Star Wars: a New Hope

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George Lucas Imagine a boy walking down the street on a crisp Halloween night. He walks by many people and comes across many characters with blasters and whips. He asks the characters what movie they got their costumes from, and they told the boy they were from two very famous movie series. He decides to watch the movie series and he loves it. These series of movies are Indiana Jones and Star Wars, two of George Lucas’ many successful series.

George Lucas was a very credible director because he was influenced by the small town he grew up in Modesto. According to The Secret History of Star Wars, “Lucas’ father felt that George never quite measured up to his ideals of what a good son should be.” (Kiminski 9) Lucas seems to be comparing himself to the main character in Star Wars: A New Hope, Luke Skywalker. Both Luke and Lucas grew up in small towns, didn’t have a strong relationship with their father (or in Luke’s case, didn’t know their father), and they both thought they would never leave the small town they resided in.

"Star Wars" was arguably the first in a new breed of high concept, high budget sci-fi action films. It was directed by George Lucas and originally released in only a few cinemas in 1977. However, the buzz around the film grew, and it is now one of the highest grossing films of all time, and along with its sequels, prequels and re-mastered re-releases, has a large cult following. I feel this is because of Lucas` ability to engage the audience through careful use of sound and camera technique;

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

“You shouldn’t dream your film, you should make it”(Steven Spielberg). This quote was said by director and entrepreneur, Steven Spielberg. He explains that if you think about a cool idea for a movie, you should simply just make it. Spielberg did exactly that for some of his adventurous movies such as “Jaws”, “Jurassic Park”, and “E.T.” Steven Spielberg is a four star director and entrepreneur who has made billions of dollars in the movie industry. He got his big break after releasing a short film for Universal Studios which got him a permanent job (“Steven Spielberg” St James Encyclopedia). Steven Spielberg changed the landscape of the movie industry due to his four star, memorable movies, his amazing accomplishments, and all of the positive

It was until the late 70s when the first Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977) was released and it changed the way VFX in the movie should be. The Star Wars movie introduced some evolution in special effects technology, such as alien, spaceships, and some strange planets. The 70s was not only have an action and sci-fi genre, but it was also The Exorcist (1973) that was present classic and original horror

“Luke, I am your father”, is a line that is well known around the world by its fans and even by people who has never seen the Star Wars movies. It’s a movie and text that everyone has heard of and that has also influenced their life in some way. Since it was first released in 1977, its fans had found ways to incorporate the fantasy/science fiction film into the everyday life, weather its dressing up for Halloween as one of the characters or even saying to a friend, “May the force be with you”. George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars created a story that children can relate to and help them to use their imagination of the possibilities of life in outer space. Anakin Skywalker is a magnificent example to the coming of age theme as he grows in to the person he is

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi is final chapter in an epic story of good versus evil. The script was written by George Lucas and was released in theatres on May 25, 1983 (IMDb.com). It was the third film released in the Star Wars saga, following Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope and Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (IMDb.com). At the time, Episode VI concluded the story of Luke Skywalker and his Rebel friends fighting against Darth Vader and the evil Empire.

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.

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

Mark Hamill is a cult star because of whom he played in Star Wars. By playing Luke Skywalker he made his career but at the same time ruined it because everyone knew who he was and he was known worldwide but not the actor he is. Instead of gaining his own identity of Mark Hamill, the actor, he was tied to the identity Luke Skywalker for a few different reasons such as facial scars and not having many other on screen roles compared to his co-stars. This directly impacted him in a few roles because people didn’t want Luke Skywalker in their film. He is a cult star because he has a loyal fan base for both Star Wars and the Animated Batman Series as the voice of the Joker.

The Star Wars franchise has been considered a staple of the cinematic universe for forty years, due to its popularity and ability to connect with its viewers. It also has one of the largest fan-bases in cinema, with fans clamoring to watch the latest films and elevating the actors in said films to instant stardom. The question that normally follows this understanding is how the space “epic” became so popular; how a relatively low-budget film would go on to gross over $750 million at the box office. This may be attributed to the “universal” themes found in its narrative, which creator George Lucas had in mind during inception. In this sense, the “universal” themes can be attributed from religious motifs found in many belief systems. The 1st film in the original trilogy, A New Hope, follows the hero Luke Skywalker and his friends as they help the Rebel Alliance defeat the Galactic Empire. Embedded in the film are religious concepts such as the battle between good and evil, heroic calling, and an omnipresent essence found everywhere. The religious themes found in A New Hope may be the answer for the film’s extreme popularity.

Murder, a crime which has been illegal in nearly all societies throughout the history of man including the U.S has immensely lucid laws written against it. This law prevents many people from committing murder, however mass shootings still occur despite this law. Why would more laws preventing such crimes stop them? Whenever there is news of a mass shooting or shooting incident, gun laws are always the first thing to be blamed by the media. Saying increasing gun laws and banning assault rifles would stop all these crimes is an overstretch. These people fail to realize that statistics have shown more gun laws would not stop shootings. Making guns illegal would not reduce mass shootings, due to the majority of shootings taking place in gun free zones, it will only stop law abiding citizens from obtaining guns, and thus endanger people more.

The way that media has portrayed environmental issues has changed radically in the past few years. Environmental issues often aren`t considered newsworthy unless something large scale occurs with a notable impact on everyday life. The BP oil spill in 2010 made front pages world wide, there was a sudden push for the rescue of marine life and a general disgust for the condition of the Gulf Coast. An outpouring of awareness came of this tragedy and mass media diligently informed audiences of every detail as the following cleanup events unfolded. Most environmental news is not front-page material. The media gets the ultimate say in what is deemed as important.