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| − | '''Star Wars''' is a science fiction film saga created by American director [[George Lucas]]. The movies that were made earlier ''(Episodes 4, 5, and 6)'' are renowned as classics of cinema, and were some of the first "summer blockbusters" ever made. | + | '''Star Wars''' is a science fiction film saga created by American director [[George Lucas]]. The movies that were made earlier ''(Episodes 4, 5, and 6)'' are renowned as classics of cinema, and were some of the first "summer blockbusters" ever made. Episodes 1, 2 and 3 were released in 1999, 2002 and 2005 respectively. All six movies are amongst the top 25 highest grossing films of all time.<ref>http://imdb.com/boxoffice/alltimegross</ref> |
[[George Lucas]] built on the idea of the [[monomyth]] - a dominant mythic structure that for some reason resounds especially strongly with the human psyche - in structuring his narrative. He consulted closely with [[Joseph Campbell]], author of the book, "Hero of a Thousand Faces," towards the end of utilizing [[monomyth]] structure especially well. In ''Star Wars'', the reluctant hero is obviously [[Luke Skywalker]], the teacher [[Obi Wan Kenobi]], and the inner world the galaxy at large. | [[George Lucas]] built on the idea of the [[monomyth]] - a dominant mythic structure that for some reason resounds especially strongly with the human psyche - in structuring his narrative. He consulted closely with [[Joseph Campbell]], author of the book, "Hero of a Thousand Faces," towards the end of utilizing [[monomyth]] structure especially well. In ''Star Wars'', the reluctant hero is obviously [[Luke Skywalker]], the teacher [[Obi Wan Kenobi]], and the inner world the galaxy at large. | ||
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| + | Star Wars even became forever became linked to politics when a missile-defense plan was devised under the Reagan administration which was nick-named Star Wars. | ||
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| + | ==Disapproval of recent releases== | ||
| + | Although Star Wars has many fans, a small number of "hardcore" "nerds" have expressed a loathing of the most recent films. This phenomena has been mocked in pop culture on shows like [[the Simpsons]] as pathetic. | ||
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Revision as of 03:43, March 20, 2007
Star Wars is a science fiction film saga created by American director George Lucas. The movies that were made earlier (Episodes 4, 5, and 6) are renowned as classics of cinema, and were some of the first "summer blockbusters" ever made. Episodes 1, 2 and 3 were released in 1999, 2002 and 2005 respectively. All six movies are amongst the top 25 highest grossing films of all time.[1]
George Lucas built on the idea of the monomyth - a dominant mythic structure that for some reason resounds especially strongly with the human psyche - in structuring his narrative. He consulted closely with Joseph Campbell, author of the book, "Hero of a Thousand Faces," towards the end of utilizing monomyth structure especially well. In Star Wars, the reluctant hero is obviously Luke Skywalker, the teacher Obi Wan Kenobi, and the inner world the galaxy at large.
Star Wars even became forever became linked to politics when a missile-defense plan was devised under the Reagan administration which was nick-named Star Wars.
