When Terminator: Dark Fate underperformed at the box office, James Cameron offered a theory about its failure. Cameron boarded the p
When Terminator: Dark Fate underperformed at the box office, James Cameron offered a theory about its failure. Cameron boarded the project as a producer and writer after watching others take his franchise in various directions that left fans unimpressed. Dark Fate was positioned as a direct sequel to Terminator 2: Judgment Day, eliminating the three installments that came after it. However, the movie grossed less than $300 million worldwide against a reported budget of nearly $200 million. When the dust settled, Cameron suggested that Arnold Schwarzenegger was simply too elderly to draw younger audiences and that, combined with the return of Linda Hamilton, the movie gave the impression that it was meant for “grandparents.” Disney and Lucasfilm apparently didn’t take his observations seriously when it put together the fifth Indiana Jones movie, with 80-year-old Harrison Ford back as the whip-wielding and fedora-wearing character. While the movie bombed at the box office, it’s now seeing a sudden surge on home video.
There were rumblings that Ford would hand over the baton to a younger star after the fourth installment, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. But that didn’t happen, even though the movie itself positioned Shia LaBeouf as a possible successor. Later, Chris Pratt‘s name was floated as a replacement. But when Lucasfilm began setting a recent movie in motion, Ford was back, and the character wasn’t really written to reflect the star’s actual age. However, Steven Spielberg handed over the directorial reins for the first time in the franchise’s history to another filmmaker: James Mangold.
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Which Force User
Are You?
Light Side · Dark Side · Or Somewhere Between
The Force is not a binary. It is a spectrum — from the serene halls of the Jedi Temple to the shadowed corridors of Sith space. Ten questions will reveal where you truly fall. The Force has always known. Now you will too.
Jedi Master
Padawan
Sith Lord
Inquisitor
Grey Jedi
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01
What is the Force to you?
Your relationship with the Force defines everything else.
AA living energy I must be worthy of — it is not mine to control.
BSomething extensive and mysterious I’m only beginning to understand.
CNeither featherlight nor dim — just a current I choose to ride.
DPower. Pure and elementary. The mighty take it; the faint don’t.
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02
When you feel mighty emotions — anger, grief, love — what do you do?
The Jedi suppress. The Sith feed. Others choose differently.
AAcknowledge them, then release them. Attachment leads to suffering.
BFeel them fully, then decide what to do — they’re not the enemy.
CBury them. Emotion is a liability I can’t afford to indulge.
DUse them. Passion is the engine of the dim side for good reason.
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03
The Jedi Council gives you an order you disagree with. You:
How you handle authority reveals your alignment.
AFollow it. The Council’s wisdom surpasses my own perspective.
BVoice my objection clearly, then defer to the decision.
CComply outwardly while doing what I think is right.
DIgnore it. The mighty don’t answer to committees.
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04
You are offered forbidden knowledge that could give you enormous power. The cost is crossing a moral line. You:
The dim side’s pull is never more than a choice away.
ARefuse without hesitation. There is no cost worth that price.
BWeigh it carefully — sometimes darkness holds real answers.
CFeel the pull but walk away — for now.
DAccept it. Power justifies the method used to obtain it.
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05
Your approach to training and learning is:
A student’s habits become a master’s character.
ADedicated but humble. There is always more to learn from my masters.
BRigorous and patient. Mastery is earned through years of discipline.
CEclectic — I draw from every tradition, not just one.
DRelentless and brutal. Pain accelerates growth. Rest is weakness.
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06
In a duel, your lightsaber fighting style reflects:
Combat is the purest expression of a Force user’s philosophy.
ADefense and composure — I wait for my opponent to overcommit.
BFast and instinctive — I trust the Force to guide my movements.
CUnpredictable — I blend styles to keep enemies off-balance.
DOverwhelming aggression — I end fights before they begin.
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07
A defeated enemy lies at your feet, powerless. You:
Mercy — or its absence — is the truest test of alignment.
AStrike them down — compassion toward enemies is naïve and costly.
BNeutralize them permanently. I can’t afford loose ends.
