journey with the lightsaber back when he was still learning about the force, and how to control it. He was found by Obi-wan on Tatooine as a kid and was taught by Obi-wan. He used the lightsaber on his journey to discover who he was. He lost it in episode 3 when he lost a fight to Obi-wan and had 3 limbs cut off and was burned. Obi-wan took his lightsaber, kept it and watched over Luke over the years to make sure Anakin (Darth Vader) never found his son after he turned to the dark side and…
Star Wars was created by a man named George Lucas. Each movie is called an episode, however, it is not a television show. This movie was called A New Hope. The Star Wars movies came out in trilogies or set of three. Then in 1980 the second movie came out. This movie was called The Empire Strikes Back. The third movie called Return…
The Archetypal Pattern in Stars Wars: Episode 4 In many novels, there are archetypal patterns, this is shown prominently in The Odyssey. The Odyssey’s archetypal pattern consists of a returning wanderer, a waiting women, and a parent-less child. This archetypal model is reflected in Star Wars: Episode 4. The returning wanderer is Obi-Wan Kenobi, as until Luke found him, Kenobi lived in isolation. This was due to the loss of a battle with Darth Vader. Through conversation Obi-Wan Kenobi…
character who caused the wars. This character is none other than Jar Jar Binks. Even with this hatred towards this minor character, these prequels have important information that leads into the next trilogy of episodes. Because of the crucial details in each episode, everyone should watch episode I-III of Star Wars. First off, we get to see who Darth Vader once was, how good of heart he was, and how he was so easily changed in fear of saving those he loves. From the very beginning of the film…
There is no question that the world is excited over the upcoming release on 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens. However, director J.J. Abrams has confirmed that the movie he is looking forward to is 'Star Wars Episode VIII,' which already has a written script! "The script for 'VIII' is written," Abrams admitted to WIRED. "I'm sure rewrites are going to be endless, like they always are. But what [longtime 'Star Wars' screenwriter] Larry [Kasdan] and I did was set up certain key relationships, certain…
Many people have said that Star Wars "is like poetry, sort of. They rhyme" (Alex McCown). In both the original movies and in the prequels, there are some very similar aspects. The plot and the camera shots viewing the scenery all have similarities in more than one way. Since the movies are mostly about a father and son, it is not that surprising that that there are some likenesses. With all the visual and thematic repetition, there has been said to be "two possible explanations for any and…
help, but they have other jobs. Joe works as a detective and iris work's as a news reporter. Normally every episode fights a new metahuman. They normally lose the first fight and figure something about that metahuman that could weaken them and defeat them. Most episodes are shaped that way but when they face the “Boss”/ most hard opponent. Those normally take up a few episodes.…
locales from the latest movie, Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Skellig Michael, Ireland The final scene of Episode VII: The Force Awakens was shot on Skellig Michael, just off Ireland’s west coast. The shoot caused some controversy among conservationists afraid filming would have a negative impact on the UNESCO World Heritage site’s local wildlife. But, the controversy didn't stop crews from returning to the site to film additional footage rumored to be for Episode VIII. Tours to the island…
Is the force with you? If it isn’t, then what are you doing with your life? Lucas Films started an awesome movie franchise that still continues to this day. We have 7 movies that date back to 1977. That was 39 years ago!! Star Wars is a dramatic war-like classic of a tale of a star, far away. The Star Wars movie franchise had a way for the spectator to imagine a place beyond our world with The Rebels, The Empire and amazing weapons like Lightsabers and Blaster Pistols. Every Star Wars movie…
Star Wars: The Next Hit “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far way…” The opening lines of every Star Wars Episode can be quoted by most its viewers. This speaks to the impact that this movie franchise has had upon Americans. Even George Lucas could not have predicted the major success of his films. Forbes Magazine contributor Scott Mendelson believes that, “Star Wars hit such a chord precisely because it was an original and precisely because it was unlike anything that was currently available…