Bill Moyers joined George Lucas at Skywalker Ranch in northern California to talk about the ancient myths and personal values that have synthesized into Star Wars. The epic themes in Lucas' cinematic stories are a springboard for a candid conversation about family, fatherhood, spiritual beliefs, and the importance of moral tales for every generation. Intercut with movie footage from the original trilogy as well as the prequel, The Mythology of Star Wars with George Lucas and Bill Moyers provides a revealing journey in the company of the filmmaker through some of the most famous scenes of the Star Wars saga.
He tells a very interesting story, which gives his idea's and mytholigal concepts behind the series of films.
He also clarifies his mentors in different area's including Joseph Campbell (see;
www.en.wikipedia.org), who gave him a more spiritual aspect of the univerise and a all powerful source energy. Joseph Campbell runs a foundation called the Joseph Campbell Foundation (JCF)
www.jcf.org which explores the greater mythological questions of life..
Below you'll find a summary of Joseph Campbell to see how his concepts heavilly influenced George Lucas and the Star Wars films.
Source: http://www.earth-matters.nl/13/2557/grenswetenschap/the-mythology-of-star-wars.html
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