What is the Theme of Star Wars?

[@TheMokeleMbembe]

ANDOR definitely uses the 'the Empire turns humans into machines' logic. That show is so good.

[@Ghibli-Dude]

Wow. This is such a good video. I think that Lucas had more than one theme, though, including the one you identified: You can always choose to do what’s right Choices have consequences Redemption is possible Large events are shaped by the small moral choices of individuals People need to rely on each other Choosing will over machine programming (The Force vs The Empire)

[@SmokeyLaBear]

The conclusion I drew decades ago is that Star Wars' fundamental theme is: HATE = BAD The villains, primarily the Sith, are full of hate and intolerance. So the moral of the story, intended for children, is that you make yourself a villain when you fill your life with hate. And, ultimately, you are placing yourself on the wrong side of history.

[@Concreteowl]

It has many themes but it's mostly about the struggle between opposites. Democracy vs Oppression, Conformity vs Rebellion, Dark vs Light, Love vs Hate, Integrity vs Corruption, selfishness vs selflessness, fear vs courage. Add in secondary theme of a family and there's your Star Wars.

[@josh_from_xboxlive]

This is a great point

[@trapdontaris]

and then in a more meta way, some of the more recent stuff has questioned the binary of light/good vs evil/bad. Andor, rogue one, bits of TCW, Mando and TBB, and even solo to an extent, show that both sides have good and bad elements

[@jamestolbert1856]

⁠@@trapdontarisI love how they take these themes and incorporate them into the world and the characters in a realistic way and turns them into actual characters

[@manlyman2624]

The theme is money, making lots of money to appease Mickey Mouse’s insatiable lust for economic dominance over the entire world, only complete domination over all entertainment will satisfy Mickey’s need for money

[@111CC]

You can get money and write a good story (prequel ot)

That doesn't really make sense... I think incompetence is more likely than greed in the case of Disney's Star Wars

[@haven600]

They made the money joke in spaceballs before the prequels ever existed.

[@josephcox3091]

And KZbin and Google isn't and Amazon isn't? I think there are far worse evils then Disney, its just they infiltrated your personal time and so it becomes obvious to you. But let me ask you, what is Amazon's business plan? They publish books, sell books, they are in super market industry of consumer products, they are also movie rental and publishing, they are also in IT and run most of the worlds servers. Trust me, I will take Disney any day of the week over some of these other companies.

[@vanlllasky]

i don't think that's the theme of the original 6 movies...

[@jazzflute]

So glad to just find your channel today. You should have so many thousands more subs! But quality wins out! When people find you, you’re gonna pop off!

[@shoogamoogaman]

Incorrect, the Theme of Star Wars was written and composed by John Williams in 1977 for Episode IV: A New Hope. And to this day remains one of the most iconic themes in movie history.

[@phiafacetious]

if your proposal is correct - that the theme of star wars is the struggle of our programming and humanity - i think the sequel trilogy embodies a meta dramatic irony. it and its characters, ostensibly human in our suspension of disbelief, are used like cogs by their maker (disney). if we understand this suggested theme to be philosophically important, to be a truly meaningful commentary on the human condition, to *matter*, i think we're led to consider them the antithesis of star wars'/lucas' thesis. which raises the question: where is the synthesis?

[@Masteroogway40]

The theme is family. George Lucas said it's not about spaceships or blasters or laser swords. It's a family drama space opera.

[@Rip-ow2zy]

I’ve got to say the analysis on this channel is brilliant , I also love that the genius of George Lucas is recognised.

[@Jackopoly]

everyone knows the theme of star wars! It's BAAAAA badaba! badababababaaa! duh duh duh DAAAA DAAA Duh duh duh DAAAAA da! duh duh duh DAAAAA da! Duh duh duh Dunnn!

[@mattzielinski6859]

Sharing this video because you deserve more views. Please keep making videos.

[@lenircotia]

Man!!! Your videos are fantastic!! Exactly what I needed and what Star Wars is for, for analysing the themes and messages of this wonderful myth and fary tale! Keep exploring more about the Star Wars movies (I-VI). And I love how you connect the two trilogies by Lucas and give them equal value!

