Lightsaber

first drawn to his quest by her beauty. Luke is further drawn into his quest when Artoo runs away to find Ben Kenobi, forcing Luke to follow. By following the droid, Luke is lead to his “call to action”. After finding Ben, he is given his father’s lightsaber, and Ben tells him, “Your father wanted you to have it.” Heroes are often given weapons to aid them on their journey. Luke’s curiosity ultimately drives him to accept his “call to action”.…

The Galaxy The science fiction genre in the film industry has always been a huge hit with fans. These movies bring human life into the vastness of space along with a flare of futuristic technology. Not to mention, aliens, the dark side of the force, and family feuds over who will rule the universe are almost always included. Jupiter Ascending and Star Wars: The Force Awakens are two great sci-fi movies and by comparing and contrasting the main characters along with the science behind them it…

explosions unlike anything seen on the big screen before, turned little models into star fighters a kid could only dream of flying, and created the most iconic movie prop ever turning some plastic into the legendary weapons of the Jedi and Sith the lightsabers. Star wars is probably the best culmination of all its parts humanity will ever see in a film as the star studded cast, timeless score, and an academy award winning editing team come together to form what many consider to be the greatest…

Welcome to the Dark Side (Still deciding on an opening sentence) In the first episode of Star Wars the Phantom a Menace Qui-Gon Jinn, a Jedi master and his young padawan Obi Wan kenobi are sent to Naboo as ambassadors to negotiate a deal with the trade federation in hopes to end the blockade. Negotiations ended badly causing them to flee and they met a Gungan named Jar Jar Binks while running through the jungles of Naboo. Jar Jar took them to the hidden underwater city called Otoh Gunga to keep…

Jedi; if anyone gets to have a big say, if not the say, in whether or not Han Solo lives, it gets to be Harrison Ford. But still. Let me put it this way: I can’t let my mother see this movie. She might stab J.J. Abrams through the heart with a lightsaber. When I decided to watch the whole trilogy and pay attention as a kid, my mother sat down and watched them all with me. Of her own accord. Not because she was being a good parent monitoring…

"When you summon the courage to do what others won't you will have in life what others don't." This quote was said by Yoda in the very popular science fiction movie, Star Wars. The first Star Wars film was produced in 1977 and was a huge success. Six other Star Wars films were made after that. The movie draws us in with the timeless story of a young man finding his way in life and the epic struggle between good and evil. It is set in a galaxy "far, far away" with different species and characters…

Whether we are consciously aware or not, our gender identity and how we express it, often determines our standing in society. The acceptance or suppression of different masculinities makes up the “structural order of gender” in our culture (Bird). As the film Saving Private Ryan depicts, hegemonic masculinity classifies other masculinities and women as inferior. The men who are the toughest and bravest are seen as the heroes, whereas those who are emotional or feminine are subjugated by the…

Many people, events, and wars have made their mark. But there were certain individuals that made their mark on history that will be remembered for centuries to come. Samurai’s played an important role for Japan's history. From their fashion style to the way they battle, and ways to gain and overpower the government and their ruler. While seeing how the era for Samurai and knights had some common interest, but also not even some…

When you first hear the word Star--, do you think, “Long ago, in a galaxy far away…” or “Space: the final frontier..”? The battle between Star Wars and Star Trek has been ongoing for many years and continues to grow with every passing generation. Despite the fact both franchise’s titles start with the same first word, both shows have many similarities and differences while still being its own different independent story. Star Trek began the path for Star Wars creation by opening a new audience…

Growing up I bonded with my brother and dad by watching an epic movie about Jedis fighting Sith Lords and against the Dark Side for peace in the galaxy. The Star Wars movies have connected to me on a personal level from the start. I always felt like I could relate to the characters and the creativity sparked my imagination. With the recent release of Star Wars VII, I could not help but watch the other six movies and fall back in love. It had been years since I had last seen the original trilogy…