Comments on: Arthur Lewin; Subliminal Messages In Star Wars…

By: John white

John white — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 15:22:54 +0000

you say you are smart and that black invited music wells blues or jazz but yet you did no research on any on this music came WAY before any white or black man said they are the reason we have this type of music. GOD is the only reason we have anything period and I am sure no 100% sure we had music before slaves. This why we are divided people like taking credit were there should be no credit to one race but to all. STOP the hate and come together as ONE.

By: Arthur

Arthur — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 04:14:54 +0000

Thanks, Mitchell. Roughly speaking,the Western, rational perspective is on one side and the Asian, African, Native American, etc.. holistic traditions are on the other side. The Western tradition appears to be basically aimed at conquering and ruling the external, material world whereas these other traditions are aimed at conquering and ruling the internal, world, the self. Perhaps one thing all can agree on is that though we live in a world that appears to contain a vast multitude of others and other things, in reality, the entire universe is a construct of one’s own consciousness.

By: Mitchell

Mitchell — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 01:29:12 +0000

Most of it comes from of course the Hidden Fotress but also Samurais and Zen also Buddhism/Hinduism and Budo with the Jedis also Taoism.

Those are the main influences through out the film and also self discovery which is a vital part of those influences.

By: Arthur

Arthur — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:13:09 +0000

Thanks for the info Chilmayka. I believe it is also true that some of the accessories were copied from ancient Egyptian items.

By: Chilmayka

Chilmayka — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 03:33:22 +0000

Cool. I like finding out about seminal authors. It might be worth noting
for your website that Chris Foss had most of his artwork lifted for the “look” of Star Wars. Both George AND Ralph McQuarrie just used anything they could find as reference material that looked cool. You’ll even see a Death Star(and Star Destroyer) amongst his work. Probably the biggest act of plagiarism in cinema history. Which explains the prequels!

Here: http://astrona.blogspot.com/2007/08/chris-foss-illustrations-and-sci-fi-art.html