The movie saga “Star Wars” seems to be known by many as the movie that “created” tThe sScience fFiction film genre and is claimed to be unique‚ but there are many similarities between the seven main films. During your time in the class‚ “History on Film B” you will watch eventful movies based on different genres that define that genre and their time period. My class had the genre of “Science Fiction” and we watched two Star Wars movies‚ one of them being “Star Wars: A New Hope” which came out before
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The movie Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace (1999)‚ Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones (2002)‚ Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith (2005) is about Anakin Skywalker played by Jake Lloyd and Hayden Christensen‚ who is learning to become a Jedi‚ but in time instead becomes a Sith known as Darth Vader. A Jedi is a person that has awareness of the "Force"‚ and can maintain order in the universe‚ is known as the "Good Guy". A Sith is the enemy of the Jedis‚ and they use the dark side
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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: Ever since Star Wars‚ the iconic film series that stuns audiences with its beautiful scenery and action‚ came out in 1977‚ it has been called one of the best movie series of all time by many fans. The original Star Wars (Episode IV: A New Hope) shot the top of off the box office and has been a classic since then. In a galaxy far‚ far away‚ a man named George Lucas has been directing a movie of his called American Graffiti‚ while filming the movie‚ he gets a great idea‚ a movie‚ a
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Life and Films of George Lucas. New York: Da Capo‚ 1999. Print. Roman‚ James. Bigger than Blockbusters: Movies that Defined America. Westport‚ CT: Greenwood Press‚ 2009. Print. Star Wars. Dir. George Lucas. UGC-Fox‚ 1977. Film. Star Wars Episode IV: Return of the Jedi. Dir. George Lucas. UGC-Fox‚ 1983. Film. Star Wars Episode V the Empire Strikes Back. Dir. George Lucas. UGC-Fox Distribution‚ 1980. Film.
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managed to achieve such a status‚ but perhaps no other movie has had such an impact as the original Star Wars. The movie was released in 1977 and was an immediate success‚ receiving rave reviews from critics and fans alike‚ and soon becoming one of the highest grossing movies of all time. The movie appealed to people of all kinds but most of all to the science fiction community. Anyone who hasn’t seen Star Wars and enjoys science fiction or fantasy has no idea what they are missing out on. The epic story
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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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Bradley Davis 1/17/2013 Star Wars: ROTJ The book Star Wars: Return of the Jedi was the novelization of the movie series Star Wars. It was written by James Kahn and offered little difference but a bit more insight. There were more vivid explanations of some of the events and a tiny bit more of character portrayal. The book was written around the same time as the movies release but the story concept had some parallels with the Cold War as it was written in that era. The story
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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
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a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships‚ striking from a hidden base‚ have won their first victory‚" the screen announces. Fans’ eyes dart to read this opening of Star Wars: A New Hope‚ now a pinnacle in the domain of science fiction. Millions applaud its classical texture: the slight taste of fairy tale archetypes that appeals to a variety of audiences. These same paradigms also complement an underlying theme of the trilogy. Within Star Wars: A New Hope and Return of the Jedi‚ archetypes exist that
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