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Summary: A Great Introduction To Star Wars Mythology
Review: I really enjoyed these essays. They centered on the mythic symbolisms of the Star Wars films, the central plot and characters. I hope these authors issue an updated version dealing with the final two movies because this book was written after the release of episode one.
While I am not a star wars fanatic per say, I find the spiritual truths contained in this modern day mythology to be somewhat profound and indeed inspiring in an age which our understanding of the contrast between right (light) and wrong(darkness)is becoming ever blurier. These essays are written at the academic level and contain insightful comparisons between Lucas's characters and plots with those of the worlds religions and mythologies. Much in the vein of Campbell and Jung these essays seek to maintain that the perennial story or monomythic truth is still alive today, even though it may not be recognized as such.
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Summary: Perfect for a research project
Review: I was assigned a research paper asking us to compare a modern movie/novel to Joseph Campbell's hero myth cycle. This is a popular topic for teachers, so make sure to get a copy of this book---it goes into detail on how Star Wars fits the hero's journey archetype.
BTW, I'm not under 13, but I just don't want to sign up.
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Summary: University Student
Review: The essays were interesting eventhough I have read similar arguements before. I found the book helpful in forming my own arguments for a term paper.
However I not only found dozens of spelling, grammer, and stylistic (for example after the sentence in bold, there is a summary in italics but not all of these are itlailized) errors. I also found at least one error dealing with the content in TPM at the bottom of p.97 and I quote "Back on Coruscant, Sio Bibble ..." however Sio Bibble is on Naboo and not Corusant, this is a big mistake. I found this error only doing a cursary reading so there may be more mistakes. I am a huge Star Wars fan and this simple error started to get on my nerves, it hinderd my enjoyment of the book. Hanson and Kay not only need to get a better editor, they also have to check their facts before printing and selling any book. If they were to write another book I would want to read it before paying anything for it.
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Summary: Great Read
Review: This book is a unique insight into the myths behind the Star Wars movies. I consider myself an avid Star Wars follower, and this book blew me. I would recommend it to anyone.
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Summary: Great Read
Review: This book is a unique insight into the myths behind the Star Wars movies. I consider myself an avid Star Wars follower, and this book blew me. I would recommend it to anyone.
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Summary: It's OK, but...
Review: This book reads more like a grad student's thesis than an actual book of study. And maybe it is, but why, oh why, is out there on the mass market? I was looking for deep insights and cross references to worldwide myths; but alas, nothing. Oh well, it was at least entertaining in that it had anything to do with the Star Wars universe at all.
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Summary: Interesting Conclusions
Review: Working from the idea that Star Wars is indeed a "new myth," authors Hanson and Kay offer readers a valid explanation of how George Lucas used the basic tenets of historical myth (allegory, ritual, hero, for instance) to craft stories that are universal to the human experience. Yes, it reads like a college thesis (which a portion of it was), but that does not make the conclusions less valid. What does detract from the reading is the dozens of typographical errors that abound in the book! Some serious proofreading was definitely called for here. Overall, I found it to be an interesting addition to the vast universe of Star Wars literature, fiction and nonfiction. I only wish someone had been paying attention to the spelling and punctuation errors.
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