the most interesting character in the Star Wars saga. She was first introduced to audiences everywhere in the epic tale with the release of a movie called Star Wars IV: A New Hope in 1977. It was written and directed by George Lucas. It starts out with the princess recording a message to a droid‚ named R2D2‚ requesting help from a man called Obi-Wan Kenobi to fight for the Rebel Alliance against the empire. She also puts into the droid the layout of Death Star‚ which is a giant battle station that
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Film has influenced the lives of many people throughout their lives. New movies come out all the time‚ and old movies still captivate new viewers to this day. Many people who watch a lot of movies can sometimes point out similarities between two or three completely different movies. Some of the most popular movies have a similar underlying story that Joseph Campbell called the monomyth. The hero’s journey is a very popular story that has been tweaked and retold for centuries. It follows a few basic
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Critique Star Wars: A new hope "A long.long time ago‚ in a galaxy far‚ far away ." These short‚ simple words have influenced generations. Novices and Star Wars fans alike have enjoyed and thrived on these inventive movies. The writer and director‚ George Lucas‚ came up with the idea during his years at the University of California. He came up with a six part series‚ yet‚ the first movie to be produced was part four entitled Star Wars: A new hope. It was produced in 1977
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The movie saga “Star Wars” seems to be known by many as the movie that “created” tThe sScience fFiction film genre and is claimed to be unique‚ but there are many similarities between the seven main films. During your time in the class‚ “History on Film B” you will watch eventful movies based on different genres that define that genre and their time period. My class had the genre of “Science Fiction” and we watched two Star Wars movies‚ one of them being “Star Wars: A New Hope” which came out before
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The Historical Significance of Star Wars: A New Hope Known as “New Hollywood”‚ the 1960’s and 1970’s introduced a time of great change in the film industry‚ and acted as a transitional period from classic Hollywood to the more modern style of filmmaking most of us are accustomed to today. The era was marked by a new generation of filmmakers‚ who began to move away from tradition‚ and experiment with new concepts‚ genres‚ and technologies in their films (Perno). One filmmaker who greatly contributed
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It is the first film released in the Star Wars saga and is the fourth in terms of the series’ internal chronology. Groundbreaking in its use of special effects and science fiction/fantasy storytelling‚ the original Star Wars is one of the most successful and influential films of all time. Set "a long time ago in a galaxy far‚ far away"‚ the film follows a group of freedom fighters known as the Rebel Alliance as they plot to destroy the powerful Death Star space station‚ a devastating weapon created
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“Star Wars Episode 8” spoilers reveal that Disney and Lucasfilm are using drones to shoot down paparrazi spies during the filming in Croatia. After news broke out that “Star Wars Episode 8” spoilers have leaked out aerial photos of the very open and public set in Croatia‚ securities were implemented to ensure spying doesn’t happen during the filming of the eighth installment. Making Star Wars has explained that there is an elite “Star Wars” team that will willingly go to drone warfare with people
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Star Wars Episode III Revenge Of The Sith A New Hope for film scoring… In 1977 George Lucas’ vision of a universe where war‚ mysticism‚ despair‚ and hope was made a reality by 20th Century Fox studios. Instrumental to the shaping of a complete universe was the musical language created by John Williams. Williams’ orchestration‚ thematic motifs and understanding of the emotional context of the story propelled the film to legendary status‚ and now‚ in 2005 we reach the climax of the six feature
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"Star Wars" was arguably the first in a new breed of high concept‚ high budget sci-fi action films. It was directed by George Lucas and originally released in only a few cinemas in 1977. However‚ the buzz around the film grew‚ and it is now one of the highest grossing films of all time‚ and along with its sequels‚ prequels and re-mastered re-releases‚ has a large cult following. I feel this is because of Lucas` ability to engage the audience through careful use of sound and camera technique; The
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Star Wars is an American epic space opera franchise centered on a film series created by George Lucas. The film series‚ consisting of two trilogies‚ has spawned an extensive media franchise called the Expanded Universe including books‚ television series‚ computer and video games‚ and comic books. These supplements to the franchise resulted in significant development of the series’ fictional universe‚ keeping the franchise active in the 16-year interim between the two film trilogies. The franchise
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