Today is Star Wars Day, an unoffical holiday that celebrates the Star Wars franchise. With the announcement of a new Star Wars cast and a release date, it seems that everyone is looking forward to the future of the series and re-looking at the past Space opera. With the new information about the upcoming Star Wars film, Disney attraction and things and the numerous stories of the expanded universe, it is hard not to get interested in this imaginative series. So on May 4th, watch the film or the animated
Disney’s new movie, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, will do exceptionally well in the box office due to the previous success of the Star Wars films and the recent prosperity of Disney’s use of Star Wars. On December 1, 2012, Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm had been completed and Disney rigorously started production of merchandise to begin being released in 2014. It was then announced that they would begin development of a seventh edition to the Star Wars saga with hopes of being released in December
Star Wars Is Out In Digital HD — How To Make The Right Choice On Where To Buy April 10, 2015 by Danny Sullivan Disney Movies Anywhere Finally, you can buy the Star Wars films in digital format — digital streaming, that is. Technically, we’ve had Star Wars in digital format via DVD and Blu-ray for ages. But if you wanted to stream Star Wars digitally from the cloud, you couldn’t until today. There seems to be no lack of providers offering bundles of the six films in the series for $90 or $100.
The opening theme of Star Wars begins with a fortissimo tonic chord and a nostalgic fanfare that serves to remind the audience of themes such as Alfred Newman’s 1933 Twentieth Century Fox fanfare. This opening theme makes a dramatic statement that contrasts with the following lyrical section beginning in measure twenty. The violins, woodwinds and even harp take over the dominating brass section. Williams often employs the use of a perfect fifth interval, an interval that can be dated back centuries
Lucas said “one would make production easier, the other I would need to have a million takes to then elevate the performance” there is a collective of agreement from almost everyone in the room with someone stating that “some people test better” (Star Wars, 2014). No one question why he wanted to create a performance in post-production instead of letting it happen on film. The other problem is that Lucas was in charge and stating what he wanted to come across and making sure every department made it
Star Wars Star Wars is a great example of excellent sound quality in a movie. There are dozens of different sound effects that make this movie a classic. The most commonly overlooked piece of audio in a movie is the character’s voices. The voices in Star Wars play a large part of the movie. Each character has a distinct voice and a distinct way that they speak. Darth Vader has an extremely deep voice and speakes in long draw out words, to help show how evil he is. Han Solo has a rugged sounding
Star Wars Star Wars is a science fiction adventure novel. The symbolism and characterization was really excellent in the story. The story gives a great look into the future as it has many different types of things we have not yet invented; blaster rifles, space ships that go the speed of light, fat alien slugs, and beam swords. The plot of the story sucks you into the novel and makes you want to continue reading the novel. The plot of the story mainly reflects on a young boy, Luke Skywalker
'The broken globe'; by Henry Kreisel tells the story of a father and a son torn apart by their differing views of the world. Another story which I feel parallels this story in certain aspects is the 1977 classic 'Star Wars'; by George Lucas. In Star Wars, Luke Skywalker, a young farmboy on a backwater world, receives a lightsabre from Obi Wan Kenobi, this inspires an urge to leave his world and learn to be a Jedi. One of the conflicts Luke must face is his Uncle Owen who wishes him to stay on his
The War of the Stars In 1975, a young director named George Lucas wrote the story of the rise and fall of Anakin Skywalker. The story was so long that it had to be broken up into a pair of trilogies, the first trilogy focusing on Anakin himself and the second focusing on his son, Luke. He determined the second trilogy to be the most exciting and resolved to film that one first. Unbeknownst to Lucas, he was creating what would soon become one of the most widely recognized and revered science fiction
Star Wars vs. Star Trek Throughout the past two decades, two science fiction cult classics have rivaled each other. Both have strong followings of loyal fans that live and breathe these classic tales. Lunch boxes, t-shirts, masks, bed sheets, and figurines are only some of the merchandising offspring of these two epic films. Star Wars and Star Trek certainly share many similarities being the benchmarks for the genre of science fiction movies. While the similarities are not difficult to
