“Luke I am your father” (Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back). This is one of if not the most iconic scene in the Star Wars movie franchise. At the time when episodes four, five, and six were the only Star Wars movies out, nobody knew that Darth Vader was Luke Skywalker’s father. Darth Vader was originally Anakin Skywalker. Anakin Skywalker is considered to be one of the most controversial characters because of how he was originally a Jedi who was supposed to bring balance to the force
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens is the triumphant return of Star Wars to cinemas. The last live action Star Wars film, The Revenge of the Sith, came out nearly eleven years ago. Since then the Star Wars franchise has created three animated series and three animated movies. The plot of The Force Awakens begins with a droid named BB-8 who has a map to Luke Skywalker. Both the First Order, the bad guys, and the Resistance, the good guys, are looking for it. BB-8 got the map from his master
Could the chosen one make an appearance in the new Star Wars Trilogy? A rumor that originated from website Making Star Wars indicates that Hayden Christensen may be reprising his role as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader in Disney's new slate of films. According to the sites' sources, Christensen may appear in both Star Wars Episode VIII and the upcoming anthology spin-off film Rogue One. They reported that Vader's iconic armor and helmet were spotted in the prop department of the film. Rogue One is
The connection that I can make to Lusus Naturae a connection with the book/ film franchise Star Wars. The comparison that I can make between these two stories is in the similarities between the townspeople/ the protagonists family and the xenophobic Galactic Empire that is present in the Star Wars series. The first comparison I can make is in the similarities of the “reasonable” actions that both factions commit in order to protect themselves. In Lusus Naturae, to avoid the shame of having a diseased
On the 24th of March in 1971 an epic criminal drama “The Godfather” by Francis Ford Coppola was released. In a moment, from young to old, “The Godfather” captured attention of many millions of viewers, critics and politics – every man who was somehow connected with cinema and society. This film can be admired, this film can be criticized, but the fact remains - this film cannot be ignored. “The Godfather” became a brilliant masterpiece, which changed the very concept of what is real movie and in
Campbell theory greatly contributes in how the author of “Star Wars” series build the epic saga, of course the theory chosen because of its capability to define the unusual path which define the journey of certain hero who was lacking in certain point or even was a villainous character but then develops into ideal
Most millennials would have watched or heard of Star Wars and Indiana Jones. Star Wars is said to be one of the first films which led to science fiction becoming a blockbuster genre for coming generations. Star Wars references are embedded in the popular mainstream culture such as “Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope” and “Do or Do Not. There is no try”. George Lucas, owner of Lucasfilm, is responsible for bringing the world of Star Wars to us. Disney, the 2nd largest media conglomerate
After being delayed for two years, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was released a few months ago and the anticipation it got was astronomical. The game trailers promised major changes to the decades old action-adventure series in Breath of the Wild. As of now, the game has received positive reviews from a lot of game journalists/critics. But is the game deserving of the hype and praise it got? To answer that question, the game will be evaluated on two criteria: “Do these major changes in
that, some of his work reached and surpassed your good ol’ epicness level to reach a whole new level. Of those works, the most notoriously known is Star Wars. The Star Wars is an epic space opera franchise that needs no introduction. The movie series has more cult followers than most religions. Beside being the cutting edge of CGI at the time, Star Wars was (is?) a musical phenomena, it is
The Star Wars movie The Force Awakens is almost as good as a bacon cheeseburger! The Force has been awaken! The main goal in this movie is to get BB-8 to the Resistance because he has part of the map to Luke Skywalker, they want to find Luke and destroy The First Order. The First Order is also after the map, they want to destroy Luke because he is the last Jedi. Rey finds out she has the force and can be very powerful, she teams up with Finn, Han-Solo, Chewbacca, and The Resistance to save the
