Jedi

Star War is a movie about an adventure that takes a kid named Luke across the galaxy in epic battles, and wars. His adventure starts when he first meets his mentor named Obi-wan Kenobi. Obi-wan tells Luke about his father, how he was a Jedi Knight, and that Obi-wan trained Luke’s father. Obi-wan then gives Luke his dad’s old lightsaber and teaches Luke about the force, and how he and his father have it. The lightsaber plays an important role in the journey that Anakin Skywalker (aka Darth Vader)…

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…

completely annihilate targets. The idea is that electromagnetic particles would rapidly accelerate in a cannon to the point it could slice a person’s body in half, similar to a knife. His idea was used in Star Wars, as the lightsabers used by all of the jedis. Tesla also believed in sending signals to Mars. Although his ideas back then seemed impossible, today they appear to be…

Luke admired Obi-Wan Kenobi, who was a Jedi Master who taught Luke the ways of the force. He sacrificed his life, so Luke could escape from the Death Star. Gilgamesh didn't have as many allies as Luke did, although they both had people who were on their side who would help them. Gilgamesh was…

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raiders, and knocked out. When he awoken gentleman named Ben, told him he was “Obi-Wan kenibi” and that he had something that belonged to his “deceased” father. Luke was then informed that Ben and his father had been close friends because they were both jedis in the past. Luke questioned Ben about his father's death, he responded that “Anakin, turned to the darkside and killed himself. Luke was sent to prepare for his battle, he was granted a lightsaber to help him along his way. When it comes…

time and a fan favorite. However, it was directed by Irvin Kershner. If you watch behind the scenes, you can see Lucas constantly over Kershner’s shoulder trying to intervene, but Kershner wasn’t having it. In the third installment, “Return of the Jedi” Lucas was back to being the main creative force, and it’s actually fan’s least favorite in the series. Then, the demand for another Star Wars was incredible when Lucas announced a set of prequels to his franchise. Also known as his worst failure,…

apart from the general population. Dahmer eventually convinced authorities to allow him to integrate more fully with other inmates. He always would wear yellow contact lenses so his eye color would match that of Emperor Palpatine from Return of the Jedi and James Venamun from The Exorcist III. All of the victims were aged in their mid-teens to mid-thirties, a majority of them being bi- or homosexual, of African or Asian descent and lived high-risk lifestyles. Most of them also had criminal…

possibility of saving him. On the Death Star, a commander says “This is a Rebel that surrendered to us. Although he denies it, I believe there may be more of them, and I request permission to conduct a further search of the area” (Lucas, Return of the Jedi). Luke surrendered to the empire because he knew it was the best option he had. If he didn’t surrender, he would never get the chance to confront his father and the emperor. During the three battles, Luke surrenders to his anger and fear as…

A hero is an individual trusted and admired by many for their bravery, selfless acts, bold attitude, and chivalry. From the time we are children we are told stories about heroes and their fight with the villain. In almost all cases, the hero wins. What we often are not told, however, is the journey the hero must go through to overcome the villain. The journey all heroes must endure is described perfectly in Joseph Campbell’s book, Hero With a Thousand Faces, and portrayed in George Lucas’ film…