Hoping Hayden Hears the 'Voice of the People' UPDATED 5/20 with an Editor's Note. I was able fully nourish the wonder that came from the space soap operas of George Lucas. And now that I was an adult, I was also able appreciate the intellectual influences of Star Wars. These included anthropologist Joseph Campbell, Eastern spirituality, and the samurai movies of Akira … [Read more...] about The Movie Man: Reflections on the Renaissance of Anakin Skywalker Actor, Hayden Christensen