Star Wars Essay

     The First of the three part series, Star Wars, is the tale of a band of

Can two items be drastically different, but still attract a large audience? Most people would say yes, but is this limited to television programs? It’s definitely not, nor is it limited to the ownership by the same company. Star Wars productions with completely different aspects receive a great amount of popularity all the time. Star Wars the Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels, while similar in many ways, are vastly different programs. Star Wars the Clone Wars is an animated television program that was released in 2008 on cartoon network. While Star Wars Rebels is also an animated program, but was release in 2014 on Disney Channel. Despite their differences, the two shows are immensely popular and will create a legacy in the Star Wars universe. Most notably, the Clone Wars and Rebels differ in animation, improvement as time went on, and their length, yet the two come together to form a fan favorite production.

There is a long shot of a man crouching in an alcove of a corridor. He

Starship Troopers is a classic novel written in 1959 by retired Navy Lieutenant Robert Heinlein. At the time that it was published Starship Troopers was controversial yet won the Hugo Award in the 1960’s for being one of the best science fiction novels. One of the controversies surrounding the book is the main character’s history teacher’s view on violence and how violence “has settled more issues in history than has any other factor.” The book had such a cult following that there has been a film adaptation. It is a work of literature that has stood the test of time and is being read in our schools today. This may not seem shocking for such a classic book, but being science fiction it is a true accomplishment.

When watching the film, Star Wars, it is impossible not to be aware of the technology that is represented in the film, partly because it is so much more advanced than our own is now, but also because we can imagine how we might someday acquire such technology. The central theme in Star Wars is good versus evil, clearly demonstrated by the technology in the film. While the Rebels (the good guys) use technology primarily to fight for freedom and quality of life for all, the Empire (the bad guys) use technology to develop weapons of destruction and war in an attempt to rule the galaxy. In addition to these two opposing sides, there is another group that doesn’t use technology for war. This

That number is a far stretch from $4.5 billion right? Well the Star wars franchise includes much more than just the 6 movies box office totals. The video and DVD sales are about $3 billion 775 million as said by statistic brain. This includes all DVDs and movies from all 6 movies and Star wars the clone wars. The video game sales grossed $2.9 billion. These games range from the oldest super Nintendo games to the newer PlayStation and Xbox games. The book sales have grossed $1.82 billion. This is an example of just 1 of the 23 books my boyfriend alone has, all together there are over 100 books written. The toy sales have grossed 12 billion this includes all collectibles, action figures, and toys such as puzzles, Legos, coloring books, or bobble heads that talk. The last bit is considered “other” which includes licensing, television shows, and merchandise grossed appx. $1.304 billion to date. Merchandise includes Pez despisers, posters, and any other Star Wars affiliated product.

On May 25, 1977, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope was released. George Lucas created the science fiction series using Joseph Campbell’s hero’s journey plot structure. Campbell created the plot structure by expanding on psychologist Carl Jung’s idea of the archetype. Archetypes are reoccurring symbols that can be found in literature, music, and art. Lucas found that Campbell’s Hero’s Journey was the perfect structure for the plot of Star Wars. The Hero’s Journey consists of ten steps which the protagonist, usually the hero, has to complete. Throughout the movie, George Lucas perfectly orchestrated all ten steps of the Hero’s Journey, and also used dozens of the archetypes that Campbell created.

Due to unfortunate events, two best friends are now on opposing sides of an ongoing war. Will they ever be able to be together again? Star Wars: Lost Stars is by Claudia Gray and is about two kids, one rich and one poor on the planet of Jelucan named Thane Kyrell and Ciena Ree, both of them want more than anything to be a part of the galactic empire and their army. The two face many trials that neither one of them ever could’ve imagined, but through teamwork the two successfully made it into the galactic empire. After an incident where Tatooine is destroyed Thane decides to abandon the empire, and is later recruited by the rebel alliance. Over time the two finally meet again, but unfortunately it is during a battle on the planet of Jakku and

The Hero’s journey, or in its more correct terminology the Monomyth is an object from the area of comparative mythology. Its definition in the most basic of forms, it is a pattern or outline that is used in storytelling, usually the myth. This pattern is found in many famous pieces from all around the world. In the book The Hero with a Thousand Faces from 1949 by author Joseph Campbell, this pattern is described in detail. Campbell describes that numerous myths from different times and areas of the world seem to share an identical structure in their storytelling. He summarized this with a well-known quote found at the intro of his book:

The success of this movie gave Lucas a great deal of credibility and would be the key stepping stone in allowing him to create his next movie, Star Wars: A New

In conducting my research on Star Wars, I wanted to make sure that I kind of found a variety of sources. I decided to do my field report on Star Wars originally because I was aware that I needed to include an interview component in this report. I immediately thought of my R.A., who just happens to be an incredibly huge Star Wars fan. I knew that I would have to investigate some element of the movies and religion has always been a very controversial topic within the Star Wars "universe". To research the topic I went through the IU Libraries Database and retrieved articles about Lucas and his beliefs about religion and about pop culture spirituality and the movies in general. I also held an

It was a slow, long, boring day for Darth Vader in the beautiful lands, and lush forests of Endor. There were almost no rebels there any more. After the second Death Star was destroyed they all fled Endor. Thus leaving lord Vader to grieve the loss of his master, and his home that they blew up.

In its four decades of existence as an entertainment property, it has become a cultural entity unlike any other, a phenomenon that has probably influenced pop culture more than anything else in today's time. For instance, Star Wars has impacted an excess amount of contemporary contributions to society including: fashion, sports, toys, games, food, art, music, and numerous accessories (Fandango.com). Of the many contributions previously mentioned, conceivably, one of the films most interesting effects was its impulse on the radical movement of clothing trends. Star Wars has unleashed a multitude of apparel

If ever a film was regrettably viewed, it would be Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. Regularly regarded as the worst in the series, Clones holds the title for most wooden acting, bad writing, unwanted CGI, and awkward moments ever seen in big budget sci-fi. Even the action, as extensive it was, had a lack of thrill, simply because the human variant relied too heavily on their CGI partner. However, the film is canon. We witness Anakin carve himself a path that will lead to his inevitable end in the Dark Side; a forbidden romance of Jedi and Senator. We see the story that brings about the beginnings of Luke and Leia. Narratively, this movie is important, but viewing wise, it’s just bad.

While “fans tend to treasure the original trilogy as a nostalgic relic of childhood” (Brooker, 221) these fans, with their creativity and passion, have helped to keep this unique universe alive well after the movies finished showing in movie theaters. These passionate followers of Star Wars, with their realistic costumes, creative film endeavors and memorabilia collecting have allowed a once struggling film director and his universe become a multi-billion dollar company we know today as