Star Wars
The Descent into Dark We live in a society, which relies on fairy tales and mythology to entertain and take us off to a far away place where we can identify with our imagination. The Star Wars trilogy is a classic example of the hero cycle. A young man is brought up believing the light side of the force is his destiny. It has an old warrior, which teaches young Luke an ancient craft that has been used for centuries to battle evil. Luke is told about his father and how he was a great Jedi Knight, how he was killed by a man named Darth Vader, but fails to tell him that the fate of the galaxy lies on his shoulders. Luke grows wise but still cocky and bull headed much like Oedipus Rex. Young Luke Skywalker sees his mentor get taken down by the same man who killed his father thus giving birth to his inner dark side. He is yet to see the need for a balance of the two forces. Luke develops many friendships and is forced to choose whether or not he wants to complete his train
Vader now starts to see compassion for his son, who is forced to do battle not by his own will. The resurrection of Skywalker in Return of the Jedi shows that Luke realizes that he has the power to defeat the Emperor and maybe bring back his father to the light side of the force. Luke denies his father and descends into his own darkness when he finds out Vader is his father, this symbolizes the death period in the fairy tale. They choose between which side of life to live. Saving his son showing us that there is still good in him. He realizes that the rage that is controlling him is the dark side. The light side of the force is not completely out Vader. ing with his new mentor Yoda, or watch his friends die in trying to defeat the Empire and Darth Vader. What was once a cold and dark character, Lord Vader now has a compassion for his son. As Yoda said, "there is no try only do. As the aggravated Emperor starts to kill Luke, Vader goes through his own resurrection. The cycle that these characters in the story Star Wars take, is a life-death cycle. Vader then offers an ultimatum for his son who is to join with him to defeat the emperor and rule the universe. During his battle with Vader, Luke can see that there is a transformation of the villain.
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