Saga "Star Wars" as in-universe propaganda film series...

"Somewhere in space, this may all be happening right now."

 

yeah, totally... what?

 

The movies we experience as "Star Wars" can be interpreted as in-universe (GFFA) propaganda movies made for the citizens of the GFFA to make them think that this stuff is happening/not happening. Hence, the biased title crawls, for example.

 

I don't think Lucas intended us to believe they're biased.

 

I can intend myself to believe that, though. "Evil is everywhere." Whose POV is that from?
Another way of putting it would be to ask where the opening crawls are actually coming from if not an unknown writer.

 

The "impartial external observer".

 

Third person omniscient?

 

Maybe it's The Whills themselves (as per the original novelisation's "Journal of the Whills" intro) that record the whole thing.

 

We are the impartial external observers, no? Or are we being influenced to believe this the same way the GFFA people are? "Suspension of disbelief."

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away? Or right here, right now? Technically...

I believe it is blurring the lines of what is diegetic and non-diegetic.

"Star Wars" as found footage.

 

R2 and 3PO are telling the story to the Whills.

 

Indeed, he did. In the Charlie Rose interview, they discussed that topic and George said that he feels the widespread success of Star Wars proved him right; that human beings do believe in compassion.

That said, congrats Pyrogenic on yet another mind-bending topic!

 

Instead of creating another thread...how about this idea concerning the internal chronology of Star Wars and their order of release?

1st A New Hope
2nd The Empire Strikes Back
3rd Return of the Jedi
And some things that should not have been forgotten were lost. History became legend. Legend became myth. And for a thousand years, the "ring" passed out of all knowledge.
4th The Phantom Menace
5th Attack of the Clones
6th Revenge of the Sith


The idea is that the OT actually takes place before the PT, albeit many, many years before. There are only bits and pieces of information that the GFFA is then built upon after the formation of the Republic and the events lead into themselves as a causal loop or eternal recurrence. The Sith want revenge because they were destroyed at the battle of Endor a thousand years before, but no one realizes it was literally the same events that will happen next. The complete saga. Not the consistent saga.

 

It's obvious only from the conventional point of view.
I applaud Pyro's efforts to encourage unconventional thinking, as that opens doors to endless possibilities.

If I choose to view the release order as the chronological order, then in my mind, that is - in that moment - the chronological order. It actually works if you view the universe and it's possibilities as infinite and I think it's a fascinating take on the Saga.

More importantly, it leads to interesting thoughts on eternity, spacetime and the cyclical nature of things.

 

Star Wars:

adjective

1 a star pupil:
brilliant, talented, gifted, able,exceptional, outstanding, bright, clever, masterly,consummate, precocious, prodigious.

2 the star attraction:
top, leading, best, greatest,foremost, major, preeminent, champion.ANTONYMS poor, minor.

 

Aaah! The propaganda machine of galactic democracy present the wars in their movies as the greatest, most important wars in existence. Striking back at the oppressive forces of the Sith is the most brilliant move imaginable.

Clever!

 

It's a conspiracy! And as we all know...

"Conspiracy" is the main meaning of "plot," not "story line."