time ago in a galaxy far, far away…” These iconic words have been at the beginning of every single movie in one of the best space fantasy sagas of all time. From the time of its creation to modern day, Star Wars has been loved by millions of people. First I’ll tell you about the creator of Star Wars, George Walton Lucas Jr, who was born on May 14, 1944 in Modesto California. Throughout his childhood, Lucas enjoyed saturday morning classics such as Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers, and several others. But
TX421 was a retired Clone trooper, who fought in the Clone Wars, before the execution of the Order 66 and the decline of The Republic. Soon after The Republic’s fall, he made a vow to never join the Galactic Empire. Years later, he changed his name to Pierce and became a merchant in the desert planet of Tatooine. Han Solo was persuading Pierce to join the Rebellion. During their secret reunion, Han told Pierce that he needed to infiltrate the Empire as a Rebellion spy. However, Pierce told him that
Ever since May of 1977, Star Wars has been a major hit in the entertainment industry. The franchise has earned a total of approximately $30.2 billion - that is more than a million dollars per episode. Toys have been a highly lucrative source of profit for the franchise. Star Wars action figures generate an annual profit of approximately $1.5 billion. This profit links back to when Star Wars hit movie theaters in 1978. Movies were expensive so most fans only saw them once. Rather than paying
TruthSent Reviews: The Force Awakens and The Future of the Star Wars Franchise Greetings first time viewers of this website. This is TruthSent and today I will be reviewing The Force Awakens, which is directed by J.J. Abrams that came out in December of last year (2015). The cast are ( not in any particular order) : Harrison Ford as Han Solo, Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia, Anthony Daniels as C-3PO, Peter Mayhem as Chewbacca, and newcomers Adam Driver as Kylo Ren
Vader): A Child Development Analysis Anakin Skywalker, later known as Darth Vader, is the single greatest tragedy of the Skywalker Saga, an informal name for the movies 1-6 of Star Wars. The movies take us through his early childhood years as a curious aspiring pilot, to the end of his life as a callous and hateful sith lord. Somewhere along the lines, Anakin started to lose his humanity as he drifted towards corruption. He began his life in slavery, serving a cruel shopkeeper named Watto, who had
of the impacts of some of the biggest franchises in the world, Harry Potter and Star Wars. These two stories exist in different universes. Whereas Harry Potter is a story about wizards, Star Wars is a story about Jedi. Although it seems the two stories do not have in common, there is a similarity in protagonists, Harry Potter, a protagonist of the Harry Potter series, and Luke Skywalker, a protagonist of the Star Wars franchise, sharing some aspects, their backgrounds, connections with villains and
Causes and Effects of World Destruction in “The Day After Tomorrow” The Day After Tomorrow, directed by Roland Emmerich, is an acclaimed science fiction catastrophe movie that was released in the year 2004. It is a movie that was loved and appreciated by many people including critics. “Many of the cliches in this movie predate the last Ice Age (Rainer, 2004),” said Peter Rainer who thought that the movie ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ was very informative. This movie received an overwhelming amount of
Stanley Kubrick has an impressive resume of movies that he has blessed audiences with over the years. From The Shining, Eyes Wide Shut, and Full Metal Jacket, his movies have reached critical acclaim. One film changed the entire outlook for the future of the science fiction genre with Kubrick’s 2001, A Space Odyssey. This space and time thriller left audiences blown away and slightly confused do to story the film illustrated. The themes 2001, A Space Odyssey presents are human evolution and the perils
boys thing ” and this included the Star Wars movie series. At first the Star Wars franchise were popularized amongst young teen and adults, which the majority were males. This has started to change gradually with the introduction of a strong traditional female protagonist - Queen Padme Amidala, in the original trilogy, followed up by few female character in the latter movies. Queen Padme Amidala was the very first dominant female character introduced in the Star Wars movie series. She is the elected
If you have watched the movie that spread the message of the law of attraction to almost every corner of the planet “the secret” then you must be familiar with Bob Proctor, who played a very important part in the whole movie. Bob Proctor’s work has inspired me so much that it reflects in the ideas I hold, I keep writing articles about the universal laws and the eleven forgotten laws program by Bob Proctor has been one of the greatest source for me to understand these universal laws better. I must