LUCASFILM

From A New Hope to The Rise of Skywalker and beyond this book offers the first complete assessment and philosophical exploration of the Star Wars universe Lucasfilm examines the ways in which these iconic films were shaped by global cultural mythologies and world cinema as well as philosophical ideas from the fields of aesthetics and political theory and now serve as a platform for public philosophy Cyrus R K Patell also looks at how this ever expanding universe of cultural products and enterprises became a global brand and asks can a corporate entity be considered a filmmaker and philosopher More than any other film franchise Lucasfilm s Star Wars has become part of the global cultural imagination The new generation of Lucasfilm artists is full of passionate fans of the Star Wars universe who have now been given the chance to build on George Lucas s oeuvre Within these pages Patell explores what it means for films and their creators to become part of cultural history in this unprecedented way