STAR WARS: DECODING A COSMIC AWAKENING (Kindling For Film Fare Book 1) (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

The Force Awakens has broken all box office records. The sci fi behemoth from JJ.Abrams raced past the $1 billion milestone in a new record – 12 days [almost as impressive as the Falcon’s famous Kessel Run]. Where did George Lucas get his ideas from for Star Wars? What is the Monomyth and why do human beings resonate with this classic distillation from the ancients? What treasures lie in Joseph Campbell’s HERO WITH A THOUSAND FACES, and how do these myths inform the ongoing saga of Star Wars? What do they say about Lucas, and what’s more, about ourselves and the society we live in today? Freelance photojournalist and True Crime maestro Nick van der Leek plumbs the history of George Lucas, the other writers, and the Star Wars franchise - how it came to be and how it almost didn't. In doing so he decodes the foundations far beneath Star Wars, which provides font of insight into our questions surrounding the most successful film to date – The Force Awakens. What is the science behind the storytelling? How do we connect the message of Star Wars to our own lives? The Introduction spells out the overarching topic of what the journey is about - stepping into the world (the cosmos), following our bliss, facing our fears, coming into our true selves, becoming a hero in modern society, knowing who our family is and how they play a role in our lives and futures. “Who’s the girl?” Then there are the questions surrounding Rey. Where does she come from, what was that Force Vision all about and what is her Destiny. How was Maz conceived, and in which ways is she similar to Yoda? Find out BB-8’s origin story and why our relationships with machines are such a vital element of the Star Wars mythos. Van der Leek also reveals the untold history of Chewie , melts down the nuts and bolts behind Captain Phasma and figures out what's really driving Finn. There’s also a Dark Side to this narrative, the formula for radicalization and Lucas’ own decent into the Dark Side. How do we defeat evil, when it lurks in all of us, and the world we know isn’t black and white but shades of grey? What is heroism? How do we find our own identity and balance in this world? This book distills those hard won secrets of the Force at its source – Joseph Campbell and the Monomyth.