Isn't this more or less just
'The Journey of the Hero'?
(apeloverage committed the vile act of onanism on, Thu 1 Dec 2011, 17:35, 2 replies)

That's been brought up before
Yes, Hollywood scriptwriters, ever since that work was published, have slavishly adhered to a formula that you can see in many many films because they're essentially lazy and it works.

There is some crossover between the hero's journey and this theory but since this particular theory focuses on very specific mythological figures (the fallen angels of the Book of Enoch and their variants) and a very specific way of communicating the story (an inverted hermeneutic, everything is reversed, the good guys are bad, the bad guys are good, where something was failed before this time it is passed and so on) then this theory is something recognisable in and of itself without needing reference to the hero's journey.
(Dildo Bugger destroyed a ring on, Thu 1 Dec 2011, 17:41, closed)

It would seem that way
but with the "twist" of the inversion.

I really dont think we can credit Hollywood with an over-arching drive to subliminally change our thoughts.

The vast majority of their output conforms to a Judeao-Christian standpoint precisely because thats where the money comes from in their culture. Its why we dont really get Bollywood movies (cos we aint been brought up in Hindu culture innit).

Most of the films are so spectacularly rubbish that they are mere "chewing gum for the eyes" in any case.

So; in conclusion, its quite a natty theory but its what you get from spending too much time on the internet. People will believe any old shit if its "on the internet". I proved this by developing my own "charlatan formula" and marketed it via a newspaper article I used to write - It was amazing how many people actually thought it was real and could treat/cure their pets ailments...

In the words of Harry Nilsson "You hear what you wanna hear and see what you wanna see" (The Point).
(gearanach #wankwankwank, Thu 1 Dec 2011, 17:53, closed)

Again, this is one of my concerns with entertaining this theory
Normally I read conspiracy theories for pleasure and enjoy pulling them to pieces. This is one that, as the question invites, seems actually more plausible than most and I've attempted to explain why.

I see what you're saying about Hollywood catering to a market and that has actually been brought up as an objection before. I'm afraid I can't see it though for a couple of reasons; one - this is an inversion of Judaeo-Christian thought, if this theory holds they're deliberately making Satan a hero, something Christians would not stand for and two - they're not catering to anyone, you actually have to be aware of both comparative religion and the occult to see from where they are getting their inspiration.

For instance, if the theory is true and in Star Wars Han Solo is a depiction of the antichrist, the impulsive agent of chaos aka Azazel who will prepare the way for Shemyaza aka Satan (in this case Luke, the spiritual leader) then Chewbacca is analagous to the figure Al-Jassassah, a being who accompanies the antichrist in the Quran and who is "so hairy, one cannot tell his front from his back".

Now it could just be coincidence that the character suspected of being analagous to the antichrist happens to have a being that sounds very much like the companion of the Islamic antichrist but then you have to put that together with the fact that he's fighting against a guy who was immaculately conceived, spoke to temple elders, stormed the same table as an adult and quotes Jesus.

There comes a point when coincidence starts to seem a little too planned.

Which is why I'm pretty damn certain George Lucas at least knew what he was writing.
(Dildo Bugger destroyed a ring on, Thu 1 Dec 2011, 18:05, closed)

Hahahahaha
George Lucas - PUPPETMASTER!
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Fri 2 Dec 2011, 12:31, closed)

Behold, I shall shew unto you that George Lucas
is privy to insider knowledge

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8273050/George-Lucas-says-world-will-end-in-2012.html
(Dildo Bugger destroyed a ring on, Fri 2 Dec 2011, 12:47, closed)