip.

                      Now some thoughts on Rey's backstory. If  Kylo Ren is saying the truth(which is very dubious), does it mean that Rey is being some sort of foil in their origins too? Ren comes from perhaps the most prestigious family in the galaxy and inherits immense ability to use the force for having the Skywalker bloodline. Rey, if true, has no decent heritage whatsoever. I think  the goal here is to establish that the force is the fundamental binding phenomenon which can be mastered by any sentient lifeform. Plus it also compares the attitude of these two opposing characters toward their past. Kylo Ren wants to erase it in order to move forward while Rey not only wants to preserve them but also sees them something worth learning in order to face the future (if I recall correctly).

                       In conclusion, I think my time was well spent watching this movie. Let see what they will do with this storyline in the next movie.

-All you Zombies- was not about zombie invasion

When I heard the title of this Heinlein short story, I initially thought it would be about some zombie invasion taking place with main character repeating "all you zombies" as that person makes way through a horde of the brain eating undead with the help of a shotgun. Later I heard that  it was about time travel with grandfather paradox when the movie Predestination (2014) was released.

What I wasn't expecting a story as strange as this, and without spoiling much I will say go read it as soon as possible. After my experience with Stranger in a Strange Land, The Moon is a harsh mistress and Starship troopers, I can say for sure that Heinlein coming up with something like this didn't surprise me and found it very amusing.

An update- a status report and future prospect of this blog

When I began this blog, initially I planned to vent out all the things that came to my mind. After the last post, a lot of stuff happened and amidst all that I lost my drive to update or post about stuff I wanted to. During this period of one and a half year, a lot of surprising events took place , and as we are speaking, more are about to come. But I was busy on a personal front, and to a certain extent I was still trying to figure out all the perils that comes when one  transitions through various stages of life. This blog was born out of that struggle.
The struggle was always about figuring about all the tribulations and chains I find myself into for inexplicable reasons. This has left me an emotional wreak with a very delicate state of mind for a very long time . In this one and  a half year, a journey of gradual change occurred. To put it shortly - my mindset is now completely different than that of around the time I began blogging.
So, would I continue this blog, lashing out or simply writing random things?
Yes.
It might not be as regular as I intended it to be, but it will nevertheless active.
So hang on dear readers, I will post sooner or later.
And I apologize for this long silence.