Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Too broad or Too Famous
"Star Wars" is a film that was intended to be fun and interesting. Only after it became a huge success did people actually question how he came up with such an amazing idea. No one can be sure he didn't use the archetype of hero and hero film, but the outline is so broad that it can be stretched and manipulated to fit practically every movie. Also, there are many different interpretations of each different section which makes it harder to know exactly what is needed for any argument to be valid. Finally, why would Joseph Campbell would agree that his works inspired a multimillion dollar franchise? I mean not only debhe gain lots of fame and recognition, but also a decent amount of money. While it was a stretch for me to believe that this movie fit Campbell's ideas perfectly, as a series though the three older Star Wars' seemed to fit this structure better. Was this because of people questioning Lucas' genius or just because there were more elements to fit into the broad outline?
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I believe that this is just an example of confirmation bias. If someone is looking for evidence that Star Wars fits the Hero's Journey, then they will find it. They will key in on the things that support this claim and marginalize what does not. As Marshall McLuhan said, "I wouldn't have seen it if I didn't believe it". This spawns from the will of Star Wars fans to make Star Wars into something more than a Sci-Fi film so that they can feel better about their love for it. But I believe that people should abandon this question for scholarship and love Star Wars for the films that they are.
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