Joseph Campbell and the Mythology of Star Wars

[thegenxradioshow]

Most casual movie types have no idea the influence this guy has had on so many writers, screenplays, Broadway shows and more.
I too learned of him while taking a film course.

[WingChunMindForce]

Thank you Mr Moyers! Your book The Power of Myth has had a great influence on me through my life. Your clear minded interviews with Joseph Campbell really helped me find my way into the sometimes difficult Masks of God series.
I am fascinated by the idea of Star Wars being a mythology for now.
The rising of machine intelligence surely carries the threat of an Empire style of dictatorship and more Jedi-like human connection to the Ineffable would be a good counter balance 😀
Anyhow, my sincere appreciation from Australia

[joythought]

I recorded the Power of Myth series on cassette tape over 30 years ago and listened to it often. I've since found it on CD, online, etc and have tried to always have a copy. Those interviews are an incredible testament to Joseph Campbell's work and maverick life.

[edwardjnarrojr]

Bill Moyer's has always been one of my favorite go to for incredible interviews. Incredible history of Moyer's back to the Johnson Administration. Love Moyer's

[anonymoushuman]

There's an archetype (in the loose sense of the word) that shows up in mythology and fantasy that might be called the Hidden Sibling. It can be seen in the duo of Electra and Orestes, as well as in Leia Organa and Luke Skywalker. It's there in the Disney film The Parent Trap (1961). The Hidden Sibling can resonate especially strongly with people who were the sole offspring a broken marriage, with only children, as well as with women who were the only girl and men who were the only boy in their immediate families. It speaks to yearnings for family and friendship.

[MrBeetruex]

You can SEE Joe Campbell's INFLUENCE on Bill Moyers in ANY Interview POST this One!!! Classic :>)

[drathicusrex]

“Use the Force, Luke...” is almost as iconic as

“We're going to win this war not by fighting what we hate, but saving what we love!”

[frankiewestmoreland]

Anyone know as to what Mr. Campbell means by "the artist (Lucas)... is in a field that is not covered by our own knowledges"? Does he mean that it's a story that takes place in a foreign galaxy (and thus it's not something we know as well)? Perhaps that because it's playing in mythology, it's in the realm of the unknowable, but trying to explain it? Or something else? Thanks so much.

[ro]

Holy hell. It's the 70's again! Now, for some Heinlein.

[زهرامحمودی-ظب]

the Persian Gulf is and has always been Persian.

[CarlosFlores-quzv]

Please I need the answer for my homework

[زهرامحمودی-ظب]

The PERSIAN gulf is correct no A-r-a-b-i-a-n gulf.