Apocalypsen Solo Effect

Close connections can be made from Greek Mythology into pop culture, especially into fictional stories such as Star Wars. Introduced to the world in 1977, Star Wars was a cultural phenomenon that took the whole world by storm. It broke new ground in cinematic storytelling, visual effects, and what a director could do with a film, paving the way for many other great films to come. The world of Star Wars is also rich with history and lore, and a lot of that can be connected to Greek Mythology. Two main characters in Star Wars are Luke and Leia Skywalker, twins who are separated at birth but eventually reunite on their journeys to defeat the dark side.

Luke Skywalker chooses to join Obi Wan Kenobi, and through their journey Luke was changed from a parentless boy to a Jedi in training (Star Wars IV). One of the biggest parts in a Hero’s Journey is the life changing event that causes the hero to leave his home in the first place. When Luke’s aunt and uncle are killed, he is alone and has no reason to stay on his home planet of Tatooine so goes with Obi Wan. He changes his whole life around in a very short period of time, like his master, all he has left is his training. Both Romeo and Juliet changed their lives around for each other, even though it resulted in death (Shakespeare). The feuding families could never know about their children’s relationship because they hadn’t adjusted to the idea of ending their fighting and still hated each other. Romeo went first and Juliet followed behind and the death toll went up, if the families had changed their views toward each other , no one would have lost their lives. Those who are open to change, will be introduced to many life altering

One of the first conflicts in the film causes a bigger conflict in later years and later in the plot between the same characters. A conflict is defined as "Conflict is a fact of human life. It occurs naturally in all kinds of settings. Nations still struggle, families fracture in destructive conflicts, marriages face challenges and often fail, and the workplace is plagued with stress." in the textbook "Interpersonal Conflict" by Wilmot. Meriam-Webster defines conflict in three ways. Firstly a war, fight or battle. Secondly "competitive or opposing action of incompatibles :antagonistic state or action (as of divergent ideas, interests, or persons)" or "mental struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing needs, drives, wishes, or external or internal demands". Lastly "the opposition of persons or forces that gives rise to the

In just the course of A New Hope, Luke’s character changes immensely. The critical incident that sparks a change of his

Episode IV was set during a time of war between the Rebellion, the good side, and the Empire, which is considered the evil side. The science fiction story is about a young man, Luke Skywalker, who travels into space to fight against the Empire. Luke is from the planet Tatooine, a desert, where he farms water with his uncle. Luke’s uncle buys two droids, R2D2 and C3PO, who happen to have been involved in the war and worked for the rebellion. Luke discovers a recording in one of the droids of Princess Leia saying she needed help, and that sparks the beginning of his journey. He meets Ben, also known as Obi-Wan Kenobi, who becomes his mentor, and teaches him how to use “the force”. In Star Wars, “the force” is a magical way for people to control things using their unconscious minds. Luke sets out on a journey into space to rescue the princess and join the Rebellion in the war effort. Luke and Obi-Wan meet Han solo, a pilot, and ask him to take them into space. They plan to go to Alderaan, Princess Leia’s home planet; however, they are unintentionally sucked into the Death Star, the spacecraft and weapon of the Empire. They find out that Princess Leia is being held in the Death Star, and they plan to help her escape. While Han and Luke try to help Leia, Obi-Wan is fighting Darth Vader, the evil leader of the Empire. Unfortunately, Obi-Wan is killed by Darth Vader; although, Luke, Han and Leia escape the Death Star. They go to a Rebellion headquarter and find the weak spot of the Death Star.

The Civil War, an event resulted from a nation being torn apart by its own differences. “A house divided by itself cannot stand.”, as claimed by Abraham Lincoln. A gruesome war between the Northern part of the U.S. (the Union) and the Southern part of the U.S. (the Confederacy), the Civil War took place mainly in the South and lasted from 1861 to 1865. The political differences, economic differences, and idealistic slavery differences between the North and the South are what caused the Civil War.

This book reminds me of one of the movies of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back. One of the similarities are the roles of the characters Plutarch and Lando. Plutarch works for the Capitol. Later in the book he betrays the Capitol and helps the rebels. A similar character, Lando works for the Evil Empire but, ends up helping the rebels. The plot is very similar as well. “The Empire Strikes Back”, is about a group of rebels including Jedi’s, that are trying to destroy the Evil Empire led by the Sith. “Catching Fire”, is about rebels from districts that are trying to destroy the Capitol led by President Snow. In the end of “Catching Fire,” Peeta is captured by the Capitol while, Katniss is saved by a hovercraft. In the Star Wars movie, Hans is

Heroes are seen all around us, in life, literature, and movies. Heroes like Superman, Captain America, and Thor are common, but have you ever thought of Luke Skywalker as an archetypal hero? Luke Skywalker is an aspiring young Jedi Knight, who is called to the quest of defeating the empire in the movie Star Wars IV: A New Hope, written and directed by George Lucas. Luke Skywalker demonstrates certain characteristics before, during, and after his quest that makes him an archetypal hero.

A major concept throughout the movie is the conflict that goes on between the characters of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker. Described by Floyd (2017), as “an expressed struggle between interdependent [parties who perceive incompatible goals, scarce resources, and interference from one another” (p. 343). There are many characteristic of interpersonal conflict, a few include, conflict is natural, conflict can direct and indirect, and conflict can be harmful and beneficial. Sex, gender, and culture are just some of the many things that can affect an interpersonal conflict. Another major aspect of conflict is power, which comes in many forms (Floyd, 2017).

It sickens me to figure out that he has joined the dark side. As time perpetuated, Anakin grew more and more disobedient towards me; constantly becoming jealous, wanting more power on the Jedi council, and as he was doing this he was constantly petrified in that he wanted to hold his Jedi power and protect his lover, Padme, because they had two babies on the

Power through domination is sought by the Empire through fear, destruction, and the dark side of the Force. Darth Sidious toppled the Galactic senate through legitimate means and became the authoritarian leader of the Empire. His methods appear to be effective in controlling planetary systems, but he cannot sway the hearts and minds of the individuals who remain strong in their moment of weakness by remaining steadfast in the light side of the Force. Luke’s “leap of faith” in recognizing the goodness in his father, based in faith, is immensely strong and allows to overtake Darth Sidious, whilst sacrificing himself to save Luke. Power is also questioned through the Just War theory and through utilitarian values.

We are introduced to these characters at the same time and we are shown their friendship throughout the book. When we first see Han Solo he seems a bit sneaky as we see him try talk his way out of the debts he owes, however, we then see him later on in a different light where he is prepared to fight the dark side along with his companion Chewie. In act 5, we see Hans Solo come in to contact with his son from the dark side, Kylo Ren. His motivations are good and he just wants to have his son back but unfortunately his son kills him with a lightsabre and pushes him off the pit. So as a result, Han is not in the prequel

His son, Luke Skywalker, destroys the Death Star. Vader tortures him but instead of watching his own son die and suffer, he stops and throws out Palpatine and his empire with the help of the

Aside from the obvious, ( losing what or who it is he loves ), it depends. As some of you know, I view Han as an incredibly paranoid man, who's

There are three conflicts that are shown immediately at the introduction scene. The car crash itself, the interaction between Ria and Kim,