While the current six movies of Star Wars cannot begin to tell all the stories of its universe, these stories are told through its extensive side stories, known as the Expanded Universe. This includes works related to Star Wars that are not included in the official canon, such as the comics, toys, and video games (“Star Wars Opens”). There are also well over 250 books written in the Star Wars universe. These works can all take place at varying times, from thousands of years before the first episode to what happens centuries after the last. This timeline is typically divided into BBY, Before Battle of Yavin, and ABY, After Battle of Yavin (Clark). Despite all of these additions to the universe, Yoda has never received a name for his species (Romano). One of the largest costuming groups in the world was influenced by the Star Wars films, known as the 501st (Clark). Albin Johnson founded the organization in 1997 and gave it the name 501st. Timothy Zhan then paid tribute to the group in 2004 by putting the name in his Star Wars book, Survivor’s Quest, making the 501st present in the Star Wars universe (“Frequently Asked Questions”). The 501st were in Star Wars: Episode III as an elite unit of clone troopers, and later including a few of the best stormtroopers, that was assigned to work under fallen Jedi Anakin Skywalker in the destruction of the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. They are then given a deeper story in the campaign mode of the popular video game Star Wars - Battlefront
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The game i chose as my Adventure game was Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga, i played this game on my IPhone since it was the simplest way to get my hands on it, this game was developed by the Warner Bros. company and is available for free in the App Store. This game has no ESRB rating but it is rated ages 9 and above by the App Store and was released December 5th 2013. This game consists of expirencing all the orginal adventures from the original movies but this time you control the actions and the results and all while being a lego character, you will go through each chapter starting with Episode I: The Phantom Menace and so on to try to achieve your missions as a jedi.
Before the 1997 version, the audience hears the name Jabba the Hutt, but has no idea what or who he is in A New Hope and the following movie in the series The Empire Strikes Back only too see him for the first time in Return of the Jedi.
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.
External influences may guide an individual towards their destiny, but only the person themselves can attain their full potential once they believe in their own ability to succeed. As American positivist author Norman Vincent Peale once said, “Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy” (Brainy Quote). This can be seen in George Lucas’ Star Wars IV: A New Hope, the protagonist, Luke Skywalker, is an isolated young farmer on the planet Tatooine who is propelled in an unexpected mission to save the Rebel Alliance Leader, Princess Leia, as they struggle to defeat the Galactic Empire. To that effect, when analyzing George Lucas’ film from a Jungian psychoanalytic perspective, Luke is the main character
George Lucas 's Star Wars, is one of America 's most prominent modern epics. The same can be said for Joss Wedon 's Buffy the Vampire Slayer. They share many similarities, most notably in their respective hero 's journey. Both stories are told through modern mediums, television and cinema, rather than clay tablets or written word. This change of medium is a product of the time period the works were created in, and reflects the massive technological advances of the last century.
George Lucas is by far one of the most influential figures that has been and will be within the show business. He is the creator of huge movie series such as Star Wars and Indiana Jones. He also established a production company for directors and creative people alike, LucasFilms Ltd. However, he did not get to this point of fame out of nowhere. It all started when he was born in May 14, 1944 in Modesto, California. George did not get so good grades in high school. He then attended University of Southern California and the School of Cinema Arts. His early influences include movies about motor racing since this was his passion, motor racing, when he was younger. He used to film car races while in college which sparked his new passion for film.
Philip Zimbardo, a psychologist of Stanford University famed for the notorious Zimbardo Prison Experiment once said that “Heroes are those who can somehow resist the power of the situation and act out of noble motives, or behave in ways that do not demean others when they easily can.” In hindsight, it’s a greatly fitting reflection on the Zimbardo Prison Experiment when so many otherwise innocent people started abusing their power simply because they could. However, the quote, in other words, means that only those who can act in the highest moral standards regardless of what is instinctual as well as forced by the environment are the “heroes,” or people embodying the purest virtues of humanity. Throughout some works of literature such as The Road, The Kite Runner, and the original trilogy of Star Wars, authors not only display humanity’s struggle between the noblest of ideals and the basest of emotions, but also depict the eventual triumph of humanity over the basest of emotions.
During the summer of 1999, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace stormed theaters with a wave of anticipation that was unprecedented. By that point, Star Wars was assumed to be a thing of the past – until George Lucas decided to revisit his beloved creation. It sent fans into a frenzy of immeasurable proportions, lighting a fire in the adolescent hearts of millions and millions…and millions.
The story begins thirty years after the events of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi. The First Order has risen from the ashes of the Galactic Empire and is opposed by General Leia Organa and the Resistance, both of which seek to find the missing Jedi Master Luke Skywalker who had disappeared. In the hassle of this search, new heroes rise in the form of Rey, a Force-sensitive scavenger from Jakku Finn, a stormtrooper who defected from the First Order and Poe Dameron, the best pilot in the Resistance. They are helped by Han Solo in their search for Skywalker and their mission to destroy the First Order's new superweapon, Starkiller Base, which targets the New Republic and the Resistance for destruction. They are opposed by villains such
No one who has seen “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” will soon forget the action scenes that took place in the forest on the moon of Endor. While the rebels are trying to destroy the shield protecting the new Death Star, they get in death defying races through this forest on these high speed hoverbikes. Stormtrooper and rebel alike were zipping around trees at speeds that were giving audiences a thrill ride from the movie magic. In the not too distant future, hoverbikes zipping along just over the ground may not just be a special effect on a movie screen.
Stars Wars: The Force Awakens is one of my personally favorite books, not just because it was written by Alan Dean Foster but because it holds many qualities that most books do not possess. The book is set 30 years after the events of
It is impossible to think about the Star Wars Expanded Universe without the medium that formed the meat on its bones, the novel. The Star Wars Expanded Universe consists of hundreds of them. When looked at from a distance, quite daunting! But picking a novel to start with at random is often a rewarding experience. You can quickly find yourself wanting to know more about the characters and places within, whether you were just introduced to them or you were familiar with them from the movies.
Star Wars was an extraordinary movie series in the 80’s and Disney made a new episode in the Star Wars Saga. The Force Awakens is the new movie Disney released. The protagonist is Rey, a young woman who was born on Jakku. The toy industry has made new toys of the new characters in The Force Awakens. Recently, what has shocked so many people is that in the game, Monopoly/Star Wars the protagonist (Rey) was not included into this version of Monopoly. I think that the most important movie characters, especially the protagonist of the story, should appear in these toys or games. As the article “Asleep at the switch? ‘Force Awakens’ heroine missing from toy lines” states, “A social media firestorm erupted over the lack of Rey in a new ‘Star Wars:
Technology today is changing rapidly, and we are transitioning into a more futuristic society to which we can start developing to a brighter future for the human race. We are emerging to a society that constantly produces the most modern and greatest pieces of technology. We are creating reusable rockets, robots that teach each other’s, immune engineering, and cars that can drive themselves. Imagine thirty or forty years from now what we can build to produce a more successful society. The movie Star Wars could be instrumental in the development of something great for our society.