I love Star Wars. I grew up a Sci-Fi Geek with various Star Wars movies, swirling in my mind. I often wonder, of all the Sci-Fi movies I have viewed in my life, how many of these movies had a recovery-related theme. It wasn’t until entering recovery that the Holy Spirit gave me some special “recovery glasses” that have allowed me to spot recovery themes in various media; music, movies, photographs, etc… These themes can include support groups, honesty, selfishness, selflessness, redemption, etc… that are portrayed in the movie.
The Star Wars Saga was probably one of the best film series ever created and had an amazing recovery theme. Below is a short summary of the overall movie from Wikipedia:
Star Wars is an American epic space opera franchise centered on a film series created by George Lucas. It depicts the adventures of various characters “a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away”, mostly involving, but not limited to, the rise and fall of Anakin Skywalker.
About ten years ago I read an interview with George Lucas on why he went back to create the three prequels (The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, & Revenge of the Sith) to the original Star Wars Trilogy (A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, & Return of the Jedi). His answer was simple and intrigued me. He wanted to finish the “back story” to the original Star Wars trilogy about the old Republic, the rise of the Empire, but most importantly, the entire story of Anakin Skywalker; his fall, tribulation, and redemption. You see, Anakin Skywalker was not always Darth Vader. He experienced a lot of childhood trauma that led to him making poor decisions in order to medicate the anxiety and stress from the trauma and ultimately fell into the Dark Side of the Force acting out of the childhood trauma he experienced. Sound familiar? Like most men who struggle with sexual purity, his traumatic childhood led to a very unhealthy adulthood. However, all who have fallen into this trap can be redeemed if the decide they want it bad enough. For Darth Vader, he believed it was too late for him, but his son Luke Skywalker had hope; hope that there was still some good in Darth Vader, enough to help him break free from his unhealthy lifestyle. These three videos document the fall of Anakin Skywalker, his tribulation living in the unhealthy lifestyle as well as Luke’s struggle to rescue his father, and ultimately the redemption of Anakin Skywalker with help from his son Luke.
I hope you enjoy watching this video as much as I enjoyed creating it. As always, take what you like and leave the rest.
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