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The 26 pages that link to Star Wars, each with the reason it gives.

• New HollywoodBroader topic: Its success shifted studio investment toward franchises, merchandising, and large-scale spectacle.

• The Walt Disney CompanyRelated: The acquisition added a major global story world for films, parks, and licensed products.

• Transmedia storytellingBroader topic: Its stories expanded through novels, comics, animation, and games beyond the original films.

• 20th Century FoxBroader topic: 20th Century Fox released the original film and its first five sequels.

• Seven SamuraiRelated: George Lucas has cited Kurosawa’s cinema as an influence, and The Hidden Fortress shaped aspects of the original film.

• Space operaBroader topic: Its mythic heroes, planetary settings, and space battles became widely influential genre imagery.

• Joseph CampbellBroader topic: The original film is a widely discussed example of the hero’s journey in popular cinema.

• Shared universeBroader topic: Films, novels, comics, and games have been organized around a common fictional history.

• Hero’s journeyBroader topic: Luke Skywalker’s arc is often discussed as a prominent modern use of the journey pattern.

• Star TrekCompared with: Its mythic battles contrast with Star Trek’s emphasis on exploration and institutions.

• Miniature effectBroader topic: Its spacecraft battles made detailed miniatures a defining part of the original trilogy’s visual effects.

• The Hero with a Thousand FacesBroader topic: George Lucas has cited Campbell’s ideas as an influence on the original film’s story.

• Harrison FordNarrower topic: Ford's Han Solo became one of the franchise's most recognizable characters.

• Media franchiseBroader topic: Its films, television series, books, games, and licensed products exemplify cross-media expansion.

• Media mixBroader topic: Its films, series, games, books, and licensed products illustrate coordinated franchise expansion.

• Toshiro MifuneRelated: Lucas drew on samurai cinema for the Jedi, and Mifune was considered for Obi-Wan Kenobi.

• The Empire Strikes BackNarrower topic: The film is the second released installment of this saga.

• Alec GuinnessRelated: Guinness played Obi-Wan Kenobi, a role that brought him a new generation of fame.

• Darth VaderNarrower topic: Vader’s story anchors the original trilogy and shapes the wider saga.

• Mark HamillBroader topic: The original films established Hamill internationally as Luke Skywalker.

• Luke SkywalkerNarrower topic: Luke is one of the saga’s central characters and its defining heroic figures.

• Frank HerbertCompared with: Its space-opera conventions invite comparison with Herbert’s more ecological and political epic.

• Bob IgerBroader topic: Disney’s ownership expanded the franchise through new films, series, and commercial uses.

• Entertainment WeeklyRelated: The franchise exemplifies the major entertainment properties frequently featured in the magazine.

• JediismNarrower topic: The fictional universe supplies Jediism’s central imagery, language, and ethical models.

• Valérian and LaurelineCompared with: Comparisons highlight the comics’ earlier exploration of exuberant space-opera imagery.