Wow! And every movie begins with a call to study a story from “far away.” I think this lends further credit to our argument that Lucas was actively attempting to craft a virtue myth!
Yes! It ended up being beyond the scope of the post, but that is absolutely a thought that crossed my mind as I wrote the phrase "far away."
Also, consider: when Luke dreams of being "far away," he looks at the binary sunset on Tatooine. Han escapes Lady Proxima's lair by breaking a window and letting the sunlight in. (The sunlight hurts her and drives her underwater.)
Wow! And every movie begins with a call to study a story from “far away.” I think this lends further credit to our argument that Lucas was actively attempting to craft a virtue myth!
Yes! It ended up being beyond the scope of the post, but that is absolutely a thought that crossed my mind as I wrote the phrase "far away."
Also, consider: when Luke dreams of being "far away," he looks at the binary sunset on Tatooine. Han escapes Lady Proxima's lair by breaking a window and letting the sunlight in. (The sunlight hurts her and drives her underwater.)