Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Dragons are found in a symbolic aspect in Star Wars as were found in the Hobbit. Anakin Skywalker and the Emperor are our metaphorical dragons in this case. In many stories, the character of a dragon usually serves as a metaphor for greed; this is very apparent in the Hobbit through Smaug but is evident in Star Wars as well. In Star Wars, the dragon is the dark side: primarily, Anakin and the Emperor. The dark side and its main leaders may appear grotesque and malicious but in fact, it is just…

Forrest Ackerman, a renown Science Fiction specialist, was born on November 24, 1916 in Los Angeles. His grandpa and grandma, George and Bell Herbert, made a huge impact on Ackerman’s interests in monsters and aliens. As a child, his grandmother influenced him by reading ghost stories while his grandpa drew pictures of monsters and aliens and brought him to as many as seven movies a day. His eccentric imagination of extraterrestrials encouraged and sparked his career as a Science Fiction…

I was a girl that lived in the era of Star Wars. In simpler wording, a girl that lived at the time that the Star Wars movies where coming out. I remember being absolutely obsessed with Star Wars at the time. I dreamed of becoming a Sith, using a lightsaber, and I wanted to control the Force. The Force is the energy that binds all things together. The Sith where people from the dark side, and I liked the evil better than good, I always wanted to join the Sith lord. It was the night of Christmas,…

Having been successful in escaping his past, his female companion urges him to leave it behind and to start a new life. Conan is mute during the exchange, and only after she falls asleep do we learn what he will do; he examines a jade carving of two entwined snakes, the symbol of Thulsa Dooms cult. Later, Valeria delivers this dialog “All the gods, they cannot…

elements of Star Wars. Jedi follow the moral and spiritual codes demonstrated by by the fictional Jedi. Jedis have a hard time becoming an official religion. Jediism has a strong following do to its history, beliefs, and its ability to overcome troubles. First, Jediism was known publicly in the UK during 2001. In 2008, 23 year old Daniel Jones founded the Church of Jediism with his brother Barney. Jediism all started when early websites began drawing a belief system from the Star Wars films.…

Jediism, a new age, but strangely revealed religion. Through history, we regularly learn about religions and their origins. Along with that, we also learn or get to know Hinduism as the mother of all the other religions and as the oldest one, that still existing today. In the same way, as religions are being studied and analyzed, stands out that usually, one religion is born because some of its leaders or followers are not a hundred percent agree with all the rules or doctrines followed in that…

Temple of The Jedi Order as a Religious Cult Colorful lightsabers and old Yoda may be among the first things one thinks of when they hear about the Temple of the Jedi Order. To the members of the First International Church of Jediism, however, the Temple holds much more importance and its teachings are far more serious than outsiders may imagine. Those both inside the church and outside the church may have doubts on whether the Jedi Order is a true religion or not. More importantly than if a…

George Lucas and Star Wars. During an interview at the Marrakech International Film Festival (via ScreenDaily), the Godfather director spoke about his longtime friend's most famous creation, saying that the big budget cycle of the Star Wars machine drove Lucas away from his roots as an experimental filmmaker. "I think Star Wars, it's a pity, because George Lucas was a very experimental crazy guy and he got lost in this big production and never got out of it," Said Coppola. "I still hope that…

The national park, Death Valley is located in California and is 5,262 square miles. It’s a desert terrain that can have temperatures greater than 120 degrees fahrenheit in the summer. The highest temperature ever recorded was 134 degrees during 1913. The average rainfall is about 2 inches, which is much less than most deserts get in the summer time, hence why it’s called Death Valley. In the winter time, Death Valley has mild temperature in the day time and at night, the temperature can get to…

George Lucas was a boy with a dream. He wanted to be a race car driver, but instead of being a race car driver he went to college and became a successful filmmaker of Star Wars and Indiana Jones. In order to understand George Lucas’s success it’s important to know about his childhood, schooling, and TV career. George Lucas was born May 14 1944 and grew up in Modesto, California his parents were George Lucas, and Dorothy Lucas. During his childhood George Lucas was very fascinated with…