While the movie is exciting and amusing‚ it also contains ideas of a philosophical and religious character. The “Star Wars” movies are an assemblage or a compilation of various worldviews‚ philosophies‚ and religions. The idea consisting of both light and dark sides comes partially from very old Chinese philosophy. The impersonal character of the “Force” indicates or suggests Hinduism. Another warning to keep in mind is this usage is also comparable to occult practices such as levitation‚ telepathy
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The star online Published: Monday September 23‚ 2013 MYT 12:00:00 AM Updated: Monday September 23‚ 2013 MYT 10:29:23 AM A new normal for local SMEs BY JOY LEE PHOTOS BY FAIHAN GHANI A worker carries a car bumper in a factory that supplies exterior plastic parts for Volkswagen. European SMEs have more experience in implementing energy-efficiency solutions. Increasingly‚ their Malaysian counterparts will have to focus on becoming more energy efficient to compete in global markets.
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Star Wars and Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men have very different storylines‚ but after some careful consideration‚ some characters share similar story arcs‚ which shows cliches in stories. Sure‚ Steinbeck is a social critique‚ but he needs to also make a good story to keep reader’s attention. George Lucas‚ although not a social critique‚ has to also come up with a way to keep moviegoers attention. Because of this need they coincidentally created very similar storylines. This makes Steinbeck’s George
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that can lead to their downfall. In the case of Macbeth from The Tragedy of Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare‚ and Anakin Skywalker‚ from Star Wars Episode Three: Revenge of the Sith‚ by George Lucas‚ this tragic flaw is ambition. Macbeth is a heroic soldier‚ as well as the Thane of Glamis‚ at the beginning of the play. Anakin is a loyal Jedi. Both of these noble war heroes are destroyed by this tragic flaw and turn to a murderous evil. Coincidently‚ they are also both motivated by the same factor‚ their
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Homer. Homer’s epic‚ the Odyssey is an example of Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth. The Odyssey has the three stages that are supposed to have‚ the SEPARATION stage‚ the STRUGGLE/INITIATION stage‚ and the RETURN/ REINGATION stage. In the separation stage‚ it has the five sub steps. The call to adventure. The refusal of the call‚ the supernatural aid‚ the threshold crossing‚ and the belly of the whale. Odysseus is called to go to the Trojan War. But‚ Helen (Odysseus’ wife) gave birth to their baby boy. And
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Cycle Although some people may think that translations of original texts will ruin the meaning and the style that the original author wanted to present‚ it is not true for Robert Pinsky’s translation of The Inferno of Dante. Pinsky’s translation is not only essential‚ but it also presents the same picture that Dante wanted to. Even more impressive is that Pinsky also takes in the style that Dante writes in while translating the text. Pinsky keeps in mind the specific interlocking rhyme scheme
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In the article “ The force in ‘Star Wars’ is stupid and immoral” written by Ben Shapiro He states that “The vision of the force in the star wars galaxy is morality free its feelings centered wich another way of saying “selfish” who cares about your feelings?” I think the point of the force is that the light side is about using it to help others‚ and the dark side is about using it for yourself. The key to avoid becoming a dark sider is to control your emotions‚ like a good political leader should
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Star Wars is a brand that everyone in the United States have at least heard about‚ or even made it a religious practice‚ and know about how much success it has made. Although I bet that if you asked every fan of the Star Wars franchise what the worst movie in the series was‚ their response would be the beginning of the prequels‚ Star Wars: Episode I-The Phantom Menace. I would also bet that every fan of the franchise that has seen The Phantom Menace could easily give you multiple reasons on why the
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Some of the most popular movies have a similar underlying story that Joseph Campbell called the monomyth. The hero’s journey is a very popular story that has been tweaked and retold for centuries. It follows a few basic steps that allow the hero to free themselves from the world he/she is currently living in for a world of adventure‚ and treasure. One of the most popular of these movies is Star Wars IV A New Hope. In this film Luke Skywalker and Han Solo go on a
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The Lord of the Rings‚ published in 1954‚ tells the tale of a young Hobbit named Frodo Baggins on his quest to destroy the One Ring‚ an all-encompassing evil device. Star Wars‚ the Epic Space Opera released in 1977‚ weaves a powerful story of Anakin Skywalker‚ and his journey from the light side to the dark‚ on his quest to bring balance to The Force. These two characters both exhibit many of the same qualities‚ from their
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