Star Wars Revelations is a film done and created by the fans. It is a film which is easily relatable if someone is a fan of the Star Wars, if they are not a fan of the series then they would not be able to relate to it. Star Wars was a blockbuster film which created a huge fan base with their very first movie and continued to grab people’s attention. Fans felt a sense of ownership and pride when watching Star Wars Revelations, that it created this spreadable medium between fans.
Henry Jenkins, Sam Ford, and Joshua Green would view Star Wars Revelations as spreadable source of means, because this movie gives fans the sense of community which reaches several access points for grabability, and quoteability. Jenkins argues in his book Spreadable Media that spreadability works, and it has changed the playing field for companies and producers. “The question is ‘of what’. Everyone has a sphere where they fell comfortable exerting agency- maybe it’s their work, maybe it’s raising their children, maybe it’s collecting stamps. Outside of that sphere, most people are creators only within carefully limited circumstances; most people cannot draw, but anyone can color inside lines, or trace” (Jenkins, Ford, & Green, 157). Looking into Star Wars Revelations if you are not a fan of Star Wars you will not understand the film which was produced and created by fans. The fans that created this film relate to other fans because there is a sense of grabability and quoteability; they understand the story behind the story.
It is no surprise to Jenkins that the Star Wars Revelations was a huge success story. The Star Wars community already has spreadability within their network. Social media such as Facebook, and Twitter have helped make media forms s...
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In conclusion Jenkins brings up a lot of great topics of spreadable media and that is why Star Wars Revelation falls under this category. Even though this film does not interest everyone it interest the fans of Star Wars and since Star Wars already had a big fan base the medium went viral. Fans appreciated the fact, that Star Wars Revelation was relatable to other Star War films. They also admired the fact that they created this ambiguous film with a budget of 20,000 dollars. The creators and producers of the fan based film did not care about seeking out new fans, which was not their intended audience. They wanted to create a film where the fans could relate, laugh and share the context within that community.
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Jenkins, H. Ford, S., & Green, J. (2013). Spreadable Media. New York : New York University Press.
Political communication—communication with a political purpose about human interaction—takes many different forms including novels, poetry, music, television, and film, which all have their distinct advantages and disadvantages in communicating with the public. Although some political communication intends to enact or drive social changes, some political communication seeks to maintain the status quo. The film medium, which is the subject of this paper, has a much broader mass appeal than other medias and often changes the viewer’s original beliefs and perceptions when he or she experiences over an hour straight of visual indoctrination of only one view.
...at the various means of propaganda have on the great masses, film is without question the most powerful. The written and spoken word depend entirely on the content or on the emotional appeal of the speaker, but film uses pictures, pictures that for eighty years have been accompanied by sound. We know that the impact of a message is greater if it is less abstract, more visual. That makes it clear why film, with its series of continually moving images, must have a particular persuasive force. Film is a very effective tool in waging a war. With out it, it would be hard to get the people to stand behind you and
Motion Pictures have always had a strong influence in today’s culture, but maybe none as prevalent as Star Wars. Originating with Episode 4 A New Hope, the series boomed from 1977 to 2005 with yet another addition coming in 2015. The strongest of the series was the original trilogy episodes 4, 5, and 6, all generally released in the 1980s. As one of the strongest film francaises still today, it’s impact within the 1980s was only the tip of the iceberg. Children and adults alike still anticipate the new edition of this seemingly endless journey. If any singular film series still holds prevalence in its future decades it is Star Wars: Original Trilogy.
...er apparently created successful persuasive appeals for the crowd to be attracted and enjoy a movie that will be funny, colorful, and full of adventures that eventually will teach a life experience to the public.
George Lucas's devotion to timeless storytelling and cutting-edge innovation has resulted in some of the most successful and beloved films of all time.
Baran, Stanley J., and Dennis K. Davis. Mass Communication Theory: Foundations, Ferment, and Future. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Pub., 1995. Print.
George Lucas' Sci-Fi multi-film Star Wars saga has had a significant impact on modern popular culture. Star Wars references are deeply embedded in popular culture; references to the main characters and themes of Star Wars are casually made in many English-speaking countries with the assumption that others will understand the reference. If you go to Comic Con you will at least two princess Leias a few Luke Skywalkers and a whole bunch of Han Solos it just gives you an overwhelming sense of pride and joy that you belong to this great
Pop culture has served as propaganda for many years, whether it was a poster of Uncle Sam pointing at the viewer to be in the army or the three-minute commercial break that smashes a logo in the viewers face, propaganda is everywhere.
