Remember when the first Star Wars came out in the late seventies? Everyone was so excited to watch it and it was a huge success too. It is shocking to see how far Hollywood has come! From low-end cameras, unreal special effects, and battles kids today would call dull; they went to high quality video production, realistic effects, epic fight scenes and more dynamic actors. Star Wars: A New Hope was about a young boy named Luke Skywalker who lived on the planet Tatooine with his Aunt and Uncle. He…
imaginative while including futuristic advances while fantasy movies use imaginative elements that are impossible. The misconception between Star Wars and Star Trek fans that both franchises fall into the same genre is easily refuted. These loyal fanatics are familiar with untrue comparisons and they give the true arguable difference between the two genres. Star Wars and Star Trek do share similarities within settings, action, romantic scenes and their participation within the movie franchise.…
Because Luke Skywalker’s family was killed by stormtroopers, Obi-Won Kenobi wanted Luke to come to Alderaan with him, and Luke was interested in becoming a Jedi, in Star Wars by George Lucas the call in the heroic cycle applies to Luke Skywalker. For starters, Luke finds his civilization destroyed. In search of the two droids, the stormtroopers set fire to Tatooine civilization, killing Luke’s aunt and uncle. This was a big portion of the call for Luke Skywalker because the only thing that was…
Pulp Fiction – Pop music Pulp Fiction (1994) is regarded as the breakthrough for director Quentin Tarantino. Quentin Tarantino, born in Texas, USA, is both a film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He has won the Academy Award for best screenplay with both Pulp Fiction (1994) and Django Unchained (2012). With Pulp Fiction (1994) he also won the Palme d'Or in Cannes Film Festival (Svendsen and Emilsen, 2015). Pulp Fiction contains a mixture of American rock and roll, surf music, pop and…
America, the admission ticket was just a quarter of a dollar, and it included a free meal. Today, general admission to the park has increased by 300%: $75 per visitor. Number Six: Universal VS. Nintendo In 1984, Universal Studios and Nintengo went to 'war.' The reason? Universal complained that Nintendo's Donkey Konw was a trademark infringement of their celebrated classic…
Influence of 1984 in Film The year 1984 was a significant year for film due to the introduction of several influential movies, unique use of special effects, and a new rating system. Several of the movies that were released in 1984 “set a template for sequels”(Truitt 1) and created “the franchises of today”(Truitt 1). The Ghostbusters franchise took off after the movie turned out to be a massive success. Spawning spin-offs (and knock-offs), cartoons, comics, tv shows, and of course, sequels,…
A Pirate’s Failure BREAK Tatooine Sith Inquisitor Act I Andronikos Revel considered the Sith standing in front of him as she held out a datapad from his old girlfriend Casey. The Sith was petite to the extreme, barely coming to his shoulder. Andronikos was a fit man, but he’d never been considered tall. Whatever her reasons for being here, it was clear that this Sith had come prepared for a march through the desert. Only one thing truly stuck out to him apart from her height, and Andronikos…
The stories Star Wars, Hunger Games, and Ender’s Games all compare and contrast the way Luke, Katniss, and Ender go through the Hero’s Journey. One way they contrast is, the Call to Adventure because Luke is invited to go to Alderaan and Katniss is forced through a drawing. On the other hand, Ender is invited to go with the potential of being able to learn to stand up for himself. One way they compare is, they refuse to go away because their families need them there. Ender refuses because he…
The meeting is like seeing old friends from your past and the softness of the stings and horns reminds the audience of this relationship. This meeting for the audience is important since it is the first time we have seen these characters in the Star Wars universe in over 30 years. One of the main musical themes “Follow Me” is fast and loud that relates to the action sequences in the film. This used very well with the space chases and Rey and Finn escape from the planet Jakku. Suspenseful musical…
There are two very popular sci-fi stories that have been a part of our lives for years. They are very similar in a lot of ways. They are very different in a lot of ways. The name of these stories are Doctor Who and Star Wars. Doctor Who is a Sci-Fi TV show and Star Wars is a series of movies, but they are both stories. I will be comparing these stories and I also be contrasting these stories. As I said before, Doctor Who is a Sci-Fi TV show. The TV show first aired on November 23rd, 1963. It…