Antiochus IV Epiphanes

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, STAR WARS captured the hearts and minds of millions of people around the world. It sparked people’s imaginations. It gave them a glimpse into a strange, fantastic world far more technologically advanced than our own. People wondered if the technology in STAR WARS could ever be realized in our world—if we would ever reach that level of advancement. But for years after the release of the original STAR WARS in 1978, people’s hopes and dreams for…

my personal favorite story is the story of Star Wars, but not just the movie, the story of how a ragtag team of film makers made an amazing classic still alive today. The story of star wars begins in the California home of George Lucas where he began to capture the romance and adventure that he saw in old movies that he watched as a young boy as well as the heroics of the great Flash Gordon TV series. so george began to write the script for a screenplay that would one day be known as "Star…

Game of Thrones Review Game of Thrones has been a hit television show for years. Its rise to fame has almost been unprecedented as millions wait anxiously for the sixth season to be released. How did such a successful show come into being? The simple answer is its creator, George R.R. Martin. Spending nearly a decade writing, George has created a beautiful and complex storyline that continues to treat readers with a delight. Now his hit book series has been turned into a success television show…

Like a patchwork quilt, the films and literature found in American culture incorporate, to some extent, elements from other movies, books, and even mythological and historical figures and events. George Lucas and his Star Wars films provide a prime example of a film that is a pastiche of various other films, while also serving as a cache of inspiration for future filmmakers. Such inspiration was needed at a time when the film industry had little direction because of the influence of big business…

Remember when the first Star Wars came out in the late seventies? Everyone was so excited to watch it and it was a huge success too. It is shocking to see how far Hollywood has come! From low-end cameras, unreal special effects, and battles kids today would call dull; they went to high quality video production, realistic effects, epic fight scenes and more dynamic actors. Star Wars: A New Hope was about a young boy named Luke Skywalker who lived on the planet Tatooine with his Aunt and Uncle. He…

Science fiction movies are based off of imaginative while including futuristic advances while fantasy movies use imaginative elements that are impossible. The misconception between Star Wars and Star Trek fans that both franchises fall into the same genre is easily refuted. These loyal fanatics are familiar with untrue comparisons and they give the true arguable difference between the two genres. Star Wars and Star Trek do share similarities within settings, action, romantic scenes and their…

Because Luke Skywalker’s family was killed by stormtroopers, Obi-Won Kenobi wanted Luke to come to Alderaan with him, and Luke was interested in becoming a Jedi, in Star Wars by George Lucas the call in the heroic cycle applies to Luke Skywalker. For starters, Luke finds his civilization destroyed. In search of the two droids, the stormtroopers set fire to Tatooine civilization, killing Luke’s aunt and uncle. This was a big portion of the call for Luke Skywalker because the only thing that was…

Liam MacDonald Joseph Campbell The Hero of a Thousand Faces The Hero of a Thousand Faces was one of the most influential book of the 20th century and I have never met someone who has disliked it after reading it. It's true that the book has a huge impact on writing and story-telling, and can be seen used making movies. Famous Directors like George Miller, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Francis Coppola owe their successes to the powerful pattern that Joseph Campbell identifies in the…

Pulp Fiction – Pop music Pulp Fiction (1994) is regarded as the breakthrough for director Quentin Tarantino. Quentin Tarantino, born in Texas, USA, is both a film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He has won the Academy Award for best screenplay with both Pulp Fiction (1994) and Django Unchained (2012). With Pulp Fiction (1994) he also won the Palme d'Or in Cannes Film Festival (Svendsen and Emilsen, 2015). Pulp Fiction contains a mixture of American rock and roll, surf music, pop and…

We recently brought part one of our list of 15 things you didn't know about Universal, and now we are back with part two! Keep reading to find out seven more fun facts about America's oldest film studio. Number Seven: Admission to Universal Studios Hollywood Used to Cost Less Than One Dollar Upon opening of Universal Studios Hollywood, the first resort of its kind in America, the admission ticket was just a quarter of a dollar, and it included a free meal. Today, general admission to the park…