Star Wars

Critique Star Wars: A new hope "A long.long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…." These short, simple words have influenced generations. Novices and Star Wars fans alike have enjoyed and thrived on these inventive movies. The writer and director, George Lucas, came up with the idea during his years at the University of California. He came up with a six part series, yet, the first movie to be produced was part four entitled Star Wars: A new hope. It was produced in 1977

James Nathan Walters Professor Kevin Copeland English 2106 3 December 2015 Critical Analysis of Star Wars Released in 1977, the original Star Wars movie quickly became the highest grossing film of all time and it changed the way people thought of filmography. With its unique special effects and storyline, it created a new era of Hollywood movies. It became a huge blockbuster and eventually spawned a new universe that now spans several decades. The films, now numbering six with three more being made

(Forbes) The Star Wars films show similarities to various aspects of history and American society. It has been proven that George Lucas wrote the movies based on The Vietnam War, with aspects of other American events. It is evident that these aspects have had a major influence on the concept of “War in America” after the release and success of the Star Wars movies. This will be investigated by analyzing the movies, critical reviews, and other texts relating to the subject. Star Wars was originally

Since it is Star Wars mania, I will talk about a film that has meant so much to me personally and why I consider this film to be the greatest film of all time. The Empire Strikes Back and I have a long history--from when I was a kid to my re-awakening of its greatness in 2004 (my greatest film experience of all time), it has always been a part of my life. I remember first seeing Empire (1980 version) on a pan-and-scan VHS tape on a 10 inch screen (yes they had TV’s that small back then) and being

the idea of Star Wars, a space-western, to movie executives back in the 1970’s; I’m sure he never imagined it to be the cultural phenomenon that it turned out to be. The original Star Wars trilogy (Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi), earned more two billion dollars, after adjusted for inflation in North America (1). Then sixteen years later the next three Star Wars movies were released (Star Wars Episode I: The

Pop Culture Milli Loos 9/9/16 The first Star wars movie “STAR WARS: EPISODE IV A NEW HOPE” was a game changer in the world of movies. According to the National Information Services, LLC “STAR WARS: EPISODE IV A NEW HOPE” made $1,554,475 just in the opening weekend on May, 25,1977 and made a whopping $786,598,007 according to the worldwide box office ticket registry. "Box Office History for Star Wars Movies." Star Wars Franchise Box Office History. Nash Information Services, LLC., n.d. Web.

powerful. One was evil; one was good. Created by George Lucas, the first trilogy of Star Wars has become well-known for its father-son rivalry. Anakin and Luke Skywalker have also become two names known around the world, and although Anakin and Luke are related, they represent two opposing forces: evil and good. The Skywalker family exemplifies family relationships and their historical ties to each other. In Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Anakin Skywalker was shown on his home planet; he

The Star Wars Trilogy always have one thing that is stated: the Force. The Force is an unlimited power that is in every living objects. As exciting as that sounds, the idea of the Force has been created out of many religions. The idea of the Force came from different religion such as: Taoism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Christianity Taoism is related in the Force because the Force was viewed as energy around everything. When Obi-Wan told Luke that he should let go of his sight and follow the instincts

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 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi. The First Order has risen from the ashes of the Galactic Empire to finish what the Empire couldn’t stop. But the newly assemble Resistance is there to prevent them from moving forward with their plan to destroy the galaxy

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. The entire plot of Return