my birthday. With it came a plethora of games. From Lego Star Wars, to Tomb Raider. One game stood above the rest, Star Wars Battlefront 2. Star Wars Battlefront 2 was a game made by Pandemic Studios in 2005. The game featured everything a young boy could dream of in a Star Wars game. There were multiple game modes including capture the flag, and team deathmatch. There was also a choice between The Clone Wars and The Galactic Civil War time periods. Playing the game with my dad was one of my
themes that are considered to be unique within a certain franchise. As the Star Wars franchise has grown over the decade, it has shown that it is no exception to this belief. While certain plot points in Star Wars are only used in specific situations, others are considered to be essential for maintaining the integrity of the story. As a result, these themes and concepts are present throughout the entirety of the Star Wars series. Due to integral role that these concepts have in this series, the discussion
Star Wars is a popular name in general as there are the various Star Wars movies, action figures, costumes and books related to this topic. Another popular Star Wars item is the Star Wars Miniatures game which Star Wars lovers everywhere have in their possession. For new and seasoned Star Wars fans alike, the Star Wars Miniatures game is the perfect gift for a few distinct reasons. The films are timeless and the cult following is enormous. Star Wars Miniatures Is a Great Gift to Add to One's Star
Star Wars falls into the category of epic because it grabs the audience attention with involving traits of superhuman strength and valor. There are many epic elements including Archetypes, Plot, Setting, Themes, and Heroes . Some of the symbolic archetypes of this movie is light vs. dark which means Luke vs. Dark Vader. Luke wears white and Dark Vader wears black and the color of their light sabers gives the archetype it’s name and meaning. Another symbolic archetype is fire vs ice. The color of
as the word ‘star’ in both of their titles, their setting in space, and their futuristic technology, they are different in almost significant aspect of their narratives. Star Wars outshines the older saga in nearly every way. One advantage that Star Wars has over Star Trek is their dynamic characters. Any good story has a satisfying proportion of dynamic characters to static characters, but Star Trek has only a very few across their countless seasons and movies. Almost everyone in Star Trek maintains
Claudia Gray’s science fiction novel, Star Wars: Lost Stars takes place in a galaxy far, far away, where two best friends are on opposite sides of a war. Ciena Ree and Thane Kyrell grew up together on the Outer-Rim planet of Jelucan, and dreamed of joining the growing Empire. Fast forward ten years, and they are commanders in the Imperial starfleet. Following the destruction of the first Death Star, and subsequently the deaths of many of their friends, Ciena and Thane begin to doubt their loyalties
rage for decades before being solved. In the Star Wars movies, the force and oneself are the things a Jedi must master. In Lord of the Flies, written by William Goldberg, Simon keeps the balance of the island until his untimely death. The real world is farther from being so clear cut of where balance can be achieved. In the case of the Senkaku Islands, the issues that arise are from who gets what islands . The prevalence of balance throughout the Star Wars universe is evident from the beginning. All
The force is calling, a power that has the ability to lure oneself to one side or the other. The two forces that make up the galaxy of Star Wars is the light and the dark side. The force is an energy field created by all living things in the galaxy. The force is connected through midi-chlorians which are organelles that live inside each individual. The higher the midi-chlorian count the more connected you are to the force, making you more valuable. The theory of evolution is that the midi-chlorians
Labyrinth and Star Wars It is amazing how in many stories a group of the most unlikely characters can overcome the most impossible odds. The battle of good vs. evil is reenacted in thousand upon thousand of movies. A lot of the times in these movies the group of heroes consist of very ordinary or odd characters, those who seem to possess few heroic traits. As seen in the movies Labyrinth and the first made Star Wars, a group of small and seemingly powerless characters can overcome great evils
There are many characteristics of an epic story in the movie Star Wars. Some of those include bravery, loyalty, and a vast setting. Star Wars is a movie about the hero discovering who his true father is and finding a way to bring peace between everyone. The first characteristic of an epic in Star Wars is bravery. The main character, Luke, displays bravery through many ways throughout the course of the film. Towards the beginning of the plot, Luke is living on his farm on a desert planet with his