Episode VII: The Force Awakens

The Academy award winning movie Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, originally released as Star Wars, is a 1977 action packed, fanciful, thrilling space opera. Ably directed by George Lucas and distributed by Twentieth Century, Star Wars: A New Hope is among the most successful and influential films of all time. As well as, being selected to be preserved by the Library of Congress as part of its National Film Registry The first of 8 films in the Star Wars Saga is jam-packed with aliens, futuristic technology and supernatural abilities, such as the Millennium Falcon, Choobaka and of course, ‘The Force’.

Due to the great commercial success of the Star Wars series, George Lucas was given the opportunity to rerelease Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope along with the two other movies in the Star Wars Trilogy. Fox spent a reported $15 million on giving

Lucas’ movie Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, was not only the biggest sensation of its time,”...winning seven Academy Awards…” (Kiminski 10) , but also a substantial influence on the toy world. Lucas stated in his interview, “Ten year old boys will

The first Star wars movie “STAR WARS: EPISODE IV A NEW HOPE” was a game changer in the world of movies. According to the National Information Services, LLC “STAR WARS: EPISODE IV A NEW HOPE” made $1,554,475 just in the opening weekend on May, 25,1977 and made a whopping $786,598,007 according to the worldwide box office ticket registry. "Box Office History for Star Wars Movies." Star Wars Franchise Box Office History. Nash Information Services, LLC., n.d. Web. 09 Sept. 2016. This film is idolized by millions Americans and foreigners and we can all thank one man for it. George Lucas. A lot of opinions have been formed about all six of the Star Wars movie some good some bad. Throughout this essay I give you data on Star Wars, background information on George Lucas the creator, George’s mindset on the changes of the originals and prequels, my judgement on fan reactions and George’s decisions, and of course the opinions of the beloved fans who made Star wars famous.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens gave audiences the first glimpse a full year before the movie came out with bits and pieces given to them in the middle. Of course they had the marketing tie-ins with all the sodas and potato chips, but those things didn’t really happen until close to the release date. Batman v Superman did this better at the beginning. More than a year before the movie came out, all the Zack Snyder did was show the logo of the Batman emblem covered by the Superman emblem. That made the crown at Comic-Con go insane. The difference here is that J.J. kept the anticipation going by giving the fans tidbits like views of the practical sets and animatronic puppets. They still gave nothing of the plot away, but they gave the fans the sense that he was going back to the old school Star Wars style of using practical

Ever wonder what the third highest grossing film EVER is? Think it could be a movie only so called “nerds” would like? Or one of the biggest classics of the 19th century? Star wars is a movie loved by millions. Star Wars The Force Awakens made over 2 billion dollars. Just a few hundred million away from #1. Avatar. Star Wars The Force awakens is part of the star wars galaxy created by the famous LucasArts. This is the 7th movie of the series, and there is more to come. It takes place a long time ago in a galaxy Far Far away. There is galactic empires. People with powers and swords that can cut through anything. It is very interesting. But the takeaway from the film is fear. Fear is within every single person in the world being a person with

Have you seen Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens? My project is based on a character within that movie, and how it works. Meet an adorable droid in the galaxy far, far away: BB-8. The one droid the evil First Order is looking for, with the map that leads to the last Jedi Master, who can bring a victory.

A good story, however long or short, always concludes with a great finale. In the film Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (Richard Marquand, 1983), the final fight between Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker is legendary, and one of the best finales of any movie in its era. Return of the Jedi’s finale is the final fight between Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker, a perfect mix of great Mise-en-scène, contains a perfect understanding of the technical aspects of film, and the depth of the content within the film is extraordinary.

When George Lucas first pitched the idea of Star Wars, a space-western, to movie executives back in the 1970’s; he probably never imagined it to be the cultural phenomenon that it turned out to be. The original Star Wars trilogy (Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi), earned more two billion dollars, after adjusted for inflation in North America (IMDB). Then sixteen years later the next three Star Wars movies were released (Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith), and earned more than 1.5 billion dollars at the box office in North America, adjusted for inflation (IMDB). Not only were the movies box office hits, the movies were also critically acclaimed. Episode VI was nominated for 11 Oscars: including Best Picture, and also won seven Oscars, including a special achievement award (The Academy Awards). The prequels were also nominated for a total of five Academy Awards (The Academy Awards). With all of that aside Star Wars is more than all of that, the franchise has influenced movies and how audiences get involved with movies.

Star Wars is a major film collection based around space. It is one of the most popular film franchises in the world. ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ is directed and co-written by J. J. Abrams alongside Lawrence Kasdan and Michael Arndt. The budget for this particular was around $306 million and received $2.1 billion in the box office. The direct sequel to the 1983 ‘Return of the Jedi’, The Force Awakens is the first instalment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy. It is the first live-action film in the franchise since ‘Revenge of the Sith’ in 2005. It follows Rey, Finn and Poe’s search for Luke Skywalker and their fight alongside the Resistance. This is led by

J. Abrams most recent and most successful film to date which shows all of his strengths including a fast paced action movie with well-chosen actors and several other unique touches. The first of his great decision was to give this movie a realistic atmosphere and he did this by “abandon[ing] CGI in favor of models and practical effects, and green screens in favor of actual sets and physical locations. ‘I wanted to feel that thing I’d felt when I was a kid watching this movie, which was that this was actually happening. . . .’” (Grossman 62-63). This was a well thought-out decision that not only makes it real, but also helps to blend the original three Star Wars movies seamlessly with this one. As a result of these decisions he was able to “. . . [dispense] with a lot of clutter” (Dargis 2) Another great decision that I noticed was the fact that he set the scene 30 years in the future. This allows him to change little things however he wants to. For instance, he was able to make the “. . . Stormtrooper helmets form a seal when you put them on . . .” which did not exist in the original episodes of Star Wars (Grossman 58). He also modernized the droids, X-Wings, Tie Fighters, and hierarchy through chrome plated Stormtroopers. Another major attribute he had at his disposal was “. . . key members of the original cast on board” which also helps to introduce new ones (Grossman 63). For Example in Super 8 he chose unknown actors which was based on how he felt when he was watching for Star Wars the first

The first time, I saw The Phantom Menace, I did not think, "this is bad." My opinion will seem to be in the minority, but let me set this up. I was 5 when I first saw Star Wars. So, The Phantom Menace was the first modern Star Wars movie I had look forward to see as an adult. I waited overnight in line to get tickets. The Star Wars opening crawl was amazing to see again. Then the movie opened with TWO Jedi with their light sabers. Both actors will were well known and did a good job with their parts. Then there was a bunch of stuff in the middle of the movie. Finally, the two Jedi had our first Light Saber battle of the modern era using modern effects. Add an amazing musical piece, (Duel of the Fates) and you get some of the most amazing Star

It was only a matter of time before a film knocked-off Star Wars – with many even predicting it would be Ride Along 2. Still, Star Wars continues to plug along, hoping to at least surpass Titanic ($2.1 billion) – in order to becoming the world’s second highest-grossing film of all-time. Currently, Star Wars sits upon a worldwide total of $1.8 billion ($856.9 million,

It's no secret that Star Wars: The Force Awakens is going to be huge at the box office. The film has made a record breaking $50 million in pre-sold tickets and is on track to shatter a few more before it hit theatres.

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is about as safe as a sequel can get without calling it a remake, being too familiar to the point where I had to question if they had accidently cut footage from the older movies in.