Ok, we ALL love Star Wars. If you don't, you should. It blows my mind to think that one man created that whole world all by himself. But, then again, there are some seriously religious themes running all through this series. Now I'm thinking that maybe ol' George (Lucas) had some divine inspiration.
The Force
Undeniably parallel to God. The Force created, destroyed, and guided all things and people. The Jedi used the Force to do everything. They felt and sensed with it, and they knew it was good. They did the work of the Force. The Jedi
Ok, this would be Christians. The Jedi were peacekeepers. They fought when necessary, but they did not charge into things just TO fight. They listened to the Force. They were so intune with it, they could feel it. The Dark Side
Satan. Pure and simple. The dark side lured good people over to do evil. They lied, stole, used deception, and were killers. Remind you of anyone?Luke's Vision
All of the great people in the Bible had a vision. God said “without vision, my people will perish.”( book and verse). As a matter of fact, some of the people in the Bible were kept alive by their sheer will to live to accomplish their God-given vision. Abraham was given the vision of many descendants. Joseph was given the vision to be ruler over many. Noah was given the vision to build a huge ark and save his family and some animals. Vision is everywhere in the Bible. Yoda
Yoda was like Jesus on earth. He was the teacher. He knew he had a limited amount of time with Luke to teach him the ways of the Force. Yoda needed to prepare Luke to carry on after he died. Luke Facing Vader
This is the classic good vs evil. Just like in the Bible, evil had to be dealt with finally. Jesus faced evil on the cross. He did it willingly, just like Luke willingly fought Vader.Vader
The devil. Do I really need to expand on that?Han, Leia, Chewbacca, R2D2, C3PO.
These guys were Jesus's disciples. They followed Luke no matter where he went. They helped him, loved him, encouraged him, and fought for him. They did the same job for Luke that Jesus needed his disciples to do. Luke even went as far as telling Leia she had the Force in her, and she could learn to do what he had learned to do.(Return of the Jedi)
As you can see, there are many threads of Christianity running all through the Star Wars series of movies. I will never know if George Lucas did this intentionally or not. I will just choose to think that God chose Mr. Lucas because he had a big vision, and God uses men with big visions. I enjoy Star Wars more because of the religious undertones. As you watch these movies, try to see if you can find anymore similarities. From one Star Wars freak to another, may the force be with you.
