A brilliant analysis, especially of the nuances of redemption and forgiveness.. with significant parallels to basic classic Christian theology and wrestling about these things. “At its heart… Star Wars has a hopeful view of human nature. That hopefulness is on full display with its relentless optimism about the nature of evil. Evil, in Star Wars, is not who we are. It is something that replaces us until we can return.”
Very much akin to the Christian sense of souls… a “who” that is truly who someone is… but can be distorted. An identity one can take on… embodied in a name change…(biblically Saul becoming Saul, Abram Abraham — and traditionally with new names at baptism). And that one can become “possessed” by something darker and evil… (demon possession.)
All of which play out more complicatedly in “real life.”
A brilliant analysis, especially of the nuances of redemption and forgiveness.. with significant parallels to basic classic Christian theology and wrestling about these things. “At its heart… Star Wars has a hopeful view of human nature. That hopefulness is on full display with its relentless optimism about the nature of evil. Evil, in Star Wars, is not who we are. It is something that replaces us until we can return.”
Very much akin to the Christian sense of souls… a “who” that is truly who someone is… but can be distorted. An identity one can take on… embodied in a name change…(biblically Saul becoming Saul, Abram Abraham — and traditionally with new names at baptism). And that one can become “possessed” by something darker and evil… (demon possession.)
All of which play out more complicatedly in “real life.”