El sábado pasado, Esther vio por primera vez la guerra de las galaxias (episodio IV). La primera sorpresa curiosa fue descubrir que se titulaba “Una nueva esperanza”. Pero por lo que estoy escribiendo esto es por una frase que dijo: “no te recuerda esto a El señor de los anillos”.

Yo creía que estaba loca aunque cuando se explicó no lo parecía tanto: “un chico aburrido que vive en un lugar apartado, aparece algo que le lleva a vivir aventuras, con un viejo que aparece y desaparece de vez en cuando”

Hoy leo a través de Star Wars en Star Wars Origins lo siguiente:

Lucas has often cited The Lord of the Rings as a major influence on Star Wars. The superficial stuff is the most obvious, but the subtle lesson Lucas learned from Tolkien is how to handle the delicate stuff of myth. Tolkien wrote that myth and fairytale seem to be the best way to communicate morality – hints for choosing between right and wrong – and in fact that may be their primary purpose. Tolkien was devoutly Christian, and wrestled a bit with figuring out how to talk about The Christian Bible. He observed that the New Testament in particular is structured just like a myth, and wanted to be able to explore that without giving anyone the impression that he was belittling what he saw as a genuine divine revelation. Finally he decided that the Bible is a true myth, and stories like The Lord of the Rings are “sub-creations.”