"I find your lack of faith disturbing." Is an infamous quote from the villain Darth Vader in the epic saga of Star Wars. Star Wars IV: A New Hope was released in 1977 and changed the science fiction world forever. At first glance, this was just a heroic tale of a young Jedi trying to overthrow evil, otherwise known as the Galactic Empire. Being the focal point of futuristic fantasies and technological advancement, Star Wars paved a new path for what was to be expected from movies. After several years of research based on the Star Wars films, there is speculation that there could be several metaphors hidden beneath the surface. The Star Wars saga contains numerous references to biblical ideology, recent government platforms, and the relation …show more content…
Over the first trilogies, you see a young Anakin Skywalker starting as a Jedi on the good side, and slowly become a Sith member of the empire filled with evil. This is often depicted as Lucifer once being an angel, and slowly descending into an evil entity. Throughout the trilogies, you see the 'force' being used. The force is impersonal and a great source of power. The force is often related to the holy power, or faith within person. "Throughout Star Wars we see the Jedi practicing mindfulness and concentration, and as they do they come to better understand themselves, the galaxy, their own personal suffering, and the dark side within" (Bortolin 2005, 13). They often start training Jedi's as children, much like how today we start teaching children of religion at a very young age. They meditate and practice their power daily, conversely like we pray and practice our religious values daily. I believe that George Lucas envisioned a movie to influence our generation of updated conflicts, that are often seen in religious writings and no longer …show more content…
The series reflects the view of a centralized government, inhibited by corruption and power. Today, we often see the perceived tyranny of our government feigning protection and rights. The evil Galactic Empire has an army of henchmen known as stormtroopers, like many previous nations have had to fight for them. It shows how a corrupt individual with such power can overthrow the entire nation. Luckily, this has not happened in America's government, but a prime example is Germany during World War 2. The Galactic Empire and the Nazi regime have several attributes in common. In the first trilogy S.J. Sansweet notes that, the Trade Federation is a powerful business conglomerate that “maintains a sizable monopoly on interstellar trade and holds considerable sway in the Galactic Republic, even managing to gain a seat in the Senate on the same level as a member world” (Sansweet et al., 2008; Trade Federation, 2013). This is very prevalent in today's government with monopoly organizations controlling much of the power inside the government to persuade