“Rather than confine his subject matter to myth and the human mind, Campbell found in myth, the key to the cosmos as a whole.” —Robert Segal Three decades after The Empire Strikes Back, the Star Wars ...

Understanding the giant appeal of Star Wars is kind of like trying to explain why the Bible is popular. Fans and pundits can point to psychological, psychiatric, and mythological theories for answers, ...

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Don’t let the puppets or the mention of Adam Sandler movies at the beginning throw you off — this is the best, most entertaining explanation of Joseph Campbell’s “Monomyth” theory that you’re going to ...