The Odyssey & Star Wars The Odyssey has been called one of the greatest epic ever written. This epic was made by a man named Homer‚ a famous Greek poem writer. For years this had been considered the best epic ever written by man until Star Wars came along. Star Wars is kind of a future based version of the Odyssey‚ It was famous because of the technology and the characters incorporated in them. This hit movie was written by George Lucas and released in May 25‚ 1977. In both of the epics
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1300 Star Wars VS. Star Trek It has long been debated by nerds worldwide: Star Wars or Star Trek‚ which one is superior. In this paper we take a look at the two universes so you can decide which is the greatest in history of the world. The three points discussed: 1) Geopolitical a combination of political‚ historical‚ racial; 2) Military tactics found in the two universes; and 3) religion and philosophy of each. In the Star Trek Universe the Federation was founded by the following four races
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Thesis: Star Trek and Star Wars each posses similar and different general concepts‚ themes‚ and motives. Outline I. Technology A. Star wars 1. Weapons 2. Ships B Star Trek 1. Weapons 2. Ships II. Characters A. Star Wars Sean McGrann Enr. English II Compare/Contrast Essay 3/6/00 Star Wars vs. Star Trek Throughout the past two decades‚ two science fiction cult classics have rivaled each other. Both have strong followings of loyal fans that
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finding himself through his journey. You may know of this story because there was a clue in the first sentence. Yes‚ this is the story of Luke Skywalker and his journey to become a Jedi knight. However‚ you may not realize that during the filming of Star Wars IV‚ the director worked very closely with Joseph Campbell. What is a mythologist doing on the set of one of the greatest science fiction of all time? Well Luke experiences what Campbell calls the Monomyth Cycle‚ during the movie. While Luke followed
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ever? Star Wars is a movie series with 7 two hour episodes with two more in production. Star Trek is a TV show with 45 minute episodes‚ 7 seasons‚ and 5 series. Star Wars and Star Trek are very engaging movie series with different plots and starships but both have similar weapons and protagonists that have the same types of relationships. One of the things that both series have in common is that they both have starships. However‚ their starships are vastly different. In battle‚ Star Wars characters
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Star Wars: An Intergalactic Joyride "Star Wars" is the highest grossing movie of all time. It is also one of my favorites. It was released in May 1977 and re-released in a restored and enhanced Special Edition just last month. There are many different criteria that can be used to describe Star Wars ’ appeal. Gary Arnold and Edward Rothstein‚ two movie critics who had the opportunity to review this great movie‚ explain its appeal in very much the same way. There is a difference though
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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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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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Essay on Star Wars “Aren’t you a little short for a storm trooper?” (Lucas New Hope 40). Rings a bell‚ doesn’t it? This is one of the many quotes and a memorable one from Princess Leia in George Lucas’s saga Star Wars. Lucas had created an all American myth and was the first to do it. His movie saga used every archetype known to man and was inspired by the book The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell. Campbell’s book also had every archetype known to man in it. It affected an innumerable
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David Anholzer 6/10/12 Willis Essay In the movie “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace” music is used to enhance the mood of the film. All of the scenes in the movie had music to represent what was happening at that point. For example‚ Leitmotif is a term which came from German opera to represent a character‚ place or idea being used in that clip. Also through composed is used in the movie which is music that has common forward motion. Leitmotif is very influential on the movie because
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