Abstract:The Star Wars film series, which began in the 1970s and has since continued with trilogies, spin-offs, prequels, and sequels, is a space western with science fiction elements that depicts a story built on power. The central conflict in the Star Wars films is rooted in dichotomies like good-evil, light-dark, and those who possess the force versus those who do not. Due to this, the anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss's binary opposition model, which he used in structural analysis of the myths, is appropriate for … Show more
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