Star Wars: Rogue One (A Star Wars Story)

Star Wars: Rogue One

A Star Wars Story

~ A Short briefing by Vimal Kodai ~

 Gareth Edwards' Star Wars: Rogue One

Star Wars: Rogue One, is brought to life through the artistic and science-fiction guild talent of the newcomer director to the Star Wars franchise, Gareth Edwards. A prequel to the first ever Star Wars movie (Star Wars: A New Hope—released officially in 1977) directed by George Lucas, and a sequel to Star Wars: Revenge of the Siths, Gareth Edwards’ Star Wars: Rogue One sets off on a faraway distant planet where an ex-engineer of the Galactic Empire (Galen Erso—incarnated by actor, Mads Mikkelsen) lives and survives peacefully alongside his wife and daughter. 

 Star Wars: Rogue One's Darth Vader

Star Wars: Rogue One's Galen Erso

Galen Erso who holds the missing link to fully completing the construction of the Death Star lives off the land by doing farming on this remote planet. He wishes to have no business or ties to the evil-minded, Darth Vader (role held by actor, Spencer Wilding).

 Admiral Orson Krennic (Role incarnated by actor Ben Mendelsohn)

Rebel Saw Gerrera (Role played by actor Forest Whitaker)

Jyn Erso (Lead role taken up by actress Felicity Jones)

A key architect and ex-engineer of the Galactic Empire whom the mighty Lord of the Dark side, Darth Vader, has been searching for, Galen Erso is finally intercepted and tracked down by the former. Vader’s admiral in chief, Orson Krennic (played by actor, Ben Mendelsohn) who leads the way to apprehending Galen Erso, is determined to remind the latter of his duty and faithfulness towards the Empire. In the attempt to pursue this course of action, Galen’s wife is shot down and murdered while the daughter of this very important engineer succeeds to escape from the scene unharmed. Galen’s daughter, Jyn Erso (role taken up by actress and starlet, Felicity Jones) survives the tragic episode and is rescued by her new guardian, a rebel with many causes, Saw Gerrera (Forest Whitaker).

Captain Cassian Andor, Jyn Erso and Droid (K-2SO)

Captain Cassian Andor (Held by Actor Diego Luna)

Fifteen years later, one of the Resistance teams, led by Captain Cassian Andor (feature and character played by actor, Diego Luna) is missioned to capture Jyn Erso and have her lead the way to tracking her father, Galen Erso. The Resistance is determined to obtain the original schematics of the Death Star. Apparently, the ‘missing in action’ ex-engineer of the Galactic Empire, has again joined Darth Vader and applied his ingenious abilities to fully construct the Death Star. Now, the Resistance fleet of Princess Leah, is setting up a plot to destroy the Death Star. To do so, they require the schematics of the Death Star at all costs. Therefore, by finding Galen Erso, they will be able to increase their chances and likelihood of attaining this sole objective. Jyn Erso, the daughter of this engineer is supposedly the one and only who knows how and where to find her guardian, Saw Gerrera—the one who can lead the Resistance to Galen. Her capture is eminent and very crucial to this mission of the Resistance fleet. The latter will be directed straight to its right destination with Jyn on board.

Thus, the plot of Star Wars: Rogue One takes its course and the sees itself finding newer and newer adventures that explode with: explosives, gunshots, fights in outer-space that are filled with thrills, martial arts combats and fighting scenes undertaken by actor Donnie Yen who plays the role of character Chirrut Imwe; stealing of the schematics of destroying the Death Star from another remote planet, thrill fights and battle on this remote planet’s paradisiac island, escape from many misadventures, the killing of the Admiral of Galactic Empire—Orson Krennic, and finally, the handing over of the schematics to Princess Leah. These will all lead to the movie which has already been released in 1977 and which stands for a brand new hope. George Lucas’s Star Wars: A New Hope has found itself a major starter and refilled prequel which targets this same new hope as being the ultimate goal of the Resistance.

Donnie Yen holding the exceptional role of character Chirrut Imwe

Cast of Star Wars: Rogue One crew

Star Wars: Rogue One

Star Wars: Rogue One gives a very different but new perspective on how George Lucas's 1977, Star Wars: A New Hope came to be. It has a new storyline which relates very closely to the networking ideology behind all the Star Wars movies. It gives a whole new glimpse and an original outlook of an entirely amazing Star Wars story.

