Star Wars Influences #9: The Hero’s Journey

Paul Bateman is back for another round of Star Wars Influences. For this episode, we attack some of the most-requested subject matter for Influences – The impact of Joseph Campbell‘son the plot of Star Wars.  Join Jimmy Mac as he picks Paul’s mind on the effect of Joseph Campbell on the saga and the oft-mentioned “Hero’s Journey”.  Paul breaks down the philosophies and teachings of Campbell in a straight-forward and conversational style as he applies the aspects of“The Hero’s Journey” to the story of Star Wars: A New Hope – From beginning to end.  Plus, we talk about images revealed from Star Wars Episode VII including the now-famous Bad Robot “Hunka Junk” Millennium Falcon video and more!