This is an essay that compares the film series Star Wars with the book "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens, from the most obvious to surprising revelations.
They are two entirely different things. Star wars, the billion-dollar film series from LucasFilm, loved by millions, and has spawned endless fortunes in advertising. Then, there¡¦s Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens 19th Century novel of a boy who gains riches. The Novel is filled with tangents, and many films have been spawned by it. However, by looking closely, many similarities emerge, and soon two entirely different things become more or less of the same thing.
I should start off by analyzing the story, always a great place to start. I¡¦ll start that off by saying that when you really break it down; only 8 stories have really been told. They are (stories in the category are in parentheses)
Orpheus
Candide (Indiana Jones)
Jason and the Argonauts (Dr. Zhivago)
Achilles (Superman)
Tristan (Body Heat)
Circe (The Godfather)
Cinderella (Edward Scissorhands)
Romeo and Juliet (Love Actually)
All myths.....