[@chrisg-ll-gher]

absolutely LOVE this channel, been binging all of your videos while i work, keep at it ✨

[@zuffin1864]

I really wish we had the original lucas arts still around, they had an ethos of game development that was embued with the same energy as the movies at times.

[@basierteruser]

Great Essays, in Germany we have a perfect word for this called "Leitmotiv" - basically main or overarching theme

[@snuzzybloke9394]

mate i love your videos, your point of view is very unique. I cant wait to rewatch the films with your lens added to my perspective.

[@MariJu1ce]

Exeptional video and channel! The more i watch star wars the more i love it, very few movie series that can do that.

[@ledanoir1239]

Nice editing and thinking with the whole reversal train thing

[@kodak_sack8163]

Despite the sequel movies being hot garbage I'm just happy star wars isn't dead yet. When I was 7 and watching these all in order with my darth vader action figure I felt this story was more special than anything I had witnessed till that point. A lot of who I am today can be attributed to George Lucas and his philosophy on life thank you for showing the meaning and complexity in this story of space wizards with lazerswords.

[@zenphir9051]

That losing motivation for a passion project, corporate greed, and incompetence ruin everything.

[@STEPHENPASTEL]

In fine art, the theme is the central message the artist wishes to communicate to their audience, and this involves 'taking a position' or opinion on something. It involves a risk, that a) the audience will either miss the message (usually the artist's fault .i.e. David Lynch!) or b) the audience will simply not compassionate to or relate to the message at all (say, Tennessee Williams). The worst scenario, is where there is no intended theme, which usually amounts to the 'art as cultural terrorism', that Neitschze warned us about. Lucas was genuinely concerned that the audience would not relate to the principal theme of Star Wars, and that it would actually flop. For this reason he hired Alan Dean Foster, to write a budget sequel, should his fears be realized ('Splinter of the Mind's Eye'). I would suggest that the principal theme of the Star Wars trilogy is this: the incompleteness of mankind without the spiritual element; and a sub-theme: the need for conformity to a patriarchal hierarchy. My principal theme may be strengthened by reading what George Lucas has said about why he made Star Wars, and also by looking at the original 1977 poster used to promote the film. Luke has to fill, not only an spiritual/existential void in his existence, but also a socio-religious void, by choosing which body to adhere to: a poor Jedi spiritual hierarchy/college or a materially powerful techno-hierarchy (see climax of Empire Strikes Back). In addition, I believe that Star Wars is a close cousin of 'The Exorcist' (which Blatty and Friedkin described as being a film about a 'crisis of faith'). It does not surprise me that Star Wars and The Exorcist were the two highest grossing films of the 1970's. By his own admission, George Lucas said that he “put the Force into the movie in order to try to awaken a certain kind of spirituality in young people-more a belief in God than a belief in any particular religious system.” This is not far from William Peter Blatty's motive for writing The Exorcist, he said wanted to "help people who were struggling with their Faith." You could have a sizeable discussion about this, so I will leave it there.

[@TheFBIorange]

you're good at this

[@Joshua-uw7wm]

War truly is a huge business

[@schribbler1592]

Unfortunately its incredibly hard to pack that much detail into 30 second scenes these days. Source : my fiance. She tends to zone out during parts like this and ends up scrolling her phone, and missing the point. She's a few years younger than I am (about a 6 year age gap) and the difference when it comes to that kinda stuff can be astounding. Point is, 30 seconds packed with content became the exception rather than the norm, and cinema, as well as the average attention span, is suffering for it. I dare anyone born post 2000 watch the OG Planet of the Apes and get back the same energy, and actually pay attention to it, without being bored halfway through.

[@cclspeedrunner4172]

here before your channel blows up

[@BoldBouncyBurrito]

Wow another excellent video dude your channel is sick!

[@hhsweater]

This is such a poinent video, you have a great choice of words. 👍

[@crim-jim6814]

Great analysis!

