Luke Skywalker

never very interesting. The characters appeared to be missing… character. Then fans saw, in the opening sequence of Revenge of the Sith, there was banter. There were jokes, and even, to the surprise of many fans, feelings exchanged between Anakin Skywalker and Obi Wan Kenobi. You saw that these two, who’d we had been told were great friends, actually were. Unfortunately, once the opening sequence comes to a close, the movie returns to more poorly written dialogue between characters who people…

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,…

young, ambitious boy name Luke Skywalker. Shortly after,…

The text by Nathaniel Van Yperen, “I am Your Father: the Villain and the Future Self” talks at length about perceiving the villain of a story as a version of one’s “future self”, as in Star Wars between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader. Van Yperen describes Darth Vader as a villain because Luke can see himself someday turning out like his father. The concept of the “future self” can also be applied to Junot Diaz’s work, “Fiesta, 1980.” Nathaniel Van Yperen defines a villain as someone that a…

Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace poster has a minimalistic with its design with only showing young Anakin Skywalker, who is the main protagonist of the Star Wars saga, in front of a sand hut on the planet of Tatooine. There is a large shadow that is being casted on the wall behind him. Many longtime fans to the series know this figure as Darth Vader, which is…

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…

Conclusion Relationships exist naturally as human beings are social creatures. In the film Star Wars: Episode 3 Revenge of the Sith, multiple concepts of interpersonal relationships are explored through the characters and their interactions. Anakin Skywalker and the people around him such as Palpatine, Obi Wan, Jedi Council, and Padme represents the four concepts that are present in interpersonal relationship. By understand these concepts, people are able to recognize what type of relationships…

Before he became Darth Vader, his name was Anakin Skywalker and as a child he was not only a Jedi-Knight prodigy, but he also had the highest midi-chlorian count in the galaxy(3). Midi-chlorian are intelligent life forms that dwell in living things symbiotically and when in significant numbers they allow…

did Luke hid in an ocean planet, and who is the Last Jedi? Those questions are still unanswered, but luckily, for us Star Wars fans, Lucas Film released exclusive photos that made us more excited about the upcoming film. In a post, it included the main characters with a touch of red that symbolizes the dark theme of The Last Jedi. Lucas Film also partnered with various magazines to release exclusive photos. It partnered with Vanity Fair and released photos with Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Luke…

franchises using a monomyth structure, one would have to question whether J.K. Rowling knowingly plagiarised George Lucas? The similarities are almost identical, especially regarding characters. One can see these identical similarities when compared. Luke Skywalker vs Harry Potter – Both characters are the heroes in their stories. As an infant, their parents died leaving them orphaned.…