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Lightsabers not included
After six films and three decades, 'Star Wars' has become a permanent fixture in American culture.
By: Nicole Alvarado
Issue date: 11/20/08 Section: Opinion
It has permeated our culture in an irreversible way. When did the turning point come that solidified this as a matter of fact? Some would dispute it, but I'd say it came right after the 2001 national census of Australia, when the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that more than 70,000 citizens declared their religion as Jedi Knight or Star Wars.
The resurgence of "Star Wars" mania felt after the release of Episodes I-III (1999, 2002, 2005) led to things like "Feel the Force: How to Train a Jedi," an actual course offered at Queen's University at Belfast in the United Kingdom. The class teaches the real-life psychological techniques behind Jedi mind tricks and claims to examine the wider issues behind the "Star Wars" universe, like balance, destiny, dualism, fatherhood and fascism. Lightsabers not included.
The Star Wars global phenomenon is much like the Aggie spirit: from the outside looking in, you can't understand it, and from the inside out, you can't explain it. In the same fashion, as an Aggie would conclude this column with a "Gig 'em, Ags," I will leave the readers with a fitting "May the Force be with you."
The resurgence of "Star Wars" mania felt after the release of Episodes I-III (1999, 2002, 2005) led to things like "Feel the Force: How to Train a Jedi," an actual course offered at Queen's University at Belfast in the United Kingdom. The class teaches the real-life psychological techniques behind Jedi mind tricks and claims to examine the wider issues behind the "Star Wars" universe, like balance, destiny, dualism, fatherhood and fascism. Lightsabers not included.
The Star Wars global phenomenon is much like the Aggie spirit: from the outside looking in, you can't understand it, and from the inside out, you can't explain it. In the same fashion, as an Aggie would conclude this column with a "Gig 'em, Ags," I will leave the readers with a fitting "May the Force be with you."
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