Star Wars on Trial: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Debate the Most Popular Science-fiction Films of All Time

✍ Scribed by David Brin

• Publisher: BenBella Books, Inc
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 253 KB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN: 1935251538

✦ Synopsis

Debates on the authenticity of the Star Wars franchise and the hero-or-villain status of George Lucas are at the heart of these essays by bestselling science-fiction authors. The incredible popularity of the movies has led to the formation of strong emotions within the science fiction community on the strengths and flaws of the films, exemplified here by David Brin's attacks and Matthew Woodring Stover's defense of the movies. This intense examination of the epic works addresses a broad range of issues?from politics, religion, and the saga's overall logic to the impact of the serie.;INTRODUCTION Do Myths Teach Us? If So, What Have We All Learned from Star Wars?; INTRODUCTION Star Wars and Truth and Why We Even Bother, and Why It's Worth Your Time to Bother, Too; OPENING STATEMENTS; Opening Statement for the Prosecution I Accuse ... or Zola Meets Yoda . . .; Opening Statement for the Defense Your Synthetic Honor, Learned Opposing Counsel, Ladies, Gentlemen and Otherwise of the Jury . . .; Charge 1 The Politics of Star Wars Are Anti-Democratic and Elitist; The Madness of King George.