Jef Rouner of the San Francisco Chronicle has offered readers recommendations on films to watch in 2021 to celebrate Star Wars Day, May 4. Rouner highlights Joseph Campbell’s The Power of Myth (1988) as a top choice. Rouner states: “When…
Roopam Jain, president of brands at Renaissance Global told StarWars.com that Joseph Campbell and Eastern Philosophy were inspirational in the creation of the new line of Star Wars fine jewelry. “To me, it really ties back into the inspirational teachings…
Darren Hayes, musician and member of the band Savage Garden, cited Joseph Campbell and his concept of the Hero’s Journey as being greatly influential in his life. In an interview about his love for Star Wars on StarWars.com, Hayes states,…
Oxford PhD student, Josh Ettinger cites Joseph Campbell and his book, The Hero With a Thousand Faces, as powerful resources for storytelling within the sciences. In an article for Nature.com, Ettinger states, “When scientists describe their research to audiences outside…
Giancarlo Esposito, who portrays Moff Gideon on Disney+’s The Mandalorian, recently discussed Joseph Campbell and the mythic roots of the hit show. “Originally George Lucas had a mentor and friend in Joseph Campbell. Joseph Campbell was all about the power…
Mark Peterson is a philosophy professor at UW-Milwaukee’s College of General Studies, where he co-teaches a course on superheroes and mythology. “The actual structure of the course is an application of semiotic theory to unpacking whether or not metaphorical, mythical…
“It’s no secret that Star Wars director George Lucas was profoundly influenced by comparative mythologist and literature professor Joseph Campbell and his seminal work The Hero With A Thousand Faces (1949). In case you don’t know what that book contains, here’s a very brief summary of…
Disney’s new Star Wars series, The Mandalorian, has many analyzing the show and bringing up one of Star Wars creator George Lucas’s key sources in creating the original films — Joseph Campbell. Jon Favreau, creator of The Mandalorian, has been…
Star Wars has operated in concert with Campbell’s work since the days of George Lucas and Luke Skywalker and The Hero With a Thousand Faces. It’s baked into the archetypal hero’s journey of Rey in the sequel trilogy, and one key moment…
Joseph Campbell gifted us one global story that was based on thousands of myths and legends and the reason why stories such as Star Wars are so relatable are because of our universal biology. We have mirror neurons that causes…
Steve Persall writes for the Center for Story and Symbol about the Star Wars saga and Luke Skywalker, a mythical character that resonates with us all. Not long before the premiere of Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, Persall talks about the…
Colin Marshall writes for Open Culture about the Star Wars saga, its’ critics and the importance of the mythic journey. The article explain that though some may say that the films fall into cliches or implausibilities, George Lucas and Joseph…
PBS SoCal published a profile on George Lucas, writer and director of the Star Wars Saga. Amongst his many influences is the mythologist Joseph Campbell. His work, including the books The Hero of a Thousand Faces and The Hero’s Journey, inspired…
Craig Batty, senior lecturer in screenwriting at RMIT University, writes about Joseph Campbell’s work (The Hero of a Thousand Faces and The Hero’s Journey) and how it influences the storytelling in some of people’s favorite films. A great resource for…
In this article for San Francisco Magazine, Andrew Nelson talks about how Joseph Campbell and his work have inspired many around the world, making him a hero, a guru and a… master Jedi? That’s how it must have felt for George…
With the recent establishment of Joseph Campbell Endowed Chair of Cinema Ethics at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, George Lucas has yet again praised Joseph Campbell for the inspiration he gave to the creation of Star Wars. If not…
In current events, the Joseph Campbell Endowed Chair at the USC School of Cinematic Arts has been given to Ted Braun, an associate professor in the John Wells Division of Writing for Screen and Television. Read the full article here.
In this piece, Indie Film Hustle elaborates more on the influence Campbell played in the creation of the Star Wars mythos. If not for Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey, the world would likely have missed out not only on the original…
In wake of the new Star Wars franchise, a plethora of merchandise is being released on a global level. In this line of Star Wars themed merchandise is… Star Wars themed Campbell’s soup. The significance of the extent to which…
In this 2 part article by Lucas Seastrom for Starwars.com, we learn how George Lucas, creator of the Star Wars Saga, met his own personal hero, Joseph Campbell. When looking outwards, to a galaxy far far away, these two masters…
Joseph Berger writes for the New York Times about Joseph Campbell and his life. “He freed the boundaries of my mind. He could travel across centuries, he could travel across continents. He made us think differently.” – Nancy Sureck, Former Student of Joseph…
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