Disney’s Star Wars: Stories and Themes

So George Lucas sold out to the Mouse, and Star Wars will never be the same. Whether you find that good or bad depends on what you expect from the Star Wars universe. I tend to be a bit more critical of these four films, so feel free to disagree with my take on their stories and themes.
(PS: If you haven’t watched Disney’s Star Wars movies, you may want to scamper off and do so, because you’ll find some spoilers in the post. Reader beware!)

Stage Seven: Approach to the Inmost Cave

At the heart of every adventure lies an ultimate battle—for good, for gold, or even for glory. But in order to reach that battle, the hero must first undergo the Approach to the Inmost Cave.

Stage One: The Ordinary World

Luke Skywalker does farm chores for his Uncle Owen on Tatooine. The Pevensie children begin their Narnian adventure in the quiet old house of Professor Kirke. Harry Potter starts out in a cookie cutter house on Privet Drive.
That is to say, every adventure begins in an Ordinary World.