How Did Star Wars Affect Cinema

There’s no doubt that Star Wars is one of the most impactful films of all time, having changed the movie-making game ever since it premiered in 1977. It quickly became a global phenomenon and has accumulated some of the most passionate fans in the universe. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope is a great example to use in order to illustrate the properties discussed throughout the course. In this paper, I will analyze the entire movie. To begin, I will start by giving some basic information about the motion picture, such as the director and type of film. Next, I will provide a brief summary of the film.

However, even if we don’t look into the future, Star Wars can tell us volumes about how technology can affect our society, especially as it pertains to war.

After the famous intro “a galaxy far far away” the movie does not hesitate to start things off fast, setting you right in the middle of a intergalactic space battle from the point of view of our two favorite characters, Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi. The action filled scenes of the movie proves to be most prominent of the time, using CGI to their fullest ability. CGI allows the movie choreographer to enhance movie scenes, boosting the overall reality and intensity. The final duel between Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan shows off the great use of special effects, including a hellish planet theme for the audience. The performance shows off high quality light saber fights, breaking down facilities over a river of lava, over a river of lava and falling objects from all over leading into a great lava fall. The movie expands over a variety of worlds such as the breathtaking city of Coruscant, the green natural world of the Wookies, the hell world of Mustafar and many more. The great use of technology gives me more than a satisfying feeling when compared to it’s

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.

Recently, we, as a galaxy, celebrated the 40th Anniversary of the first “Star Wars” movie. Since that fateful premiere in May 1977, the franchise has produced about a dozen films, numerous TV shows, thousands of spoofs and parodies, and millions of devoted fans. Here’s an overview of the series.

For Lucas it has always been about telling a good story; “For me, digital effects are necessary to my craft-an enchantment to tell stories. Everything we did was driven by that goal-finding better ways to tell stories” (Lucas qtd in Goldman). Exactly as a writer, Lucas wanted to do his best to get people to feel the emotions the characters felt and be able to be swung into another world. In movies it can be both easier and harder to get those feelings out than in books, but nothing had ever stopped Lucas because his passion was to be able to tell a good story. He was able to tell his stories with the visual effects that he made and in that way the movie became more realistic and honest. Lucas also sees visual effects workers and people working in the film industry as artists. “People who work in special effects are extremely important creative partners in this regard. They are all artists.” (Lucas qtd in Goldman). People might not understand the importunateness and hard work video editors and visual effects workers do daily. Just as a painter or photographer, visual effects workers are artists, whom Lucas worked hard on to express and show the world, and also make people interested in his

The future looked bleak, and literature of the period reflected that. Grim dystopias were the order of the day in science fiction. Then came Star Wars, a futuristic tale coated in a shell of fantasy, chivalry, bravery and knighthood. It promised hope, in a time where societies had little left to spare. This lead to the unexpected and unprecedented success of Star Wars.

These experimental films would lead to his huge films like Star Wars in 1977. The first business he co-founded was America Zoetrope. His first full-length film was THX 1138. George Lucas is most famous for the Star Wars saga and Indiana Jones. He is also known for contributing to the children’s show known as Phineas and Ferb. He wrote for the cartoon continuation of Star Wars, Clone Wars. George Lucas sold LucasFilms Ltd. to Disney so he’s now hanging low and not openly working on any projects. But it is suspected he could be working on another project. I believe his legacy will forever be the Star Wars films. He has won numerous amounts of awards such as the Hugo Award for best director for Raiders of the Lost Ark. He has also won Golden Globes, MTV Awards, and Saturn Awards for various movies. But he will be remembered as a creator, director, and

Magic. ILM has set the digital stage for movies such as Star Trek, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, and The Avengers. (http://lucasfilm.com/industrial-light-and-magic) Over the years, ILM has won ten Academy Awards, two Emmys, and six British Academy Awards (Wolkomir 112).

Lucas and Dykstra were paying close attention to the details and motions of every creature and miniature in the film, especially how to make them look as life-like as possible through the use of animation and motion control photography that, surprisingly, still looks fresh today. Star Wars was the first movie to use realistic explosions, action

Few great filmmakers can write and oversee the production of a film that will be relevant and built upon for the next 4 decades. Even fewer filmmakers can be regarded as the person who changed cinema forever. George Lucas did all of this in 1977 with the release of the film he created, originally called, “The Star Wars.” He had this idea after his first feature length film “American Graffiti” in 1973. This film became popular and he later pitched his idea for a space opera to the production company. They agreed and Star Wars was born. In the beginning, it was meant to be one film, which would entail all of the story for the three films in the original trilogy, A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. Due to budget

theory is a much more simple way of looking at ‘Star Wars’ as a fairy

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.

In the 1980s, special effects started becoming more popular in film making. Movies, such as, Die Hard, Back To The Future and Lethal Weapon would have not become so popular as they did without Star Wars. Because of the movie, weapons and robots began making their way into real-life. For example, “a Hong Kong company made an ultra-powerful handheld laser that looks like a lightsaber. Walking robots resembling the giant AT-ATs that Imperial forces used to attack rebels are being developed for the military to carry equipment where conventional vehicles can't go. The U.S. Army's Future Soldier Initiative went as far as to draft plans for armor that looked much like what Imperial storm troopers wore, although in light of the probable cost, they face an uncertain future” (Choi).

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