Darth Vader

Set prior to the events of the third installment of the Star Wars series, A New Hope, Rogue One tells the story of the behind-the-scenes heroes that acquired the infamous Death Star’s blueprints essential to its destruction. Set in a variety of locales, the most notable being Jedha, an Imperial-held desert moon, Eadu, housng an Imperial research facility, and Scarif, home to the Imperial data bank. With atmosphere as varied as location, there is always an underlying tone of hopefulness laced in…

Essays, Not Rants! 235: Spoiling Spoilers Darth Vader has Luke Skywalker on the ropes, cornered, defenseless, and missing a hand. But rather than killing the Rebel, Vader offers for Luke to join him. Luke refuses. Undeterred, Vader casts doubt on those Luke trusts and utters one of the most famous lines in cinema: “No, I am your father.” It’s shattering, throwing everything Luke knows into disarray. But Luke doesn’t join Vader, choosing instead to cast himself in to the abyss below. Also,…

manipulation, but we know by observing our own government that you don't need someone with mystic powers to grind a senate meeting to a halt. All you need is a few people who benefit enough themselves, and they'll push their agenda to the end of time. Darth Sidious destroyed an ineffective system, and replaced it with a productive police state, while at the same time getting rid of an ultra-conservative religious faction. In the short term, the evils committed to achieve this were atrocious, yet…

Supreme Leader Snoke and Darth Plagueis Upon the release of the new Star Wars movie, The Force Awakens, many fans have speculated the origins of new characters. One of the most mysterious characters in The Force Awakens is Supreme Leader Snoke. There are many theories about Snoke being previous characters we’ve seen in the Star Wars saga before. Some of these characters are Emperor Palptine, Boba Fett, Jar Jar Binks, and Darth Plagueis. Other people believe Snoke is a Jedi in disguise, a force…

Wars Suite" did have the four movements it was just structured in a different way than Dvořák 's piece. As the concert was going on, I noticed that in Williams work certain instruments stuck out more in certain parts of a piece. For instance, in Darth Vader 's theme the trumpets stood out more than all the other instruments. They were more emphasized. This one is also one of my favorites from the "Star Wars Suite" because it was as if I was watching the movie right in front on…

for eternity!” Then old Aunt Linda dies of heartbreak like Padme from Revenge of the Sith. But anyway, she WILL NOT have children named Luke and Leia, because she has kids named Ralph, Jesus, and Pepper! And your old Uncle Stan WILL NOT become Darth Vader, because he is in a nursing home SUFFERING FROM AMNESIA!! IT IS A DOMINO EFFECT!! DON’T EAT KIT KATS WRONG! Not for me, not for Obama, not for the world, BUT FOR YOUR OLD AUNT LINDA!! Old Aunt Linda, who smells like Mothballs and honey. A smell…

George Lucas. Unbeknownst to Lucas, the film became a commercial success and a cultural phenomenon. Having been born in 1997, I wasn’t alive at the time where Star Wars had been released. I had never experienced first-hand the infamous twist that Darth Vader was actually Luke Skywalker’s, the protagonist of the original Star Wars trilogy, father in cinemas at the time of Empire Strikes Back’s release. I had never experienced what a visual marvel the film had actually been at the time. I consider…

of the most iconic scenes in film history, Darth Vader, and Luke Skywalker, engage in an ultimate battle, with lightsabers drawn and clear animosity between the two. In a surprising twist, Darth Vader reveals himself as Luke’s father, with a quote recognizable even to those who have never seen the movie; “Luke, I am your father”. Except….he actually didn’t say that. According to the March 31st, 2016 article on techly.com, we have been deceived! Darth Vader never says “Luke I am your father”, but…

This essay will discuss the Star Wars universe from a structuralist view point discussing the use of stereotypical, monomyth narrative structures to represent the signified and myths of American culture. I will discuss the binaries of light, dark, alien, human, freedom, control and how there contrasting binaries relate to the negative arbitrary nature of signification. More specifically these differences of the paradigmatic and syntagmatic relationships in the movies depiction of plot, special…

Star Wars is an all time classic movie that influenced generations of fans with its characters, score, and editing that created a legacy unlike any film before. Star Wars had the luxury of an all star cast that gave a heart to a far off galaxy. John Williams incredible score was able to bring a futuristic movie to audiences with a classic feel. Although, it was the award winning editing team transformed Star Wars into the iconic film we have today. Together all of these factors made the story…