The philosophy of deconstructionism underminds the very nature of SW, as it does all myths and fairytales. All fiction, even fantasy, should, and usually do have nuance to it, but deconstruction tends to unravel it through overanalysis. I understand the purpose of deconstructionism in the real world and even for fiction about the real world, but I think it’s a poor match for fantasy.
I’m a bit late to the party, but thank you for this. It’s a refreshing viewpoint to see. I think the original spirit of Star Wars is unfortunately less and less possible in our current culture, because of a cultural shift that tends to deconstruct the old archetypes as it creates new ones that are largely incomptable with traditional narratives.
You are correct. The traditional hero is dead (and there are many who are happy about it). Lucas and many of his generation are from a much more traditional cultural background. John Milius especially. Luke Skywalker is a hero not an anti-hero.
Look at the culture of modern Gen-X and Millennial filmmakers compared to the filmmakers they admire. Does JJ Abrams love Kurosawa and old time comics and pulp serials like George did? No way.