The Hero's Star Journey Wars
Hey guys! Today, I will talk about Star Wars, a familiar story to most of us. Specifically, I will be talking about some of the scenes in the "first" movie (A New Hope), created by George Lucas in 1977, and how they are part of the Hero's Journey narrative. One of the stages that I think is done the best in the movie was the Crossing the Threshold/Belly of the Whale stage. This occurs in the film when Luke returns to his house to find his aunt and uncle dead. He then realizes that there is nothing left for him there. This realization makes him decide to go to Mos Eisley with Ben Kenobi to find transport to Alderaan to help Princess Leia. As soon as he arrives, he is immediately thrust into a new and unfamiliar world with a sprinkling of danger. One of the most important parts of this stage is how much George Lucas puts effort into making the whole of Mos Eisley so, well... alien. There are large numbers of unique aliens and droids all over. The reason that he puts so muc...