Book Review: Star Wars Jesus
May. 18th, 2007 08:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lazypadawanI finished "Star Wars Jesus: A Spiritual Commentary On The Reality Of The Force" by Caleb Grimes (Winepress Publishing, 2007) a week ago but with all of the stuff for Celebration going on, I kept putting it on the backburner.
As you might have figured out, it is another Christian take on the SW films and perhaps one of the best to date. Each "chapter" is about each of the films, featuring a series of short essays about various scenes. Most of them are almost like a stream of consciousness, as though he's just sitting there talking about the movie while you're watching it. His point overall is that despite much being made of SW's Eastern influences, there are a lot of Christian influences as well. Not only was it an engaging discussion about faith, it was also a very engaging discussion about SW. He brings up points I'd never considered before, taking on things from a fresh perspective. He really does understand the films and while I don't agree with every point he makes, it's nice to see someone who's a genuine fan dissect it all. All six movies are covered, with the OT taking about half of the book, and with ROTS taking up quite a bit of the PT section.
Grimes's denomination--if he belongs to one--is never mentioned. Some of his essays and observations don't involve religion at all. Some things he says might grate on liberal readers, while other parts might make you wonder where this guy stands on things. *Shrug.* Better than a lot of the blatantly radical stuff I've been reading lately in the SW analysis category and certainly not anywhere near Frank Allnut.
Go check it out!
As you might have figured out, it is another Christian take on the SW films and perhaps one of the best to date. Each "chapter" is about each of the films, featuring a series of short essays about various scenes. Most of them are almost like a stream of consciousness, as though he's just sitting there talking about the movie while you're watching it. His point overall is that despite much being made of SW's Eastern influences, there are a lot of Christian influences as well. Not only was it an engaging discussion about faith, it was also a very engaging discussion about SW. He brings up points I'd never considered before, taking on things from a fresh perspective. He really does understand the films and while I don't agree with every point he makes, it's nice to see someone who's a genuine fan dissect it all. All six movies are covered, with the OT taking about half of the book, and with ROTS taking up quite a bit of the PT section.
Grimes's denomination--if he belongs to one--is never mentioned. Some of his essays and observations don't involve religion at all. Some things he says might grate on liberal readers, while other parts might make you wonder where this guy stands on things. *Shrug.* Better than a lot of the blatantly radical stuff I've been reading lately in the SW analysis category and certainly not anywhere near Frank Allnut.
Go check it out!
