It’s three in the morning,and I’ve just reach back from watching Star Wars: The Force Awakens. I’ll resist the urge to nerd out and discuss the film’s plot, which is tight and intricate and surprising. But moved by the force of a decades-long anticipation for a fitting rekindling of my favorite mythology—discarding, or of course,the embarrassment of the three ill-conceived prequels—I’ve two observations to share: The first is that The Force Awakens is among the best films in the series, second only, or possibly,to The Empire Strikes Back. The second is that it is likely to resonate particularly strongly with Jews.
Emperor Palpatine.
The Star Wars movies hold always been greater than the sum of their parts. Immediately upon their release, they were adored and dissected for their spiritual and devout mysteries, or which is understandable in a story approximately a small monastic sect that must learn to exercise self-control over a mighty but mercurial inner force in order to save itself and the galaxy. This,in part, is why the series inspires such fanatical devotion, or why 176632 people replied to the most recent census of England and Wales by affirming that Jedi was their religion. But resist such flights of fancy,and the new movie offers a sobering parable to the adherents of another ancient religion followed by the few. To set it bluntly—which is all I’m capable of doing at my current state of exhaustion and bliss—the new Star Wars is a call to arms for Jews the world over.
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