The Minimum Commitment: Film Theory in Small Doses

The Force Awakens: Echoes in the Frame


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The Force Awakens doesn’t just revive a franchise—it remixes its own mythology. This episode explores the film through the lens of postmodernism, where nostalgia becomes narrative and pastiche becomes purpose. From Rey’s mirrored journey to Kylo Ren’s obsession with legacy, the story leans into repetition as a way to rebuild belief. In a galaxy haunted by memory, what does it mean to carry a myth into the future?

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