Star Wars episode IV, “A New Hope” is a civil war period that takes place in a galaxy far, far away. Archetypes, sound effects, and music make this an action packed adventure movie directed by George Lucas. “George Lucas was born in Modesto, California, on May14, 1944. From a young age, George was a comic book fan, and when he was ten, his father bought the family’s first television” (Bodden, Valerie). He focused all his time on watching adventure television shows until he got his driver’s license. His time then was spent on driving all over in Modesto. On June 12, 1962, George was involved in a horrible car accident causing him several broken bones and crushed his lungs. Needless to say he was going to have a long road to recover. “During that time he enrolled into junior college and after he graduated, he was accepted to USC film school, were he at last discovered his true passion for making movies” (Bodden, Valerie). “The Star Wars film tells the story of a struggle between the forces of good and evil, played out in a science fiction fantasy” (“ Lucas, George”). The movie opens with music by John Williams that creates the mood and gives the audience a visual image of being in space. Throughout the movie you will here dramatic music in different scenes that comes from an orchestra. They use a variety of styles from the Romantic to the contemporary. In the movie there are several archetypes but one of the most recognized is Luke Skywalker. He wear’s the colors white, yellow and brown which resembles youth, innocence and a new beginning meaning he is untouched by the world. “He is a young farm boy destined to become a Jedi Knight and use the force to save his galaxy from the empire and the death machine, the Death Star” (Studymode.com). He leaves the planet and goes to space where through his mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi he gains wisdom to help him through his fights. He becomes more confident and blows up the death star at the end. Obi-Wan Kenobi costume is brown having to do with land. He has a blue light saber which represents peace. He becomes a father figure and mentor for Luke. When he was a young boy he was taken from his family just like Luke and found a mentor named Qui-Gon Jinn who helped him develop into a powerful jedi. He became one of the best skilled swordsmen ever. Darth Vader also known as Dark Lord of the Sith wears all black. The color black represents evil and his light saber is red which represents blood, violence and death. He is trying to gain power of the dark side and will do whatever is needed including betraying his own Master and killing others by crushing their throats. Initially there are several sounds that one can make in reference to this and all star wars movies and will immediately recall or “jog” a person’s memory to the movie. Although the music is not necessarily a “sound effect”, its effects have a profound on the movie and theme itself making it an important part of the movie. When the movie starts and the director is giving the viewers a synopsis of the film, everyone is familiar with the theme music which prepares you
in 1949 Joseph Campbell (1904-1987) made a big splash in the field of mythology with his book The Hero With a Thousand Faces. This book built on the pioneering work of German anthropologist Adolph Bastian (1826-1905), who first proposed the idea that myths from all over the world seem to be built from the same "elementary ideas." Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung (1875-1961) named these elementary ideas "archetypes," which he believed to be the building blocks not only of the unconscious mind, but of…
Name: Title: Why Star Wars is the greatest movie ever made. Organizational Pattern: General Purpose: To Persuade Type of Persuasive Question: Value Exact Purpose: To persuade the audience that Star Wars is the greatest movie ever made Thesis Statement: I will tell you some of the background, how Star Wars changed the way we watch and hear movies, its cultural impact, and why it is still relevant after almost 40 years. Introduction: Attention: Imaging it's 1977 and you are at the movies…
An essay on star wars 'Brilliant', 'Quite Good', 'What?', these are just some of the comments made recently in the press regarding star wars. The constantly changing fashionable take on star wars demonstrates the depth of the subject. While it has been acknowledged that it has an important part to play in the development of man, its influence on western cinema has not been given proper recognition. Often it is seen as both a help and a hinderence to those politicaly minded individuals living in…
under the title star wars, and quickly became a pop culture phenomenon. Created by George Lucas, the Star Wars films shattered box office records, beginning the trend of box office grosses being reported to the newspapers like baseball scores. Over a span of 28 years, the Star Wars saga generated a total of 4.36 billion dollars, making it the third highest grossing film series behind only Harry Potter and James Bond films. When George Lucas first came up with the idea for Star Wars, he envisioned…
Star Wars Review Star Wars the newest movie and very talented. Its special effects are out of this world and never seen before. Luke Skywalker joins forces with the Jedi master, a money obsessed pilot, a “walking carpet” and two droids to save the universe from the Empire's world-destroying battle-station, and has to rescue Princess Leia from the evil Darth Vader. The Sand peoples land was actually filmed in a desert and it rained once and they couldn’t get the tanks they used out of the wet…
Main Characters – Luke Skywalker Introduced in the 1977 film Star Wars, the character represents the hero archetype who is "the young man, called to adventure, the hero going out facing the trials and ordeals, and coming back after his victory with a boon for the community". In the Empire Strikes Back Luke Skywalker, portrayed by Mark Hamill is identifiable by his signature brown Justin Beiber-esk hair( from before Justin got on the downward spiral bandwagon), assumes the role of protagonist in…
So for the rest of eternity, we would have to spend our lives looking for our other half. This is the point in the story where they see they belong with another person. An example outside the book of the meeting with the goddess is in the movie star wars. Luke finds princess Leia. When Luke discovers that Leia is his sister, although the love element is lost, it is replaced with an unbreakable kin connection. It has a bit of a twist because she is his sister. According to the book, “She is the mother…
Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope Before the Titanic sinks, before Elliott meets ET, Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope ruled the box office, and was a major blockbuster during its era. Until this day, Star Wars is still in second place after Gone with the Wind for the highest grossing movie of all time after adjusting for inflation (Box Office Mojo). This is quite an accomplishment for Star Wars and director George Lucas. After many decades, there has not been a film that has surpassed Star Wars.…
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back Evaluation essay From all the movies I have watched within the last year there have been many captivating films. One film that has stood out the most to me is Star Wars Episode V. The film has many attributes that make it captivating. The characters, special effects and costumes, story line, music, and setting were all key components to the pure delivery of the film. Star wars is a science fiction fantasy that takes place in a galaxy that…
Dear Star Wars Fans, After having watched the film, “The People vs. George Lucas” I somewhat have an understanding on the disappointment that you all have of the revisions of the original movies, the hatred for George Lucas and his insensitivity in considering the feelings of his fan base. Throughout the film, I began to notice the changes that the populace was not satisfied with, and I can agree quite wholeheartedly with them; George Lucas made some undesirable changes to a legendary saga. Although…