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Star Wars as Pulp Sci-Fi

Posted by michael on from the help-me-obi-wan-kenobi dept.

mikelove writes "Salon has an article arguing that Star Wars owes its origins to pulp science fiction and not Joseph Campbell-esque mythology. Finally SOMEONE is realizing this... Also makes the suggestion that Lucas/Kasdan didn't really write The Empire Strikes Back, which makes a certain amount of sense when you compare it to Lucas' other screenplays."

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  1. Another good analysis by Reality+Master+101 · · Score: 5, Informative

    A good companion to this article is another Salon Article that ran in 1999 by David Brin. Excellent read on why Star Wars' morality sucks. :)

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