The Mythology of Star Wars

Name: The Mythology of 'Star Wars' with George Lucas and Bill Moyers
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2000-09-01
Duration: 57 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Alec Guinness, Samuel L. Jackson, George Lucas

Original title: The Mythology of 'Star Wars' with George Lucas and Bill Moyers

TV Movie
1999
57m

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7.3/10

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Documentary

George Lucas discusses how Joseph Campbell and his concept of the Monomyth (aka the Hero's Journey) and other concepts from mythology and religion shaped the Star Wars saga.George Lucas discusses how Joseph Campbell and his concept of the Monomyth (aka the Hero's Journey) and other concepts from mythology and religion shaped the Star Wars saga.George Lucas discusses how Joseph Campbell and his concept of the Monomyth (aka the Hero's Journey) and other concepts from mythology and religion shaped the Star Wars saga.

Director
- Pamela Mason Wagner
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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

112

YOUR RATING

Director
- Pamela Mason Wagner
Stars

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Alec Guinness

Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi
(archive footage)

Samuel L. Jackson

Mace Windu
(archive footage)

George Lucas

Self

Peter Mayhew

Self

Bill Moyers

Self

Natalie Portman

Queen Amidala
(archive footage)
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Quotes
George Lucas: I don't see "Star Wars" as profoundly religious. I see "Star Wars" as - as taking all of the issues that religion represents and trying to distill them down into a - a more modern and more easily accessible construct that people can grab onto to accept the fact that there is a greater mystery out there. When I was 10 years old, I asked my mother - I said, 'Well, if there's only one God, why are there so many religions?' And over the years - I've been pondering that question ever since. And it would seem to me that the conclusion that I've come to is that all the religions are true, they just see a different part of the elephant. A religion is basically a - a container for faith. Faith is the - the glue that holds us together as a society. Faith in our - in our culture, our - our world, our - you know, whatever it is that we're trying to hang on to is a very important part of, I think, allowing us to - to remain stable. Remain balanced.