Perhaps the popularity of Star Wars series in China is not as good as the above series, but the IP of Star Wars is a god-like existence for the North American market!
Star Wars is America's journey to the west.
When it comes to why Americans are obsessed with Star Wars, we must first understand the national conditions of the United States.
As a multi-ethnic immigrant country with a history of only over 200 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the United States does not have the Journey to the West like China, while Britain has The Lord of the Rings, lacking its own myth system. It was not until 1977 that Star Wars appeared that the United States had its own local "myth".
Generally, we always say "a long time ago" at the beginning of a story, and Star Wars is no exception. People who have seen Star Wars will definitely remember the yellow subtitle "A long time ago, in a galaxy far away". And that's why george lucas described Star Wars as a fairy tale from the beginning.
Look at the story structure of Star Wars again: an ordinary person is unwilling to be dull and wants to take risks in a wider world, but through a mysterious person from outside, this ordinary person enters a brand-new world. He works hard, is brave, yearns for freedom and dares to try. Finally, he became a hero and saved the world.
Is all this familiar? Whether it is the yearning for freedom, the spirit of struggle or the promotion of personal heroism, it is the embodiment of American native culture.
It can be said that "Star Wars" is a native American The Journey to the West, which represents Americans' understanding of native culture.
Star Wars is another world, and it's real.
Star Wars made Americans so crazy, mainly because it built a world that didn't exist at that time, which was very real and became the "national dream" of the United States at that time.
In short, Star Wars is to that generation of Americans what Harry Potter is to our generation. Both have one thing in common, that is, they have created a real world.
The main reason why many young people can't understand Feelings of Star Wars is that Star Wars is too grand, with many characters, complicated plots and frequent alternation of good and evil. This has also become the biggest difficulty for China people to understand Star Wars.
Star Wars series has a long history, a grand world outlook and an open narrative style. The story of each movie is just the tip of the iceberg of the whole Star Wars world, and all the stories combine to promote the development of Star Wars stories.
This narrative method has also been widely used in many epic masterpieces, such as The Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones. Even in Man Mei, this style continuation technology is used. Marvel comics and DC, which are well-known to the public today, both adopt this point-to-point narrative method.
One advantage of this open setting is that it will not limit the imagination of the audience, and it can make the audience think twice on the basis of what they have seen and make them feel that they are in the real world.
This is how the fan culture of Star Wars is formed, and it also breeds a strong fan culture.
Star Wars permeated American culture.
Besides six movies, there are countless novels, comics and games. Star Wars has been immersed in various fields of cultural knowledge.
These works, in turn, feed back Star Wars, constantly enrich its blood, and make the world grow stronger and stronger. This is a tacit understanding between the creator and the audience. If this virtuous cycle goes on, it will finally snowball and make the influence of the work more and more important.
The influence of Star Wars on American culture is appalling, and the surrounding areas of Star Wars occupy every corner of life.
The influence of Star Wars can be seen everywhere in TV dramas and movies. It was mentioned twice in the American TV series Friends, and it was the Marvel comic film Broken Hand.
Even in the biological world, there are many creatures named after the characters in Star Wars.
Such as: Pecol Tia Gridoy, han solo, Tram Jedi, Albion Yoda, etc.
Star Wars has been integrated with American culture, which is why Star Wars 8 can attract American audiences to the cinema regardless of its word of mouth.
Star Wars 8: The Last Jedi is the latest work in the Star Wars series. It was shown in North America last year and will be shown in China tonight. After a general understanding of the relationship between Star Wars and American culture, do you understand why Star Wars 8 is worth seeing?
It is not only a sci-fi IP spanning 40 years, but also a better understanding of American native culture.
Star Wars 8 is the longest movie in the series, with a length of 152 minutes. Excellent reputation, rotten tomato freshness as high as 90%, IMDb platform score of 7.6 points, both cultural connotation and special effects production are first-class level.
Star Wars is not only the film itself, but also the national culture hidden behind it. I think it's ok.
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