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Lucasfilm: Filmmaking, Philosophy, and the Star Wars Universe
Lucasfilm: Filmmaking, Philosophy, and the Star Wars Universe in Bloomington, MN
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Size: Hardcover
From
A New Hope
to
The Rise of Skywalker
and beyond, this book offers the first complete assessment and philosophical exploration of the
Star Wars
universe.
Lucasfilm
examines the ways in which these iconic films were shaped by global cultural mythologies and world cinema, as well as philosophical ideas from the fields of aesthetics and political theory, and now serve as a platform for public philosophy. Cyrus R. K. Patell also looks at how this ever-expanding universe of cultural products and enterprises became a global brand and asks: can a corporate entity be considered a “filmmaker and philosopher”?
More than any other film franchise, Lucasfilm's
has become part of the global cultural imagination. The new generation of Lucasfilm artists is full of passionate fans of the
universe, who have now been given the chance to build on George Lucas's oeuvre. Within these pages, Patell explores what it means for films and their creators to become part of cultural history in this unprecedented way.
A New Hope
to
The Rise of Skywalker
and beyond, this book offers the first complete assessment and philosophical exploration of the
Star Wars
universe.
Lucasfilm
examines the ways in which these iconic films were shaped by global cultural mythologies and world cinema, as well as philosophical ideas from the fields of aesthetics and political theory, and now serve as a platform for public philosophy. Cyrus R. K. Patell also looks at how this ever-expanding universe of cultural products and enterprises became a global brand and asks: can a corporate entity be considered a “filmmaker and philosopher”?
More than any other film franchise, Lucasfilm's
has become part of the global cultural imagination. The new generation of Lucasfilm artists is full of passionate fans of the
universe, who have now been given the chance to build on George Lucas's oeuvre. Within these pages, Patell explores what it means for films and their creators to become part of cultural history in this unprecedented way.
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