Recommended: How star wars influenced pop culture
Arguably one of the most well-known movies ever George Lucas’ Star Wars Episode IV; A New Hope has been seen by millions around the world. The movie entails the beginning of Luke Skywalker’s journey through space on a quest to overthrow the empire. However, this classic has a much more structured side. George Lucas’ Star Wars IV; A New Hope, is specifically modeled to follow Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey to not only send Luke on his journey, but also to add a unique approach to his story. Star Wars begins with Luke being rudely pulled from his everyday life on Tatooine into the beginning of his hero’s journey, his call to adventure.
Star Wars has a worldwide appeal that is here to stay for many generations to come, but how has it done this? While director George Lucas has received mixed reactions for his approach towards the prequels, this does not undermine the fact that George
I do not believe that "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" was the best movie because the battle scenes seemed less important to the survival of the majority of the characters, and the villains seemed non threatening. The battle scenes between Luke and Darth Vader in the original six movies appeared to be very important. Because Luke played such an important role in the Rebel Alliance and the Jedi Order, every battle he fought in, it was crucial that he lived. The villains in Star Wars: The Force Awakens seemed very non threatening. The leader of the First Order, General Hux was “all bark, no bite”.
Title His 10 year old mind could not wait for tomorrow night. Young Matt had just learned the night before that TNT would be playing a marathon of the Star Wars prequels, 3 of his most enjoyed and favorite movies ever. Matt loved all of the Star Wars movies for George Lucas’s amazing storytelling and the obvious reason, the great visual effects in the movies. When Matt heard the news that tomorrow night TNT would be playing the prequels he told his entire family and they decided that they should have a family movie night.
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977), written by George Lucas, follows Luke Skywalker (played by Mark Hamill) as he stumbles upon a R2D2 droid that contains information including blueprints of the Death Star for Obi-Wan Kenobi (played by Alec Guinness). After Luke’s aunt and uncle are killed by the storm troopers looking for the stolen plans, Luke joins Obi-Wan with the help of Han Solo (played by Harrison Ford) and they rescue Princes Leia (played by Carrie Fisher) then destroy the Galactic Empire’s super-weapon, the Death Star. George Lucas talks about his belief in good versus evil and a god or force that is on the side of good.
The Star Wars movie The Force Awakens is almost as good as a bacon cheeseburger! The Force has been awaken! The main goal in this movie is to get BB-8 to the Resistance because he has part of the map to Luke Skywalker, they want to find Luke and destroy The First Order. The First Order is also after the map, they want to destroy Luke because he is the last Jedi.
Ever since Luke and his ragtag band of revolutionaries hit the screens in 1977, the blockbuster space saga, Star Wars, has captivated audiences with its epic opera “in a galaxy far, far away.” The third highest grossing film series of all time, with all seven movies receiving nods from the Academy Awards, and holding the record for the most successful film merchandise ever, Star Wars continues to interweave its own narrative into western culture, with over five other movies planned for release in the next several years. Regardless of its renown plot and vastly recognizable characters, many people believe Star Wars to be completely original. However, there exists an overwhelming amount of evidence that suggests Star Wars has been heavily influenced
In the movie “Cool Hand Luke the setting takes place in the country they work on the road. The message that comes off of the movie is that the protagonist must fight against all odds. Luke the main character of the movie is clever, care-free, and noble. Luke gives us an insight that we gain is that humans will not be broken. Luke gets shot by a prison guard
` In May of 1977, Star Wars: A New Hope was released with overwhelmingly positive reviews and marking a new era in cinema. The writer and director of the film, George Lucas, decided to expand upon the Star Wars universe in 1999 by making Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, with a story that took place before the original film’s story. This movie was made with advanced equipment and cutting-edge CGI (for 1999), nonetheless, the movie was panned by critics and enraged an entire generation of moviegoers. The answer to why this happened lies in the differences between the two films: use of special effects, construction of characters, and complexity of plot. “A special effect is a tool, a means of telling a story.
Just four months prior to being released, George Lucas gave a private screening of the rough cut to Steven Spielberg and Brian De Palma. The reaction Lucas received was “not good,” and according to Spielberg and Palma, “[Lucas] went off the deep end” (Jasper). With the criticism of his peers under his belt, he turned to his editing team, which included his first wife, Marcia Lucas. The movie then underwent numerous changes to give us the final product that fans know and love today. Changes such as the revision of the opening text, cutting out unnecessary scenes
George Lucas' Star Wars has been an "unprecedented commercial success in the history of cinema and has made a huge cultural impact" (Feichtinger 28). It is a popular franchise and is widely known all over the world. Star Wars plays a major role in influencing the youth and sending a message to everyone, especially the fans. George Lucas said that he wanted to do more than entertain the masses; he wanted to "introduce young Americans to spiritual teachings through 'new myths' for our globalized, pluralistic millennium" (Burke). These spiritual teachings and motifs are seen throughout the Star Wars movies and they "promote values and worldviews", which are adopted from Buddhism (Feichtinger 34).
box office will garner as much attention as director Jon M. Chu's American musical fantasy drama film - "Jem and the Holograms," as the film opened to $1.3 million - to become one of the worst debuts of all time for a major film studio - which opened in over 2,000 locations. Jem and the Holograms film is based on the 1980s animated series, the flick opened up on 2,413 screens, that it averages $545 per screen, and took the 15th
Mark Hamill and Jack Nicholson. His death led to him becoming a cult star as ‘the audience that outlives a star becomes able to read their final performance’ (Egan and Thomas, 2013). When people watch a star final performance they feel different about it because there will be no more from the actor/actress and it feels more personal to the viewer. Many fans put stars on a pedestal as they think that because the star is so much more talented that they are so put them out of reach. This is why a death of a star is important as it brings the star to a normal level of humanity, as the stars are ‘no more or less mortal than the audience’ (Egan and Thomas, 2013).
It's a Marvel movie. Anything under $100 might as well be change you find in the couch. The studio had a lack of care for the movie, the the cred didn't This led no amazing marketing by everyone, especially Reynolds, to get people into see the movie. It went on to blow away expectations and made $775 million dollars. What's even funnier about that is that the movie was released at the beginning of February.
By tying the two movies together with a television show that appeals to a completely different audience, Star Wars is able to continually expand and reach new audiences through effective use of Transmedia
