The modern "Odyssey"

Rating: Null/10 (8 February 1999)

Star Wars has become what Homer's Odyssey was to generations " a long time ago..." The movie captures the true spirit of the human soul, the concept of good triumphing over evil, David versus Goliath and countless other aspects. When I first saw the film it was a cool movie. But upon enlightenment in the wonders of the world I found how Lucas takes so many classic elements of great stories and combines them to make one fantastic tale. The tale of a nobody in the middle of nowhere gaining the chance for adventure and excitement, teaming up with a wiseman and two scruffy characters to rescue a princess from an evil dark knight, an almost medieval tale by modern standards. Most of all the movie captures the ability to never grow old, in that one can watch the movie countless times, memorize the lines word by word, yet still have one's heart beat faster, bring smiles and cheers and boos and hisses at the sight of Darth Vader. How many films can do this??? The Odyssey, one of the oldest works of literature known to exist does this too, for all of those who have read it in its entirty. Just like the Odyssey, almost everyone has seen Star Wars and like the Odyssey to many, have viewed it over and over again.