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In 2005, the year “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith” came out, I was a mere 9 years old. My parents being rather strict about my movie watching, I was not allowed to see the film upon its release. I was crushed, especially since my best friend who is a month younger than me saw it in theaters (the injustice!). Two years later, my parents gave me the gift I wanted most for my 11th birthday: a “ticket” to watch “Revenge of the Sith” with them on my dad’s DVD copy that night. (I still have

The fight for freedom is a powerful motif in both Star Wars and the Hunger Games. Luke and Katniss are the arbiters of hope and change in their universes. They pave the way for revolutionary change and facilitate in the destruction of oppressive regimes. The seek freedom from external oppression, The Empire for Luke, and The Capitol for Katniss, for themselves as well as for others. The freedom of the individual in both stories, leads to freedom for the collective. Love and family are key motivators

Star Wars is not (only) a movie for children. Apparently, the "Star Wars" saga might be interpreted as a simple tale for children and adolescents. However, going beyond such bias the business created by George Lucas is far from being a mere superficial and trivial leisure activity. This paper will show how by analyzing some relevant evidence of the Star Wars impact on different industries. To help me in this task I chose three reliable sources of evidence, the first one is about the turnover generated

Analysis Of Star Wars This essay will be analysing the opening sequence of Star Wars. It will be focusing on camera angles, binary opposition and codes and conventions. This film is a typical example of sci-fi, we can tell this by the use of visual codes and convention. The film is set in space and Spaceships are in conflict with each other, there are lazers being fired, robots are running around and there is a clear divide between good and evil. At the

Star Wars: A New Hope and 12 Angry Men are two movies that have underlying similarities and visible differences. While not entirely obvious, there are similarities between the movies based on character development and plot lines. Due to the nature of the two movies, it is extremely obvious as to the differences between the two. The similarities include the character development of Juror 7 (Jack Warden) in 12 Angry Men and Han Solo (Harrison Ford) in Star Wars: A New Hope and a “good vs. bad” theme

pitched the idea of Star Wars, a space-western, to movie executives back in the 1970’s; he probably 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 (IMDB). Then sixteen years later the next three Star Wars movies were released (Star Wars Episode I:

The science of Star Wars is book written by Jeanne Cavelos, it tries to link the content of the Star Wars trilogies with modern science. It offers the readers the plausibility of the phenomena that occurs in the world of Star Wars. The book is divided into five chapters excluding the introduction. She proceeds from environments to aliens and androids to spaceships and weapons to end with a chapter on “The Force”. The first Chapter is called Planetary Environments. It has four essays and seven section

Motion Pictures have always had a strong influence in today’s culture, but maybe none as prevalent as Star Wars. Originating with Episode 4 A New Hope, the series boomed from 1977 to 2005 with yet another addition coming in 2015. The strongest of the series was the original trilogy episodes 4, 5, and 6, all generally released in the 1980s. As one of the strongest film francaises still today, it’s impact within the 1980s was only the tip of the iceberg. Children and adults alike still anticipate

Why Star Wars was such a Ground Breaking Movie There are many reason for ‘Star Wars’ being such a ground breaking movie. ‘Star Wars’ is a science fiction film, a science fiction includes new world and civilisations that are discovered and aliens are featured in a lot of science fiction films, the setting of the films are usually set in the future and where the world is in danger. There are some characters that are computer generated and they sue special effects for fighting

Star Wars is a science fiction universe, created by the minds of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, which has been taking the world by loved since the 70’s. With its only main competitor being Star Trek, Star Wars has becoming ever more popular ever since its first red carpet premiere in 1977. There are six known movies, 2 different cartoon television series, countless merchandise sold, and much more. Recently Disney spent $4 billion for the ownership rights of the franchise. Was this a good idea