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Every mythic hero or heroine’s journey can be traced through the outline of seventeen steps devised by Joseph Campbell. George Lucas’s Star Wars saga contains a unique blend of traditional elements of science fiction and the archetypal structure of a myth. The main protagonist of episodes IV-VI is Luke Skywalker, a boy from Tatooine who goes on an interplanetary journey and learns how to use the Force. Like any other mythic hero or heroine, Luke’s journey can be traced through the seventeen…

Cherilyn Firoozan Professor Perry Sophomore English 26 March 2015 Using “The Force” For Good George Lucas has a significant impact on modern popular culture through the changes he brought the movie industry. No other twentieth-century movie producer has had a massive effect on the film business than George Lucas. His enthusiasm for development produced innovation that altered films. His business understanding transformed film into a multibillion-dollar industry. His "Star Wars" set of…

Delve Into the World of Star Wars: The Force Awakens Through the Gender Lens “A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…” Star Wars fans worldwide recognize the opening crawl as it appears on the big screen for the first time in ten years. The film gives a warm welcome to familiar faces and greets a new group of up-and-coming actors and actresses, as well as a new conflict. The Dark Side is back in the form of The First Order, and Kylo Ren, son of Han Solo and Leia Organa, has plans of being…

The Film, Reimagined To reimagine the seventh installation of the epic fantasy series Star Wars in the tradition of the French New Wave of the late 1950s/60s, one would have to drastically reconsider and revise the film’s budget, cinematography, special effects, and, perhaps most importantly, point of view and narrative style. Within the reimagining, the basic plot and characters would remain the same because the plot and characters are quite archetypical; they maintain their integrity and…

Madison Mann ENGL 104.524 Mr.Pfannkoch 13 October 2014 The Child In Us All: Volkswagen Commercial And Pathos Star Wars is something we all know and can relate to. Being the second greatest grossing film of all time it captivates a wide audience. Some people may have not seen all six movies but they recognize it due to the extensive media franchises it has. Star Wars has engraved itself in American culture as a classic. With the release of the saga on blue ray in 2011 Volkswagen thought it only…

Shaping the Galaxy: Jedi vs Sith In the Star Wars universe there is something known as The Force. The force flows through all beings and certain individuals can command The Force to provide them abilities normal people don’t have. Those gifted with the force chose between following the light or the darkside, followers of the light are called Jedi and followers of the dark are known as Sith. These orders are very similar but also different in some key ways. Both the Jedi and Sith are orders…

Star Wars: Rivals is a third person, cross-platform, PvP shooter. Players will battle it out in familiar surroundings like the Death Star and Jakku. Many of your favorite characters from the original trilogy and the most recent movies are in the game. As a big Star Wars fan, Disney buying Lucasfilm has been great. Three new movies (with another around the corner), countless toys, and new games have taken up a significant amount of my time. I've never been a huge mobile gamer, but the recent…

Star Wars shines a light again Although The Star Wars franchise has been around for more than forty years and has been rebooted to the chagrin of legions of fans, yet Star Wars The Force Awakens is ready to redefine a place far far away. The movie made me satisfied and I think this movie lived up to it’s 90% fresh tomato on rotten tomatoes.The movie really finished off strongly , but it had one or two things that I didn’t like but overall did good.There would be some people who wouldn't…

Why Everyone Should See the Star Wars Prequels A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away there were explosions, screams of anguish, and the betrayal of the century. No, this isn’t some sort of space reality show, it is Star Wars, and more importantly, the Star Wars Prequels. Most of the time people not only hate the prequels but refuse to even watch any of them because of a character who caused the wars. This character is none other than Jar Jar Binks. Even with this hatred towards this minor…

fans (Goodykoontz, 2014). As a subgenre of fantasy, science fiction enables viewers to relate to themes from an idealized alternative version of reality (Edwards, 2014). Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope is a feature-length film that fits this genre perfectly. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope unfolds as princess named Leia is held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to quell the rebellion against the Galactic Empire. Luke Skywalker and a smuggler named Han Solo team…