[@masscreationbroadcasts]

12:55 The whole "political" discourse becomes so much clear when you realise that "political" and "about politics" are not the same concept.

[@josh_from_xboxlive]

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[@Salamandra1895]

Yes the theme is "Red laser sword bad, blue/green laser sword good"

[@noheroespublishing1907]

I think it's why, despite it's flaws, I did manage to enjoy "Rogue One", as compared to the Sequel Trilogy, and "Andor" is definitely a step up in genuinely good storytelling; it's different, but in a way that is complimentary and not the constant feeling that everything is a rough draft that was put to screen before any editing of the screenplay even took place.

[@jamestolbert1856]

People have mixed feelings about the Sequels and Resistance. People wished that George never sold them, but if he didn’t, Andor and Rogue One or even the Mandalorian wouldn’t exist

[@noheroespublishing1907]

@@jamestolbert1856 The Sequel Trilogy just wasn't planned and thought out, it didn't even seem to have gone through basically narrative editing, to streamline the story and catch needless potholes that only detract from the flow of events; The Last Jedi technically could have been a good film, it has the art direction, acting, and music, but it was terribly executed and filled with needless and awkward story structure.

[@BoyKagome]

I thought the theme was the darkness vs the light in all of us, but - what would I know.

[@anime_world6684]

You know by watching your videos of anakin, luke and Rey character arcs. I thought the theme was humanity, the type of humanity of personal choice to love, to transcend, or to rebel, that no human deserves to be a machine But as I’m making my comment and listening to the video I’m seeing your point of view with technology

[@edzgt5243]

Bro, you're a god. Keep it up

[@Dagenspear]

No. There's only one God. He is YHWH Jehova. God worked through Jesus Christ in the Holy Spirit to save our souls. Believe in your heart and confess with your mouth that Jesus Christ died on the cross for your sins, and that God raised Him from the dead, repent of your sins, accept God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit into your heart and you will be saved.

[@Space_Jesus422]

And Space Jesus don’t forget him

[@PhilFromSchool]

i can accept that the First Order are the remnants of the Empire that still cobble together to try win back power. but why in gods name are the good guys "The Resistance"? they are not the underdogs here, they have the new republic on their side. they should be the official military or space police or something, they shouldn't still be a small group of scrappy rebels trying to beat the bigger, scarier empire-looking thing the time skips in the original 6 movies feel much more impactful than the timeskips between 7-9, and even between 6 and 7

[@jonathanchavez2723]

7:33 the music and imagery is so confused that it had to be intentional lol

[@citizenVader]

Escapism? Mythology and expressionism

[@aikonakamoto9030]

I generally agree with your analysis of Star Wars on all your videos. But I really have to disagree here. The theme is family. George Lucas himself has said so. You could write the exact same 6 movies and have them set in ancient Egypt, or a high fantasy world like Middle Earth and it wouldn't change a thing. You'd lose the spaceships of course, but they can easily be replaced with ships on the water, or horse and carriage, and the core of the movie would still be there. You are focusing too much on the Empire. The Empire was purposefully made to be cold and robotic, to show that their world is not one you'd want to live in. To show that they don't care about the individual, and that they don't value life the way good guys do.

[@TannerWhitaker-w9j]

Wouldn't the theme simply be "Symbiosis" then?

[@lenircotia]

7:35 min hahahahahah epic!!!

[@emoxvx]

6:31 - That's simple. Since war is one of the most basic types of social, political, economic, cultural conflicts to understand and explain that's why that's the only problem presented. Disney wouldn't dare expose the other kinds of business ventures they're into, they'd expose themselves by stating that in a film. Even if they exposed their own business in a film I doubt the audience would understand as Disney films tend to pander to the lowest common denominator of Cinema fans.

[@RainSpitter]

The theme of SW is the force, the background it’s space, and the plot centers around the Skywalker family has there destiny unfolds has the struggle between the two sides of the force takes place. Technology it’s one of the main subplots to enrich the world that stories take place.

