Star Wars. The Morals of the Story

  
Rating:  4 out of 4 stars
Writer:  George Lucas
Director:  George Lucas

Star Wars Plot Summary In A Sentence:                      

Star Wars is the story of Luke Skywalker and his friends’ journeys to evaluate their personal histories, to define their motivations, and to promote forces of good to overcome evil. 

The Morals of the Story:                                             

There may be powers in the universe we can connect to that are larger than ourselves.  (The Force)

“The Force is what gives the Jedi his power.  It’s an energy field created by all living things.  It surrounds us and penetrates us.  It binds the galaxy together.” – Obi-Wan Kenobi

“Kid, I’ve flown from one side of this galaxy to the other, and I’ve seen a lot of strange stuff.  But I’ve never seen anything to make me believe that there’s one all-powerful Force controlling everything.  There’s no mystical energy field that controls my destiny.” – Han Solo

When you have lost everything, you should still consider helping others.  (Luke Skywalker)

You should trust your feelings.  (Obi-Wan Kenobi)

There are good reasons to lie sometimes.  (Obi-Wan to the Mos Eiseley Stormtroopers, Leia to Darth Vader, Leia to Grand Moff Tarkin, Han Solo to the Intercom in cell block THX-1138, C-3PO when discovered in the Death Star)

When someone is imminently threatening your life with a mortal weapon, you can use lethal force to stop them.  (Han Solo and Greedo)

Unbalanced pursuits to “improve security” and consolidate power can mislead governments and individuals to do evil.  (Darth Vader)

When political powers are corrupt, then protest and rebel against them.  (The Rebellion)

Humorous Highlights:                                                 

When playing table games with a person who gets violent when they lose, sometimes you let them win.  (C-3Po & Chewbacca)

When considering love interests, first make sure the person is not already related to you.  (Luke & Leia)

Clichés and Assumptions The Story Challenged:         

You can’t make a profitable movie about science fiction.

Sequel and merchandising rights are not very important.

The quality of movie sound doesn’t matter much to an audience.

Audiences don’t like fast movie editing progressions.

You can’t make believable and exciting space ship battles.

No one will care about monsters in costumes in a live action film.

One movie can’t change mythical understandings for all subsequent generations.

A Question For You Is:                                               

What other moral, humorous, or innovative ideas did you find in this story?

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