![]() ![]() For these are the days of The Galactic Empire’s ascendancy and its evil oppressiveness is being felt across the galaxy.Īnd so, per the Hero’s Journey, an older wizened mentor fellow appears, acting as the Alec Guinness Obi-Wan character. Diego Luna reprises his role as Cassian in this limited series, a prequel of sorts, documenting his transformation into a rebel operative. The new Disney Plus series follows Cassian Andor, the second protagonist of Rogue One, playing off Felicity Jones’ Jyn Erso, in that wonderfully tragic, gritty entry in the Wars movie canon. ![]() Campbell called this template the Hero’s Journey, and the original Star Wars, subsequently subtitled A New Hope, had its fingerprints all over it.Īndor bears the same hallmarks of Campbell’s writings. This study by the American mythologist analysed hundreds of myths and legends from cultures around the world, and identified themes common to them. That’s an insight from Joseph Campbell’s The Hero With A Thousand Faces, a seminal text that greatly influenced George Lucas, Star Wars, and thus modern blockbuster cinema. ![]()
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