Star Wars is one of the best modern epics of its time. Starting with the world famous "in media res..."(The story starts in the middle of the action‚ in media res‚ and at a critical point; the events that happened before the narrative’s opening are introduced later on.) It is an epic with a great hero‚ setting‚ and a lot of captivating action. Although many people still think that epics were only written in ancient times‚ interestingly enough‚ many great epics are still being written today. The
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The film franchise of Star Wars has had an incalculable impact on society and culture. It’s paved the way for modern movie trilogies (such as "Lord of the Rings"‚ "The Matrix"‚ et al.)‚ embedded itself into popular culture‚ and changed the genre of science fiction. The main reason Star Wars is such a pertinent film franchise is due to its omnipresence. In 15 years‚ Americans will watch the Star Wars saga in narrative sequence (episodes I-VII and onward) because of how prevalent the storyline is in
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Star Wars and The Matrix There holds in heaven‚ if there is a heaven‚ a cabinet so sublime‚ so extravagantly constructed as to hold the two classics: Star Wars and The Matrix. Star Wars was the original space-western journey of the seventies – The Matrix is the Star Wars of the noughties. Luke Skywalker was the well-built‚ blonde haired‚ blue eyed stereotypical American farmer of the time of Star Wars’ production. Today‚ western civilisation considers Neo an idol for modern boys. Neo is the
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Racism in Star Wars Star Wars is a highly popular science fiction movie franchise. Some people say there is racism in Star Wars especially in the prequels. From only being two African American actors in the franchise‚ to lots of racist stereotypes‚ and no diversity in the stories. There are only two African American actors in the Star Wars Universe. The most popular would be Billy Dee Williams who played Lando who was Hans Solo’s old friend from his pre rebellion smuggling days. The character starts
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style characters? The score to the Star Wars movie broke all the traditional rules to writing music for sci-fi films. The Star Wars Main Title‚ introduces the idea of using the Romantic style instead of modernistic music for films. This choice reflects the composer’s influences from that musical period and features key musical elements that are easily remembered by audiences. In 1975‚ director George Lucas was ready to select the music for his new film Star Wars. Lucas had heard of the great modern
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There’s not too many folks out there who don’t have any knowledge of the Star Wars universe. The cinematic space opera’s original trilogy has spawned into a global and cultural phenomenon of epic proportions. It’s influenced countless films‚ books‚ TV shows‚ as well as made an impact on the fashion world. Now Star Wars fans can further indulge their deep love of everything connected to the George Lucas franchise thanks to a brand new exhibit currently taking place in a city with its own otherworldly
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A comparison of Macbeth and Star Wars Shakespeare wrote the play‚ Macbeth‚ which features the character‚ Macbeth who turns evil. Lucas made the Star Wars movies which feature the hero‚ Anakin Skywalker‚ who succumbs to the dark side. Both men have conflicting issues that lead to their downfall. Anakin Skywalker and Macbeth were both once heroes. Anakin Skywalker had done many heroic acts. He saved many lives. Anakin had always wanted to help everyone he could and this is what made him
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Fans are anxious for Star Wars Episode 8 to happen but spy drones may be able to reveal spoilers during the filming in Dubrovnik‚ Croatia. It’s official‚ Star Wars Episode VIII is already under production and fans are already theorizing where Rey came from and how Finn will become the crucial element Episode 7 keeps hinting in their next adventure. As always‚ the franchise is under wraps and no one is willing to spill any details about it. Which means fans might not be getting any answers until
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In Star Wars: The Force Awakens‚ John Williams’ song “The Ways of The Force” plays during the final battle scene. In this scene‚ the dark and light sides of the force face off‚ represented by the characters Kylo Ren and Rey. The music of the scene is highly effective in relaying the emotions of the fight. Through his composition of film music‚ Williams has been able to greatly influence American culture for decades. In “The Ways of The Force‚” Williams creatively incorporates references to his previous
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Star Wars is one of those film franchises that literally everyone knows about. Actually‚ I’m not sure you can even draw a comparison with any other franchise out there. I’m not sure that there’s anything that can quite compare to the lasting impact that the Star Wars film series has. The original trilogy‚ the last film being released 32 years ago‚ has since spawned endless novels‚ video games‚ TV series‚ prequels and most importantly a rabid and devoted fan base who hold those original films very
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