Growing up, some of my favourite sci-fi movies consisted of the original Star Wars trilogy. Wow! Such action, such drama! One of my favourite scenes is at the end of “The Empire Strikes Back,” when Darth Vader proclaims to Luke Skywalker: “I am your father!”
This movie franchise has it all including a well-developed religious plotline. As many know, Star Wars preaches a mysterious dark side versus its counterpart light side. It seems to borrow heavily from Christianity and ancient Judaism while mixing in some political Nazism.
A Chosen One
The part that resonates with me is the prophecy of the Chosen One:
“A Chosen One shall come, born of no father, and through him will ultimate balance in the Force be restored.”
―A Jedi prophecy
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