The ultimate vision, of the Star Wars saga.
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If you want to know what type of engine the Falcon has, or how many torpedoes a B-Wing has, don't buy this book. If you want to know what 'bringing balance to the force' is all about or what the twin suns of Tatooine symbolise, buy it now! (or else).
I already had an idea of symbolism in film from my college studies and was, at least, aware of Cambell and his works. But what Hanson and Kay do here is quite spectacular for any Star Wars or movie fan. What they do is focus 100% on the Star Wars movie saga using Cambell, Freud and Jung's work on mythology and story telling, and literally analyse every major theme and character to give Star Wars new and deeper depths than ever before.
Hanson and Kay breath new and even more exciting life into the Star Wars saga. Through this book the reader is enabled to view and to question Star Wars in a new and fresh way, a way that appears George Lucas did from the outset, (Lucas read Camdell prior to Episode four).
Once you've read this book, you will want to watch Star Wars over and over again and will see it through new eyes with new interpretations, new questions, new answers leading to new questions.
Yes, you may even wonder in amazement at the genius and breathtaking complexity of Episode One.
This book privides strong evidence to suggest that George Lucus really is, as Liam Neeson once said, "A Master Story Teller."
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