The influence is clear by the fact that Lucas uses the term stormtrooper for the Empire’s army it is the same word the Nazis used for some of their troops. This was a decades-old issue by the 70s, but still close enough to be relevant at the time. It’s as if we are seeing what would have happened if Hitler had defeated Allied forces. In the first Star Wars, we see probably the worst the scenario possible- the total conquest of republic-oriented, or democratic, states in servitude to a terrible and pitiless slave state. In some ways, we might see the chess board on which Star Wars plays as the dual forces of democracy and dictatorship, the same as we see today in certain areas of the world. Like Nazi Germany, the Empire resembles a totalitarian state, hell-bent on exploiting and destroying everyone who stands against them. The stiff totalitarian attire of a Nazi commander is very similar to that of Vader’s expendable commanders and captains, like Lorth Needa, who oversee the Star Destroyers in all the Star Wars movies. Here Luke must choose between ridding the universe of his own father, avoiding the battle altogether, or converting Vader back to the good in the end. On a different level, Luke’s tragic story might also relate to the dilemma Arjuna faces in the Bhagavad Gita (a 700-verse Hindu scripture in Sanskrit) when he must kill many of his old friends who have turned to evil. While Luke is obviously much more of a benign good guy in this case and is not motivated by power or by incest, the resonance between the stories seems to suggest a faint relationship between the two. At least in part, the disturbing plot reminds one of Oedipus, the heir to the throne of Thebes, who is fated to kill his own father and marry his mother to become king. But this is actually what Luke is tasked with by Yoda-to at least confront, and maybe even kill, his own father, who has turned to evil. The idea of patricide, killing one’s father, is not uncommon in old myths, and as disturbing as it is, the sheer craziness of the idea actually sometimes eludes fun-seeking viewers of the movie. While the storyline of Star Wars does not seem to relate directly to any Greek myths, the story certainly has some elements of Greek tragedy in it. Albeit these influences are thinly veiled at times, we can see shades and hints of mythology, legendary sci-fi books, ancient names, and old drama flicks. To say the films are totally out of the ordinary isn’t quite right when you examine them more closely. This was perhaps due to the right blend it had of various thematic elements, including myth, magic (The Force), and technological adventure, set in a well-conceived futuristic atmosphere.Īnd yet despite its highly innovative, out-of-the box approach, Star Wars does have its share of precedents and influences, as does any creative project.
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The fact of the matter is that the movie evoked a visceral, almost addictive response in the legion of fans who came to follow its legacy. “It was a slow burn, but I knew it wouldn’t ever go away.” “The cultural event of the first Star Wars was something that was like a seismic shock wave that went all over the world before social media, before instant information,” Spielberg told a reporter at the opening of Force Awakens last year. Years later, after the films have soared to luminous heights at the box offices and became a well-established institution unto itself, Spielberg often wryly chuckles about his bad prediction. The way the initial movie was done was so different than other films that preceded it that Spielberg was convinced A New Hope wasn’t going to make it big. Steven Spielberg was actually one such individual. Surprising perhaps to some is the fact that the original Star Wars was considered so different at the time that some movie industry insiders believed it would probably lag behind other box office films.
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