On Star Wars, Sentience, And Slavery

I rewatched Star Wars:  The Force Awakens over the weekend, and as these things tend to do with me, I had some thoughts.

I was watching as Rey saved BB-8 from the scavenger, and something struck me:  why does Rey do that?

Star Wars Rewatch: Star Wars (A New Hope)

And now we get to the original Star Wars.

It’s about damn time.

Gabbing Geek Box Office Report: The Martian. It’s Still The Martian

Look, we know you’re busy.  We know you have things to do.  So do we.  But the Box Office Report isn’t going to write itself.  We know.  We tried to see if that would happen.

So, who made money this past weekend?