Star Wars And Star Trek: A Comparative Analysis

Star Trek continues to be a cultural phenomenon because of the timeliness of the philosophies it strives to incorporate in its narratives. Furthermore, the series and its creator, Gene Roddenberry, advocate the core natures of humanity: its innate goodness, the beauty in its diversity, and its curiosity. These advocacies continue to enlighten a new generation of viewers and engender principles of embracing difference and transcending the present to achieve

To some people hearing about these two film might strike nostalgia among the diehard fans. Some might be more ignorant to this concept, and not realise there is a complete and utter difference. The two movie I’m talking about are the most well known science fiction and they are Star Wars and Star Trek. Now to some hearing these two most well known franchise go at it sound supplementary of which one would be better. Obviously Star Wars is the better one of the two because it has a better storyline, great fandom, and better characters.

We are delighted to have the opportunity to examine Star Wars because we feel intimately connected to the film and all that it represents. We grew up with R2D2, C3PO, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, and Chewbacca. We dressed up like them for Halloween, we played Star Wars games for countless hours, we imagined ourselves using their futuristic technology, and now we want to study how this artifact has affected our society and how it might affect our future.

“Do or do not,” says Yoda, in the acclaimed science fiction movie Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, “there is no try” (Empire). This quote is perhaps the most famous of the character’s, and perhaps one of the most famous in the whole franchise. It highlights an idea that the scene perpetuates: the fact you intend to do something doesn’t matter, only whether or not it is done. This is not a perfect metaphor for the application of knowledge, but it fits in rather easily. Without an effect, an application, all you have is abstract knowledge – that trying that Yoda denies – and in that way value has been diminished. Two areas of knowledge which especially highlight the values and limitations of that claim are the natural sciences and religion.

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.

each other. Both have strong followings of loyal fans that live and breath these classic

In 1949 Joseph Campbell published his book on myth and heroic archetypes known as “The Hero with a Thousand Faces”. Most importantly, the book outlined the 17 stages of a mythological hero's journey. Star Wars: A New Hope is no exception to the many stories that contain a lot of the main principles presented in the 17 stages of a mythological hero's journey. While writing Star Wars, George Lucas became fascinated with Joseph Campbell’s book. Even though this wasn't necessarily the basis of his story, he was certainly influenced by his obsession with the monomyth.

Star Wars versus Star Trek. Marvel versus DC. Gandalf versus Dumbledore. Batman versus Superman. Almost everyone that could be asked could pick a side on these topics and their even smaller debated parts: Jedi versus Sith, Captain Kirk versus Captain Piccard, etc. Superhero movies are almost always a hit every year for the summer box office. Except superheroes were not always everyone 's favorite, nor socially accepted in America. This was originally subject matter that stayed within the confines of a certain social class, the nerds and geeks. Nerd culture rose within mainstream culture and media through a staunch refusal to be put to the side and belittled when it did hit big. It has stayed largely and long enough so that most people will tell you that superheroes and space pilots and "all culture is nerd culture now." (Rosenberg, Alyssa)

The dramatic war-like classic of a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, it is Star Wars. It made a huge impact in the 70s for its THX digitally mastered sound, new visual effects, but most of all the marvelous theme, without which, Star Wars would not be half the film it is now. It took the science fiction genre to a whole new era. Therefore, Star Wars IV is the best science fiction movies of all times.

Star wars, Harry Potter, Finding Nemo, etc have you ever noticed that these are related to each other. It all started with a German anthropologist named Adolf Bastian studied the psychic Unity of mankind and his main theory was no matter race regardless of culture or race share the same psychological mind and way we think. After that he influenced Joseph Campbell to then find to find the different steps of a story that most fictional story can relate to known as the hero's journey. every story has a call to adventure like in star war obi wan gives luke the lightsaber and every story has a refusal like when luke states “I can't get involved! I've got work to do! It's not that I like the Empire. I hate it! But there's nothing I can do about it

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.

“May the force be with you,” “I have a bad feeling about this,” and “Live long and Prosper” are three quotes from two major media franchises. Since their inception these two franchises have changed or shaped our imagination and future. They are Star Wars and Star Trek, both have similarities but even more differences that will be found in the general ideas, background info, and impacts of real life. From a first look the two are the same however when looked at closer there general ideas are seen to be quite different when not generalized. This can be seen with the plots, which can seem like both are about some space futuristic combat.

A genre analysis of Star Wars: The Force Awakens There was much excitement, surrounding the release of the long awaited Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Abrams 2015), which takes place thirty years after the closure of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi ((Marquand 1983). In review of the film, Peter Bradshaw commented that "JJ Abrams banishes memories of George Lucas’s prequels", describing Star Wars: The Force Awakens as an "outrageously exciting and romantic return to a world you hadn't realised you'd missed so much" (Bradshaw 2015). The use of the word 'romantic' is particularly interesting, when taking into account Blair Davis' comment that "sci-fi was often paired with other genres" (Davis 2013) in the production of films; indeed, Star Wars: The Force Awakens does seem to follow that pattern of amalgamation, with IMDb describing the film as "Action, Adventure, Fantasy" (IMDb 2015).

Star Wars is one of the most popular science fiction movies in the world. With all of the laser guns and planet-destroying space stations, it can get quite chaotic. But, here on earth, we are taking our first steps into laser weaponry. Scientists have been asking themselves on how these would be different from the normal bullet or mortar shell. In other words, how can we humans use lasers on the battlefield?

Moreover, the positive messages embedded in science fiction works can have powerful influence on the audience and the society, both locally and globally. In particular, most of the messages embedded are prompted by the past events of world history or by the contemporary social phenomena, and