Master Kong or Kong Fut-zi (Latinized as Confucius) & his mastered “The Analects”

Master Kong or Kong Fut-zi (Latinized as Confucius)

& his mastered “The Analects”

~ A briefing by Vimal Kodai ~

Confucius

A practitioner of skills in the art of social philosophy, societal compassion, self-discipline, moral virtues and moral values—Confucius drove ethical, disciplinary, political, social, moral and philosophical teachings into the lives of those who sought for a lifestyle that brightens their perspective about life. A man of modest and humble background, Confucius maintained lots of true virtues in several aspects of positive thinking and reliable knowledge. So that many would be able to benefit from finding solutions to unknown puzzles troubling them on daily basis, Confucius settled himself as an instructional master and a philosophical guide to his fellow countrymen. 

Born in 551 BC and passing away in 479 BC, Confucius had a lifetime expertly used in the deriving of fresh joy and happiness for many individuals. As he had so many positive motives and a show of passion for life, this thinker had a distinct character that made him go on the quest for alternate routes and newer means in the thinking processes. He adopted strategic foundations and modelled exceptional skills in the art of philosophical and ethical practice. This was achieved with such a distinct charisma that his teachings and principles are well-regarded to this present day era.

A man of multiple talent and exceptional habits, he believed in his abilities and potentials to make matters better and progressively stronger for the entire world. He had the aspirations of a fellow thinker whose framework was based on simplistic but practical approaches that could enhance and better the lives of many with the powerful ‘words of mouth’ and through his constructive sets of writings.

Confucius (or, Master Kong Fut-zi as per his original name), strongly believed in setting goals that would lead to healthy thinking, and that these would portray meaningful results for his disciples and to his fellow compatriots.  A man who reflected on his ideas and principles, Confucius relied on the two latter for a dignified series of instructions and way of handling life that would surpass other traditions. His intellectual skills adapted to his way of his life. This way of life resonated very immensely in the lives of those who followed his instructions and sets of principles.

The Analects

The Analects is a very insightful source of intelligible evidence of Confucius’s expertise. It is a thorough compilation of what he said through his conversations and presentations. It is not about what he wrote and prescribed, but it is a digest about what he dictated to his disciples. In fact, The Analects is written and compiled by Confucius’s disciples, and the latter’s disciples as well.

Challenging Barriers & Walking the Path (By Mark Koning)

Challenging Barriers & Walking the Path

(By Mark Koning)

~ Review & Synopsis by Vimal Kodai ~

This memoir and personal life story of Mark Koning’s, Challenging Barriers & Walking the Path, startles and moves its audience readers from start to finish. This personal story of Mr. Koning’s brings to light all the bright scopes which have made this real life individual acquire the personality which has, at present. With much keenness to relate on what can truly make a difference in the life of one and how the lives of others can be bettered, the writer sets out on a journey where he analyzes, reviews, remembers and he recalls the events in his life that have helped shape his present personality. Challenging Barriers & Walking the Path, clearly relates on the several events that have come across the writer’s life, as it indicates with much clarity how the latter made his way through to becoming the person who he has turned into, in the present moments. The writer knows where to draw the line as he addresses how much he cherishes and values all those priceless circumstances that are being featured in this book—all for the better and for the worse.

 Mark Koning and his masterpiece

Today, after going through a memoir put in play by such writer whose great calibre in exceedingly well-recognized all along the way, the readers can nonetheless note down that there are many such instances that have been well-highlighted from Challenging Barriers & Walking the Path. The very essence of such a personal life story brings to life the notion of how we, humans, can really coexist while reliving and valuing treasurable memories from the past by fitting them somewhere suitably appropriate in the corners of our running minds.

As he recalls all the highs and lows of his life’s story, Mr. Koning admits that inside all of us there resides a survivor’s instinct which is highly imperishable. The writer is very dedicated to educating his readers about the symptoms of brain injury and how these can really have end results that are full of optimism, and that they can be very pessimistic as well.

Challenging Barriers & Walking the Path gives an inside and outside look of a young man whose identity and whose quest for seeking such an identity has been filled with challenges and obstacles. Challenging Barriers & Walking the Path suggests that there are many ways by which we, humans, can live together while we share passionate and dedicated objectives which we can truly accommodate in our daily lives.

Challenging Barriers & Walking the Path confronts challenges that can’t be touched. It breaks the barriers between childhood, adolescence and adulthood as it blends all the good, bad, and in between episodes which this young terrific writer has come across. It walks the paths that leads to good faith, good intentions and good safeguard. Mark Koning’s Challenging Barriers & Walking the Path brings many highlighting events that are really worthy of being talked about and be brought to life in all perfect harmony.