[@simongervais9302]

to me there is also a theme of generational trauma

[@scrumpy8192]

Good video although I think all video essayists should pay me a million dollars every time they use a Soviet anthem for meme value as in half of all KZbin videos.

[@evernightcg9081]

Eiichiro Oda

[@tomlee3562]

The theme is obvious - it goes duh-duh-duh DUUHHH DUUHHH d-d-duh DUHHH…

[@Music--ng8cd]

You mean ba BAAA ba ba ba BAAA Baaaa ba ba ba BAAA Baaa ba ba ba baaaaaaaa

[@jamestolbert1856]

God made us to grow in holiness, to evolve in spirituality, and to change our lustful desires

[@christlives9774]

Believe in Jesus, He loves you and died on a cross to save us from sin. God gave Him to punishment we would’ve had for our sins by letting Him die on a cross. So now if you believe in Jesus as God’s Son, your Lord and saviour you will be saved (you must also keep his commandments as well). As much as God doesn’t want to those who live sinful lives and aren’t cleansed by the blood of Christ will by punished by Hell. Read the Bible and discover the truth God Bless you all.

[@Dagenspear]

LORD willing, amen!

[@bustedinsevenseconds1678]

I don't even know what point you're trying to make with this video... you shot down the sequels without actually giving a reason why...

[@meechie9z]

What reason did you enjoy them…

[@bustedinsevenseconds1678]

@@meechie9z a ton. I love Rey’s heroines journey and the theme of the sequels in general about examining legacy, what blood means for family, and so on. Love Finn, and Poe even if I want more from Finn. Kylo Ren is such an incredible character who serves as the perfect foil for Rey. And Rey has an amazing heroine’s journey that pairs very well with Luke’s hero journey in the OT. I love how Luke was handled, I thought it was an incredibly clever idea to use Luke to examine the Jedi’s legacy after the full story of the OT and PT was told and the battle of Crait is my all-time favorite Star Wars scene and, imo, an intelligent way to end Luke’s arc. He starts as a Jedi with nonviolence and he ends with nonviolence. Palpatine’s return is whatever, but I love his zombie form. Kylo killing his father, something Luke would not do, to solidify himself in the dark side is brilliant. Rey’s resurrection is a great way to cap off the saga all about the force and life. I could go on…

[@Dagenspear]

@@bustedinsevenseconds1678 Kylo is an awful character. He has no really developed motives or goals. Nothing that happens with Luke examines the jedi's legacy, because there's not development on his actual failure and almost no real parallels made between Luke and the old jedi. Because Rey is a poorly written rip off of Luke's story from the OT.

[@bustedinsevenseconds1678]

@@Dagenspear Kylo has very developed motives and goals. He wants to reject his family’s legacy and forge his own path. He’s basically rebelling against the good guys. It’s why he makes a great foil for Rey, who wants nothing more than a family. I’m not sure how you didn’t pick up on Kylo’s motivations… Luke’s failure is definitely compared to the old jedi’s failure in the film. I’m not sure how you could argue it wasn’t. And Rey’s story is not like Luke’s story. Her arc is a heroine’s journey and is about searching for belonging.

[@anime_world6684]

⁠​⁠@@bustedinsevenseconds1678 I don’t see a heroine journey in Rey (probably because multiple writers don’t have the same vision) which is why I tolerate more when I don’t compare her to Luke and anakin like Disney does, I don’t like Luke in Disney because his journey was to be his own person, not be the hero that slays Vader or villain that slays palpatine, luke digressed as a character to give an excuse to make darth Vader 2.0 I don’t know why you like kylo killing his father, if my interpretation of the story is correct your saying the Jedi way was right, good always trumps evil

[@UnanimousBionicleGuy]

the theme of star wars is the force. or atleast it used to be

[@AmogusEpic]

That's not a theme lol.

[@ViewTube_Emperor_of_Mankind]

Can you frick off with the shouting in your microphone for dramatic effect? I understand your point. I get it. You can use a different effect and not destroy my ears in the process. Thanks.