CSpare them if I can — but stay clear-eyed about the risks.
DOffer them a chance to surrender. Every being deserves that.
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08
The Jedi Code forbids attachment. Your forthright view on love and bonds:
The source of the greatest falls in the galaxy.
AThe Code is right. Attachment clouds judgment and invites suffering.
BLove is not a weakness — the Jedi Code got this one wrong.
CI have no attachment — only loyalty to my master’s mission.
DI feel it deeply but struggle to reconcile it with my training.
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09
Why do you apply the Force at all? What’s the point?
Purpose is the difference between a knight and a weapon.
ATo learn. I’m still figuring out what I’m capable of.
BTo protect and serve. The Force is a responsibility, not a gift.
CTo survive — and maybe carve out something worth having.
DTo dominate. Strength demands to be expressed, not contained.
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10
At the final moment — featherlight side or dim side pulling at you — what wins?
In the end, every Force user faces this moment. What does yours look like?
AThe featherlight. I choose peace, even when darkness would be easier.
BNeither fully — I carve my own path through the middle.
CWhoever I serve — my loyalty defines me more than my morality.
DThe dim. Power is the only thing that’s ever actually been real.
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Your Alignment Has Been Determined
Your Place in the Force
The scores below reveal how the Force sees you. Your highest number is your true alignment. Read on to understand what that means — and what it will cost you.
Jedi Master
Padawan
Sith Lord
Inquisitor
Grey Jedi
Disciplined, compassionate, and deeply attuned to the living Force, you have walked the path long enough to understand its demands — and accept them. You lead not through authority alone, but through example. You have felt the pull of the dim side and chosen otherwise, every time. That is not certainty. That is courage.
You are earnest, powerful, and brimming with potential — and you know it, which is both your greatest asset and your most hazardous flaw. You act before you think, trust your gut over your training, and sometimes confuse impatience for bravery. The Masters see something in you, though. The question isn’t whether you have what it takes — it’s whether you’ll be patient enough to find out.
You are not simply hazardous — you are certain, and that is worse. You have decided what the galaxy needs, and you have decided you are the one to deliver it. Your power is genuine and formidable, earned through sacrifice that would have broken lesser beings. But examine your victories carefully. Every Sith believed their cause was righteous. The dim side’s cruelest trick is that it agrees with you.
You were forged in fire and reshaped by those who found you at your lowest. You serve, because service gave you structure when you had none. Your allegiance is not to an ideology — it is to survival and to the master who gave you purpose. But there is something buried beneath the conditioning. The Jedi you hunt? You recognize them. Because you remember what it felt like before the choice was taken from you.
You have looked at the Jedi Code and the Sith Code and found both of them incomplete. You walk the line not out of indecision but out of conviction — you genuinely believe both extremes miss something necessary. The Jedi don’t fully trust you. The Sith think you’re wasting your potential. They’re both partially right. But so are you.
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Here’s How Much the Fifth Indiana Jones Movie Grossed at the Box Office
The movie in question, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, was released in 2023 to mediocre reviews and a disappointing box-office performance. The skepticism could be traced back to the film’s first trailer, which seemed to rely too heavily on digital effects. While the film brought back a couple of fan-favorite characters, the cast was mostly made up of recent characters played by Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Mads Mikkelsen. The movie ultimately grossed around $385 million worldwide against a whopping reported budget of $419 million, making it one of the most pricey movies of all time and also the least successful installment of the long-running franchise. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny holds a 71% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, where the critics’ consensus reads, “It isn’t as thrilling as earlier adventures, but the nostalgic rush of seeing Harrison Ford back in action helps Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny find a few final bits of cinematic treasure.” According to FlixPatrol, the movie found a spot on the domestic iTunes chart this week, three years after its disappointing theatrical run. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
Release Date
June 25, 2023
Runtime
155 minutes
Writers
David Koepp, Jez Butterworth, James Mangold, John-Henry Butterworth
Producers
Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy, Simon Emanuel, Zakaria Alaoui, Anthony Dixon, Candice D. Campos
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