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The Genius of George Lucas: A Brief Biography (Part 1)
If you want to know more about something, you need to find out where it came from. That’s just what I hope to do in this brief, two-part biography of George Lucas. Did you know he actually aspired to be a race car driver instead of a film maker? Find out more in today’s post!
The Genius of George Lucas: Series Overview
If I told you I was planning to write this next series about George Lucas and his two most enduring series, Star Wars and Indiana Jones, would you be thrilled and enthralled? I sure hope so, because that’s the plan! Check out this week’s overview to know what’s in store for you!
Suggested Reading: A Short Star Wars Article
I don’t know about you, but I’ve always been a Star Wars fan. In fact, my first experience with the saga came when I was still an infant. I was born the year that Return of the Jedi was released, and my parents thought…
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 Six: Tests, Allies, and Enemies
Who shot first: Han or Greedo? Whether you have a strong opinion or couldn’t care less, that question probably still conjured up images of the cantina scene on Mos Eisley, didn’t it? This scene from Star Wars: A New Hope is a classic example of the “watering hole” scene in many adventure stories, and it’s a great introduction to Stage Six of the Hero’s Journey: Tests, Allies, and Enemies.
Stage Three: Refusal of the Call to Adventure
If a hero refuses a Call to Adventure in a story and somebody is there to hear it, is he still a hero? Find the answer to this and other pressing questions in my newest post, “Stage Three: The Refusal of the Call to Adventure.”
Stage Two: The Call to Adventure
What do Star Wars, The Hobbit, Joseph Campbell, and this article have in common? Click here to find out in “Stage Two: The Call to Adventure.”
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