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== Inspiration ==

== Inspiration ==

George Lucas has stated that he came up with the idea of "The Force" as he wanted to promote a vague idea of hollow Hollywood-style spirituality without referencing any recognizable religion. Despite this, the depiction of the philosophy and beliefs of the Jedi, including the insinuation that an adherent to the Jedi way is required to maintain "balance" regarding their force usage, as well as several of Yoda's statements and the disallowing of any attachments, including love and promoting letting someone die, as well as Obi-Wan implying twice that the Jedi adhered to moral relativism, seem to be a way to promote eastern mysticism (in particular Buddhism) and undermine Christianity in the movie's western audience.<ref>http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.05/lucas.html?pg=3</ref> This is typical of the [[new age movement|New Age movement]]'s tendency to use parts of different religions willy-nilly without any structure of sense, and overall was a further demonstration of the film being influenced by Lucas' growing up in 1960's California, which he had briefly referenced in an interview regarding his film Red Tails.<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-lucas-billionaire-down-on-capitalism/</ref>

George Lucas has stated that he came up with the idea of "The Force" as he wanted to promote a vague idea of hollow Hollywood-style spirituality without referencing any recognizable religion. Despite this, the depiction of the philosophy and beliefs of the Jedi, including the insinuation that an adherent to the Jedi way is required to maintain "balance" regarding their force usage, as well as several of Yoda's statements and the disallowing of any attachments, including love and promoting letting someone die, as well as Obi-Wan implying twice that the Jedi adhered to moral relativism, seem to be a way to promote eastern mysticism (in particular Buddhism) and undermine Christianity in the movie's western audience.<ref>https://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.05/lucas.html?pg=3</ref> This is typical of the [[new age movement|New Age movement]]'s tendency to use parts of different religions willy-nilly without any structure of sense, and overall was a further demonstration of the film being influenced by Lucas' growing up in 1960's California, which he had briefly referenced in an interview regarding his film Red Tails.<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-lucas-billionaire-down-on-capitalism/</ref>

In addition, when commenting on Anakin Skywalker's fall on the onset of Attack of the Clones' release, Lucas said "He [Anakin Skywalker] turns into Darth Vader because he gets attached to things, he can't let go of his mother; he can't let go of his girlfriend. He can't let go of things. It makes you greedy. And when you're greedy, you are on the path to the dark side, because you fear you're going to lose things, that you're not going to have the power you need."<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20020423000824/http://www.time.com/time/sampler/article/0,8599,232440,00.html</ref>

In addition, when commenting on Anakin Skywalker's fall on the onset of Attack of the Clones' release, Lucas said "He [Anakin Skywalker] turns into Darth Vader because he gets attached to things, he can't let go of his mother; he can't let go of his girlfriend. He can't let go of things. It makes you greedy. And when you're greedy, you are on the path to the dark side, because you fear you're going to lose things, that you're not going to have the power you need."<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20020423000824/http://www.time.com/time/sampler/article/0,8599,232440,00.html</ref>