The Evolution Of Star Wars

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

Ever wonder what the third highest grossing film EVER is? Think it could be a movie only so called “nerds” would like? Or one of the biggest classics of the 19th century? Star wars is a movie loved by millions. Star Wars The Force Awakens made over 2 billion dollars. Just a few hundred million away from #1. Avatar. Star Wars The Force awakens is part of the star wars galaxy created by the famous LucasArts. This is the 7th movie of the series, and there is more to come. It takes place a long time ago in a galaxy Far Far away. There is galactic empires. People with powers and swords that can cut through anything. It is very interesting. But the takeaway from the film is fear. Fear is within every single person in the world being a person with

In the original three films of the Star Wars saga, the theme of individuality plays a huge role in the development of the characters and the good versus evil dichotomy as a whole. The Empire oppresses individuality within their officers and stormtroopers, whereas the Rebels embrace it within their troops. In the prequels, the usage of individuality gets needlessly complicated. The strict Jedi Code seems to encourage all jedi to act like emotionless machines. Lucas establishes the clones and droids as completely identical and expendable soldiers, making battle scenes relatively unengaging. However, in the animated series The Clone Wars, this lack of individuality in clones and droids gets a do-over. The creators of this show accomplish the improbable by imbuing the battle droids and clones with individuality. Additionally,

John Towner Williams is considered one of the most successful composers in the last century. He has scored many popular movies and has many other notable works. Involved in major works including Jaws, ET, Indiana Jones, the Harry Potter Series, and his critically acclaimed work in the Star Wars saga, Williams is undoubtedly one of the best in the business. Williams holds a commanding position over many of his colleagues, and fellow composers to this day. Williams has won five Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, seven British Academy Awards, and twenty-two Grammys. Boasting a dominant fifty Academy Award nominations, and following only Walt Disney, John Williams is the second most-nominated individual. Since the beginning of the film

Star Wars takes place a long time ago in a galaxy that is unlike anything modern society could conceive as being authentic. It exists in a time before Earth was even thought of. At the start of the movie, a civil war is occurring between the Rebel Alliance and The Galactic Empire. A leader of the Rebel Alliance, Princess Leia, stole plans from the Galactic Empire (also known as the Imperial forces) for the Death Star. The Death Star was a very heavily armed space station with weapons capable of destroying an entire planet. After stealing the plans, Princess Leia sent two droids, R2-D2 and C-3PO, to the planet Tatooine with a copy of the plans in R2-D2's memory bank.

One of the most iconic movie franchises of all time, Star Wars helped influence many Sci-Fi Movies for the past 40 years. The first three movies, Known as “The Originals”, were critically acclaimed as Iconic, Influential, and monumental. Star Wars was created by Legendary George Lucas in 1977, who tried for multiple Film companies to fund these movies; but ultimately shut him down. Which I am sure they regret it dearly. The movies depicts the adventures of various characters "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.” In the Originals, it consists on three movies The New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, and the Return of the Jedi. While all three of them were successes, the First two were the most profitable and iconic. While this paper is supposed

When George Lucas decided to create Star Wars, it needed to grab people’s attention. And so, the special effects had to be great. George Lucas made it so you felt like you were there. Star Wars also has a wonderful plot. It always keeps you on your toes, because there’s never a dull moment-especially when there’s lightsaber duels and pod-races. Star Wars has been very successful due to it’s plot and the special effects.

Now that we have covered how Star Wars got to be a set of bestselling blockbusters, it is time to examine the phenomena that has occurred because of it. This phenomenon starts with young George Lucas. When Lucas was younger he was into racing cars. He wanted to make a career out of it. An event that three days before he was supposed to graduate high school changed all of that. On that day, Lucas made an illegal left-hand turn into his family’s ranch and was hit by his friend who had ran a red light and was trying to overtake Lucas (Taylor 42). The accident hospitalized Lucas. After his recovery, George Lucas slowed down and gave up one racing. In an interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2012 he said “It gave me this perspective on life that said I’m operation on extra credit” (Taylor 43). In this way, the crash was to became a supernatural experience for Lucas. He felt like some higher power had given him extra time to fulfil a purpose. The path that Lucas elected to take instead of racing was going to Modesto Junior college to study psychology, anthropology, and philosophy (Lucasfilm 17). The crash is what made Lucas confront the questions about the human psyche that we all have. Lucas was able to address these philosophical, psychological, and quasi-religious questions by making the Star Wars movies and in turn, viewers have used Lucas’s answers to satisfy their own needs to settle the dilemmas that plague the human psyche. Lawrence Kasdan once laid out the for questions that

Star Wars was categorized as a science fiction film due to its location in a ‘far away galaxy’. However, unlike other space themed films, George Lucas barely made any references to Earth. The Movie Buffs association talked about how, “Lucas could create his own universe ... gave audiences something they had not seen, and probably not even thought about before” (Cinelinx). Most films during the 80s were usually dramas, romances, or comedies. Not only was Star Wars one of the few blockbuster science fiction movies, it was one that had a unique plot line.

The Walt Disney Studio rose to fame throughout these ten years with their famous characters of Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, and Pluto. Other film genres like Musicals, Westerns, Horror, Thrillers, Melodramas, Swashbucklers, and Literary Adaptations were very well favored in the theaters. Through the decade of the Great Depression numerous new genres of films appeared, while other genres gained more popularity in the immense numbers of movie theaters spread throughout the

According to the article on Asleep at the switch? “Force Awakens” heroine missing from toy line it talks about making Rey part of being in board games. But according to the creatures of the star wars movie they did not want people to see Rey toys before the people watch the movie. Then according to Disney and Hasbro company of the monopoly game they say that Rey will be added to the new monopoly games. In fact, in the past Darth Vader was one of the popular toys that was being sold in many stores. In the older movies about star wars Darth Vader was the evil lord. Now even girls like the star wars toys, but since Rey is a girl everyone wants the Rey toys. Then Steve, who runs the star wars said that it is interesting

The 1970s ushered in a new demand for entertainment. As a result the movie, music and publishing agencies were becoming more popular than ever. Those who were in the field of art found many employment opportunities in various companies. The Society Illustrations, formed earlier in the century was displaying original works of illustration. These pieces were than seen by a large number of the population, more specifically members of art schools. Fantasy and Science-Fiction became the go to themes for various forms of entertainment medium. Specifically after the theatrical release of Star Wars in 1972.

From its beginning in the 1890s, the film industry has never been stagnant. Consumers continuously spend their hard earned money on the films that are released in theaters every week. However, choosing which film to buy tickets for can be rather difficult. Thankfully, the hundreds of movies that have been released can be grouped into several genres such as, comedy, horror, and fantasy.

Anyone who was born in the 1980s or 1990s, they most likely played their fair share of video games. The majority of people remember playing games like Tetris or Mario and the vivid memories that go along with experiencing them. The memories that involve getting a high score in Tetris to the memories of completing a hard level in Mario and the challenges one had to get through to achieve them. There are certain individuals wish they could bring back some of those great memories, trying to relive the past. This is called nostalgia. A lot of people yearn for the past, hoping to reclaim their youth and the memories that they created during these earlier years. Some authors now are trying to incorporate this reminiscence into their stories.

Disney's all significant departments has huge potential to grow revenue and their rate of growth presents in a healthy rage, especially the studio department may perform astonishing growing numbers in 2015. In 2014, the Disney studio entertainment sector accounted for 15% of the company's revenues (22% higher than a year ago) and 12% of operating income (more than twice a year ago). This occurs in the Disney movie relatively weak for a year.