Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

“ The force will be with you, always.” This is advice given to Luke Skywalker by his mentor Obi Wan Kenobi. In the archetypal hero’s journey a wise and experienced mentor such as Obi Wan will often help guide or offer advice to the youthful and budding hero. Throughout time and across different cultures there are certain symbols, events and characters which can be found in literature and Star Wars IV: A New Hope follows this trend step by step. During the film Star Wars IV: A New Hope, the main protagonist Luke undergoes a stereotypical, or in literary terms an archetypal hero’s journey. Luke starts from humble beginnings and when he is called upon to save the galaxy; he then faces various tests which help him hone skills that he will need for the final life or death battle.

his friends are in danger. He goes to save them against Yoda's warning and not

In the beginning of the film, we see Princess Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher), the leader of the Rebel Alliance was captured and taken to the Death Star; a planet destroying mobile space station. Meanwhile, a young farmer named Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) unintentionally buys the two brave and ingenuous droids, who have stolen the architectural plans of the Death Star in the hope of finding its weakness. This leads Luke Skywalker to meet Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness), who has lived in seclusion for years on the desert planet of Tatooine. When Luke's home is burned and his aunt and

The consequences are extremely high as if he fails the empire will rule the whole galaxy through fear. Many others failed in the process, but Luke fires the final shot using what he has learned so far and destroys the Death Star. Finally, in the last step of the hero’s journey, Luke returns from destroying the Death Star signifying that they have achieved their goal and his friends and rebels will survive to fight another day. Now that Luke has completed his journey he will never be able to go back to his ordinary life as there will be many more obstacles for him to face as he’ll forever be known as a

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.

“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 creator and director of Star Wars, George Lucas, was incredibly successful for his movie series, but even more successful for its overall purpose: to sell toys to ten-year old boys. The use of ethos, pathos, and logos are very abundant in this movie. Ethos, Greek for “character”, is anything referring to or relying on the author’s credibility. Pathos, Greek for “emotional”, is anything that makes you feel emotion. Logos, Greek for “word”, is anything that makes you think. By using these he was able to persuade the audience into thinking, feeling, and loving Star Wars, making the audience want to purchase figurines.

When Han Solo act his ways just for reward, the viewer can identify him as “The Mercenary.” Lucas uses this archetype to help the viewer understand who Han Solo is and show his role in Luke’s story. This archetype is central to the heroic cycle stages because Han Solo helped Luke in his journey and was their main way to go from stage to stage. Since this archetype means that the character is looking for rewards, and only looking after themselves, the viewer knows what type of actions Han Solo could make, and is able to predict what his actions will impact the

Not only does Rey succeed in protecting Luke’s secrecy, she meets him in person and restores the light saber to its rightful owner. The use of the heroic journey in this film implies many things about how people become heroes and what it takes to reach that destination. For one, the film implies that destiny plays a huge role in heroism. BB-8 stumbled upon Rey as though it were destiny, and Rey had a vision entailing her calling as well as the ability to use the force. The heroic journey also implies that becoming a hero takes a lot of hard work and determination to reach that destination. You must also make sacrifices and focus on your goal. In the film, Rey had to go through multiple tests of strength and endurance, but she was determined and remained focused on what she was trying to achieve. Rey also sacrificed her home planet- Jakku- to help fight off the evil and restore the peace. Finally, the heroic journey implies the importance of believing in yourself. In the beginning, Rey lacked confidence and was afraid; however, she conquered her fears and believed in herself in the end. Without the self-doubt shadowing her actions and holding her back, Rey is able to defeat Kylo Ren and

Instead of continuing to try to push or muscle his way out he calls R2D2 and C3PO for help. With the help of the droids Luke and his friends escape the Death Star successfully and save princess Leia. Not only

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.

The entire plot of Return of the Jedi is the conclusion of a story of a young man and his friends trying to find their way in a battle between good and evil. Throughout the film, the characters each have their own, unique, inner struggle while all fighting in the same galactic battle. While the theme of darkness versus light is strong, there are also hints of other themes, such as power, corruption, love and sacrifice. All of these components are set in front of the backdrop of a nonstop battle between the freedom seeking Rebels and the evil Galactic Empire.

The movie sequel, Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, directed by Irvin Kershner, is about the continuing adventure after destroying the Death Star. The Rebel Alliance are forced to stop the freezing planet of Hoth and hide across the galaxy from the Empire. The Empire tries to find their secret base while Luke Skywalker travels to the planet of Dagobah to receive training from the Jedi master Yoda. In one major scene, Skywalker arrives at Cloud City where Darth Vader suddenly appears and starts a lightsaber duel with Skywalker. Vader slices off Luke 's hand and pushes him to the end of a balcony. Vader attempts to manipulate Skywalker into betraying the Rebel Alliance. Then, Vader confesses that he’s Skywalker 's father, and he responds with a dramatic response. The scene ends with Skywalker throwing himself off the balcony. The various film elements create the suspense and entertainment of one of the most quotable movie scenes of all time.

A New Hope first introduces Luke on a sandy desert on the treacherous planet of ¨Tatooine¨ where he is accompanied by R2-D2 a highly intelligent droid, and C-3P0 who is also a brilliant droid that can

He races home to find his family dead and nothing left but becoming a jedi (A New Hope Scene-by-scene. Web. 2010). In an effort to get to the Princesses planet they go to the Cantina, a bar filled with scam artist, where the find Han Solo and his co-pilot Chewbacca. Once they’ve settled on a payment their journey begins. What Obi-Wan and Luke don’t know is that in an effort to get Leia to talk Darth threatens and then follow through with blowing up her home planet.(Web. SparkNotes.com. Star Wars Episodes iv-vi. 2014) Eventually Han’s ship is pulled up by Darth’s and then they are forced to fight their way out. Obi-Wan encounters and allows Darth to defeat him, meanwhile Leia is rescued by Han, Luke, and the others. Without Obi-Wan but the rescue of the Princess the only thing left to do is defeat Darth’s ship, the Death Star. Against all odds and the discovery of the force Luke blows it up and is later awarded for heroic nature, as is Han and Chewbacca, ending the first of the epic series.