Top Ten Starcraft Similar Movies If you’re an avid StarCraft fan or player such as myself, you have to had sat back at some point in time and wondered, why hasn’t blizzard made a movie from such an amazing storyline. All the fundamental elements for an award winning movie of legendary proportions have already been laid. Starcraft has, love, hatred, anger, heroes, villains, monsters and even robots. What more could a science fiction fanatic need? Sure the game has its occasional flaws and what the heck moments, but what good movie doesn’t? Unfortunately, a starcraft movie does not currently exist but never the less we can keep our fingers crossed. In the meantime, there are movies which strongly resemble the Starcraft universe. The tenacity …show more content…
The plot essentially revolves around captain James Tiberius Kirk seeking revenge for his fallen mentor while unveiling a conspiracy which extends to the highest ranks of star fleet. James Raynor, one of the main protagonists in the StarCraft universe, is essentially a less arrogant version of captain Kirk. Relentlessly pursuing his corrupted love, James Raynor stops at nothing to recover the lovely Sarah Kerrigan. Both of these captains command powerful ships capable of immense destruction. StarCraft and Star Trek into Darkness both share similar ideas as well as technology. These captains will destroy any foe and stop at nothing to regain that which was …show more content…
The unforgettably large silver mechanical walkers in the film are nearly identical to the colossus used by the Protoss to eradicate their foes. Even the beams of light which vaporize their targets are similar to the thermal lances used in the Starcraft world. Capable of scaling all forms of terrain and wielding an impervious shield, these parallel pieces of technology must stem from the same race I thought. This movie was nearly an identical copy of the Starcraft universe and held my number one spot for long time. Unfortunately, this movie was moved to the number two position when I re-watched the film which stole the number one position in our
Have you ever seen Indiana Jones and Raiders of the Lost Ark? In that movie if you’re paying attention you can see a faithful reproduction of the biblical account of the Ark of the Covenant – the most sacred of all objects from the Bible. It is gilded with Gold, with fine woods and carvings – with the figures of two cherubs (keruvim – those who bring God close) on top – wings outstretched and barely touching at the point where God’s presence might one day descend and perhaps glow brightly like a metaphoric shining light of truth and knowledge.
...bellious, and fatherless young man. After receiving a call to adventure from Pike, and preparing for attack, he finds himself surrounded by new allies as well as enemies. His ordeal is painted as he fights for his life on several different occasions. After being in the belly of the whale (the cave on the icy planet), Kirk passes the return threshold and assumes command of the Enterprise. He and his crew neutralize Captain Nero, escape a black hole, and return to Earth to have great honor bestowed upon them. Especially Kirk, who finds a new role in life as captain of a Starship.
The Northerners were warned about this ironclad “monster” and were waiting for this moment a long time. When the Merrimac came into view she fought the Cumberland and ended up destroying it. The shell burst into the rail and knocked down nine men of the Cumberland. In the end the Merrimac destroyed the Cumberland. But no ship in the navy ever fought as hard or as brave as the Cumberland did.
In the book Ready Player One, being able to be in a virtual reality almost sound like you’re in a dream, but in the movie The Matrix being stuck inside a virtual reality without being aware of it is more like a nightmare. Being able have total control of entering and exiting to a different world where you can do anything you like can sound like fun. but what happens when you live inside a virtual reality and not being aware of it feels like you are a prisoner. In both these stories the protagonist are jumping in and out the virtual world, but are they both doing it so they can survive in the real world.
There are many similarities between the motion picture, Matrix, and Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game. The most striking of these is the way the movie and the book begin. The first chapter of the book begins with a conversation between two IF agents about how one believes that ender is the one. Similarly, in the movie the first words are from Trinity, also stating her belief that Neo is “the one”. The theme of the “chosen one” who is destined to save the human race is dominant in both the movie and book.