The book of Revelation is full of symbolism. It is a book that you must use your imagination to be able to interpret some of the things that St. John writes about. Many of the discussions allow the reader to interpret many controversial topics, some of which are mentioned by Barbara Rossing in her article. She discusses an ecological stance on the future of the earth. Rossing begins her article by looking at a river in Boston and compares it to the river that runs through New Jerusalem mentioned in Revelation 22:1-2 “Then the angel showed me the river of life-giving water, shining like crystal, flowing from the throne of God and the Lamb through the middle of the city’s main street.” She wants us to imagine these rivers with a Christian vision. She mentions that if we maintain a Christian ecological vision when looking at a river we will feel and see ourselves as part of God’s holy city that Revelations discusses (Rossing 205). Rossing supports her claim throughout the article by introducing the two contrasting cities, Babylon and New Jerusalem. In her discussion of these cities she makes note of the importance of the sea in both cities. Violence against women and ecology are an interesting parallel that she makes and is one that a reader can interpret many ways. She uses New Jerusalem for the readers to vision what the “perfect” world would look like. Like the study Beth Utto-Galarneau held for her Bible study to imagine what the new Boston would look like (Rossing 219). Rossing focuses on the differences between the beginning to the end or in other words, eschatology.
...ctual roles, or adding in exciting events that revise the storyline. These changes are beneficial to producers because they engage a large audience and generate massive profits. In contrast, they do not always have a positive effect on viewers. Although they are entertaining which is an important aspect of theatre culture, they also are often misguiding. Many spectators take movies at face value, without considering that they may not exactly qualify as primary source material. Even when an historical event is fabricated to teach or enhance a moral message, it still doesn’t compensate for bending the truth. Moviegoer’s may have a positive experience and gain some skewed historical perspective, perhaps better than what they knew before the movie, but they loose out on the truth and therefore, a genuine understanding of the historical event, and its significance.
Stanley, Robert H. The Movie Idiom: Film as a Popular Art Form. Illinois: Waveland Press, Inc. 2011. Print
Quite possibly one of the most iconic openings in cinematic history is “A Long time ago in a galaxy far far away.” Of course, I am referring to Star Wars. It is such a fascinating and great movie going experience. There have been a total of seven Star Wars films, but in this essay I am going to be focusing on Star Wars: Episode 3- Revenge of the Sith. This film was written and directed by George Lucas and of the science fiction genre. Revenge of the Sith was released in theaters on May 19, 2005.
It has a huge impact on popular culture that people feel obligated to go see the films. Star Wars movies are shown and promoted nearly worldwide. In addition, Star Wars is one of the first films to have the most successful merchandise franchise. “These movies began building buzz long before they opened and commanded coverage in magazines and the emerging genre of infotainment television” (Bordwell and Thompson 683), basically Star Wars is a mega picture. It is everywhere and all over people’s faces, for example Episode VII has been promoted in the past year all over the world. The movie tickets in many theaters have sold out because people feel obligated to see it. On the other hand, films in the 1890’s did not have the type of promotion Star Wars has received, but a lot of people went to see the short silent films. Due to a few reasons: for entertainment, escape reality, popular culture, and going out to the movie theater to watch a film was a social norm at the time. When it came to merchandise, Disney was doing it for years, but merchandise did not make a huge impact until Star Wars. As a result, Star Wars changed and inspired new promotion and money-making strategies for all the Hollywood
Pop culture outlets such as film and song can be used to push political agendas onto consumers. Most often we see music artist put in their two cents on global current events. For instance, Michael Jackson produced the song "Heal the World" during the Gulf War. In short, Jackson’s song is about making the world a better place and loving your neighbors, but this must start by loving yourself. This song made individuals appreciate what they had and altered their mindset. Another impactful way to present a message with the intention of impacting the way you perceive yourself is through film. In Yenerall study, he mentions how Walt Disney Productions was approached by the government to produce an animated propaganda short film that was anti-nazi. This film was entitled Education for Death. This was a very impactful title because of its implicit meaning, it made you anticipate what the film is about before watching it. The film more or less perceives the Nazi’s as brainwashed infidels, who have no morals what so ever and are raised to do horrible things. People saw this film and it influenced them in their political standing during this war. This film was created to bring nations together and fight a common enemy. Walt Disney was not only involved in making WWII short films but, also films that would encourage Americans to join the US Army and Navy (Yenerall pg. 98 - 2). Other well know anti-nazi / anti-fascist movies include: Casablanca, Julia and Pan’s Labyrinth. Film is a productive way of getting your political ideas to a wide range of people. All of these films, no matter what the message is, has a significant impact on how people perceive
Kapell, A.M.and Lawrence, J.S (2006). Finding the force of the Star wars franchise: fans, merchandise, & critics. New York: Lang.