Star Wars The Force Awakens

The Force Awakens is the newest episode of Star Wars that has been released in theatres, and takes place many years after the fall of the Galactic Empire. The Resistance, the new Rebel Alliance, now faces a new threat, the First Order. In the hopes of defeating this threat, they look to Luke Skywalker, who’s whereabouts are unknown. Rey, the capable and independent protagonist, rescues a BB-8 unit and discovers it holds the missing piece of the map that leads to Luke. Together, along with Finn, Han Solo, and Chewbacca, they must find a way to deliver the piece of the map to The Resistance and stop the First Order’s plans of annihilation.

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.

Star Wars: Before the Awakening was written by Greg Rucka. It was originally published on December 18th, 2015. There are three parts in the book. Each part is a story about a certain character from the movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens. There story takes place months and days before they appear in the movie. The three characters are FN-2187(Finn),Rey, and Poe. FN-2187(Finn) was a stormtrooper in the First Order, Rey was a lonely scavenger on the desert planet of Jakku, and Poe was a hotshot pilot in the Republic. Finn was training with his firing squad which included Finn(FN-2187), Zeroes(FN-2000), Nines(FN-2199), and Slip(FN-2003). Finn was one of the best soldiers the First Order had physically. The main concern that Captain Phasma(Instructor)

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 Star Wars franchise is well known for its groundbreaking use of special effects, classical storytelling, and its massive impact to pop culture. Due to the nostalgic effect the movie franchise has on modern day audiences few people have come to question some of the darker undertones present in the original six movies. Their portrayal of non-human alien races carries mildly offensive stereotypes, ranging from the Sand people

Conventionally, in hero movies, women are portrayed as weak, and vulnerable figures, waiting for the the man to come to their rescue. On the contrary, in Star Wars Vll, The Force Awakens, directed by J.J. Abrams, a female is put in the spotlight. The movie presents a social justice topic of gender equality. Being the hero throughout the film, the leading lady Rey, is an independent woman who has been living on her own, and providing for herself since she was young. She can actually trade the droid for plenty of money; however, she decides to stand out for justice and protects the droid all the time. Obviously, she is a woman full of integrity. Moreover, she is capable of operating a spaceship among the fighting the battle, and controlling the

Although The Force Awakens is a record-breaking, box office smash, Stephen Dalton, movie critic for the Hollywood Reporter, utilizes analogies in his critic to emphasise George Lucas was an innovator and J.J. Abrams was an imitator in the latest saga of Star Wars. This paper will reveal Daltons opinion and evaluate any weaknesses in his critique.

Set approximately 10 years after The Phantom Menace, this installment in the beloved saga sees Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and his Padawan Anakin Skywalker (newcomer Hayden Christensen) act as bodyguards to Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman) who now serves as the senator from Naboo. Obi-Wan spends the majority of the film tracking down Amidala’s would-be assassin, discovering a secret clone army for the Jedi in the process. Anakin, on the other hand, begins to fall in love with Padmé and takes the first noticeable steps to becoming Darth Vader.

What makes a film a classic? There are many components to a film, multiples ways that one can produce a great film, but not all great film are timeless classics. This poses the question, is a movie a classic because it is well produced or because it pushed the borders to what cinematography is? I would argue the latter. This argument will discuss acting, cinematography, and originality in plot to analyze if Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a “true” classic.

From action figures to Monopoly games, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” ‘s character Rey has taken the stage, but when Disney holds back on Rey merchandise, not only is there an eruption of concern from boys, but also girls and adults of all ages.

Shakespeare a legendary play-writer with numerous plays that all have one thing in common that they end in tragedies Often times movies have tragedies, but George Lucas and his creation of Star Wars might ultimately be the most relatable movies to Shakespeare’s plays so would, Star Wars known as a summer blockbuster, a running franchise that makes hit after hit, and a very unique story but could it be that Star Wars is just a reskin and fantasized Shakespeare sandwich is the Force Awakens really Shakespeare has awoken?

For both movies, it is a little confusing in the beginning because of the new characters in the beginning of the movies and you just jump right into the plot line. The Force Awakens plot line seems to make more sense throughout the movie and it's easier to understand if you have watched the other movies. It has the same characters as the previous movies but there are a few new characters. In The Force Awakens, the movie takes place at least 20 years after Return of the Jedi. Princess Leia and Han Solo have a son together, and becomes evi. Rogue One has new characters in it and doesn't fit as well as it should because of the new characters, which makes it a little more complicated to follow along with since there is a lot of new characters to keep track of. When watching the movies, watching them in order by movie number is ideal. Rogue One fits in after the Empire Strikes Back and before Return of the Jedi because the plot line places the movie in that time period. The Force Awakens fits in after Return of the Jedi because that is what the timeline places the movie

Not including a Rey action figure on new Star Wars: The Force Awakens shouldn’t cause any trouble, should it? Apparently, it did. This hot topic has enraged fans at home and is all over social media. The toy company that made the Star Wars toys and Lucasfilm have both been sent many complaints about Rey’s absence. Many other big companies have received complaints about their lack of female toys. These big industries are not bias towards boys. These companies didn’t have toys for girls for many reasons including, but not limited to: careful planning and misconceptions.

Star Wars Revenge of the Sith is the last missing puzzle to the incredible saga, executing a more than satisfying conclusion. The movie sets us in the shoes of the Republic who are fighting an internal conflict as well as a galactic war against the Sith. Troublesome Anakin Skywalker has created an ever so uncomfortable relationship with the Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, who currently is the head of the

“From the fanfare of the opening crawl to the abrupt cutaway zing of the closing credits, John Williams' soundtrack to The Force Awakens does not disappoint.” (Neil Z. Yeung) As the saga continues we can only hope Mr. Williams is here to finish his work he started over 30 years ago. He proves himself an indelible part of the Star Wars universe. His music in this saga has allowed audiences to know which side is on the screen with deeper, darker musical notes for evil and lighter, robust notes for good. The audience does not need to see the other six films in this series to know the difference in good and evil. They know this by the musical themes in the film which give us the opportunity to cheer or jeer the heroes and villains throughout