At the beginning, the two works have plentiful the same “story” (Dorall 303). Heart of Darkness tells a story about Marlow, a young captain. He reserves a commission to research Kurtz. Kurtz is an ivory trader, who works for a Belgian trading company and loses in the Congo jungles. Apocalypse Now’s background is Vietnam War. An American captain Willard gets a mission
Based on Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness written in the late- Victorian era, Apocalypse Now! gives a modern interpretation of the novella. Francis Ford Coppola’s film takes place in Vietnam War where he examines America’s foreign policies in the 1960’s. Conrad, on the other hand, recreates the effects of British colonialism in Africa. Both protagonists, Willard from Apocalypse Now! and Marlow from Heart of Darkness, travel upstream along the massive trees that hug the banks on a mission to find Kurtz. As they travel further into the heart of darkness, they forget about the rules and regulations of society, and experience the absurdities of evil and savage nature of the jungle and war. The similarities and contrasts between Willard and Marlow are worth further examination to see their transitions as characters, responses to foreign land, and causes and effects of meeting Kurtz.
Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now lacks the impact of its inspiration, Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. While the basic elements of imperialism and human nature remain intact, the characters of the film bare little resemblance to their literary counterparts. The film serves as a re-interpretation of Conrad’s novella, updated from 19th-century British imperialism in the Congo to a critique of 20th-century U.S. imperialism in Southeast Asia. Coppola’s changes in setting and plot structure, however, force the film to sacrifice the character development so crucial in the literary work. This detracts from the overall effectiveness of the film.
Comparing Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse Now Heart of Darkness, written by Joseph Conrad, and "Apocalypse Now," a movie directed by Francis Coppola, are two works that parallel one another but at the same time reflect their own era in time and their creator's own personal feelings and prejudices. "Apocalypse Now" was released in 1979 after two years in the making, as Coppola's modern interpretation to Joseph Conrad's novel, Heart of Darkness (Harris). Conrad's book is an excellent example of the advances writers and philosophers made in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This advance deals with civilized humanity's ability to be prepared for and know the unknown. (Johnson) Comparatively, Copolla's movie did the same in the late 1970's.
Although one is a book and the other is a movie, both Apocalypse Now which is directed by Francis Ford Coppola and Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad portray very detailed scenes by using various elements in their respective works. A scene is particular that stands out is the death of the helmsman which contains many similarities but also many differences between the two works. Similarities like the iconic fog that appears serve to convey a message of the helpless that the characters feel because at the mystery of their surroundings and of the uncertainly of what their tasks.
Captain Aubrey exhibits and demonstrates leadership characteristics that inspire his crew to be the best that they can be. One of the most important leadership traits that Captain Jack has is a single-minded focus on his purpose. All of his decisions are held up against the g...
Sphere and Heart of Darkness are incredibly similar and yet so different at the same time, as both characters have the grace and loyalty, but in conclusion, only one character has learned any lessons while the other suffers from not knowing the truth. An adventurous attitude can be beneficial and can lead to prosperous and exciting ventures for a person, but they can also lead to their downfall under the wrong
Written in the midst of British Colonialism, notions of journeying and travel dominate Conrad’s Heart of Darkness and Rhys’s Wide Sargasso Sea. Indeed, the authors undergo personal journeys of displacement in stepping out of the comfort zones of Late Victorian literary convention to produce texts that can be seen as early Modernist. Conrad and Rhys explore various literary functions of journeys with differing emphasis and with varying success. Whilst journeys in literature can provide intense visual description of unknown lands and sustain an engaging pace, both authors go further in their innovative use of the journey to direct and aid narrative technique; Rhys’s changes in narrative perspective and crucially Conrad’s use of the frame narrative.
Francis Coppola’s movie Apocalypse Now was inspired by the world famous Joseph Conrad novel Heart of Darkness. A comparison and contrast can be made between the two. Both have similar themes but entirely different settings. Heart of Darkness takes place on the Congo River in the Heart of Africa, while Apocalypse Now is set in Vietnam.