Luke Skywalker Luke Skywalker is a fictional character from original movie’s Star Wars made by George Lucas. The person that played Luke Skywalker was Mark Hamill. He is an important figure in the movie Rebel Alliance's. He the brother of Princess Leia Organa. Luke Skywalker first name was "Luke Starkiller". The fictional character went through many design changes. Luke was at first designed as a 60 year old grizzled war hero. The name "Starkiller" continued for a couple months of filming. Hamill
Luke Skywalker Typical Hero “I want to come with you to Alderaan. There's nothing here for me now. I want to learn the ways of the Force and become a Jedi like my father.” With this statement, Luke Skywalker is already on his way towards a story that is both familiar and different to all heroes. He identifies with several reoccurring traits that many heroes are cast with. Luke is estranged from his natural parents and, as he gets older, finds himself anxious to pull away from his loving foster
Luke Skywalker: a Modern Epic Hero Luke Skywalker is an example of someone who embodies a modern epic hero. Skywalker is the central figure in the movie Star Wars IV A New Hope written by Gorge Lucas who reflects the values and heroic ideas of his society. Luke faces many laborious challenges throughout his journey to destroy the evil Empire. Throughout this journey, Luke stays true to himself and does not give into the thought of failure and believes in the force. Luke is tenacious, courageous
protagonist Luke Skywalker from George Lucas’ film Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and Hamlet from William Shakespeare’s play drama Hamlet. Luke is a common farm boy from Tatooine that wanted to go off to join the Imperial Academy, but has to stay to help his aunt and uncle tend to the farm. Hamlet, however, does not come from very humble beginnings. He is the Prince of Denmark, and is dealing with his fathers recent death along with his mothers remarriage to his uncle. Luke Skywalker and Hamlet
bound. However, they actually have three distinct stages where they develop into the character we grow to love. In George Lucas` “StarWars IV: A New Hope.” Luke Skywalker is a quintessence of of an archetypal hero because he goes through initiation stage through distinct phases of separation, transformation and the return stage. Luke Skywalker begins his journey as farmer boy on a remote planet and becomes the hero of the galaxy. However, this process the not happen quickly. Rather, it is a difficult
It symbolizes the coming-of-age theme as the main focus. Williams composed this leitmotif for Luke Skywalker to reflect his own interpretation of the character’s “brassy, bold, masculine, and noble qualities” (Lerner 99). Most composers connote masculinity through the use of “the martial duple rhythms, the trumpet timbres for the melody and the leaping
it is permissible to do so. To illustrate Clifford’s and Long’s point of views, Luke Skywalker in Star Wars could be an example in deciding whether to believe the Force or not. Luke does not have any reliable evidence on the Force before choosing between it and the tracking computer to target the Death Star. Even we know the Force indeed exists in the movies, it is merely a faith for Luke at the moment. So is Luke morally justified to believe in the Force at this battle scene? William Clifford would
1 Identification of the hero/ordinary world (2) The hero in Star Wars IV: A New hope is Luke Skywalker, who is the son of Anakin Skywalker. Luke begins his adventure in the ordinary world of moisture farming on the desert planet, Tatooine - which is normal for him. We understand that Luke is still an immature boy when he begins to complain about power converters in the farm. But as we begin to know more about his character, we also learn that he desires a life of adventure and not the safe, monotonous
them for sale. The Jawas then sell both of the droids to Owen Lars, an inhabitant of Tatooine. Luke Skywalker (Owen’s nephew) is then put with the task of cleaning the droids, where he accidently comes across the secret message. The only person he can think of with the last name of “Kenobi” is Ben Kenobi, a person who lives in the desert of Tatooine. During the night, R2-D2 slips away to find Ben. Luke goes out to find R2, towing C-3PO along with him. They find R2, and, after an unfortunate event
Gods, goddesses, and religions as a whole, have been a fundamental concept of humankind ever since the beginning of time. These celestial deities were proclaimed to be the founders of the universe and all that is. In ancient times, humans preached about miracles and fates that were certain, but then turned another way and resulted in unexpected conclusions. This was all due to the manipulation of beings that were far greater than any other that has been seen. Supposedly, no mortals were able to be
Journey. One famous creation that follows The Hero’s Journey is the science fiction film trilogy: Star Wars, created by George Lucas. Lucas depicts the struggles that take place along the path of adolescence through the story of a protagonist Luke Skywalker, who strives to become a Jedi Knight to show that Campbell’s Hero’s Journey reflects the struggles that youth go through whether they are depicted in a story or not. There comes a time in every young man or women’s life where he begins to start
Obi-Wan Kenobi serves as a mentor to the young Luke Skywalker, leading him in the direction of heroism, teaching him the ways of The Force, and guiding him through peril. Luke’s turmoil begins after purchasing the droids C3P0 and R2-D2 from local Jawas. The R2 unit runs off, forcing Luke to chase after, and find it. While in the deserts of Tatooine, Their adventures in the taverns of Tatooine, filled with criminals, bandits and thieves takes Luke away from the ordinary world, away from anything
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
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 a light saber that has good meaning is white or blue and if the
understand. The hero Luke Skywalker lives on the planet Tatooine and wants to get off the planet, but his uncle wants him to help for the next harvest. Meanwhile in the galaxy an evil force is destroying planets that gets in its way, the ship is called the Death Star. Princess Leia, the leader of the Rebel alliance sends 2 droids to give a message to Obi-Wan Kenobi to help Princess Leia destroy the Death Star. The droids meet Luke and they find Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke joins them on their mission
Therefore, Luke Skywalker is constructed by George Lucas, as a hero, which is demonstrated through his actions of ensuring that the Rebels prevail over the Empire. Reinforcing Campbell’s theory of ‘the Hero’s Journey’, Luke Skywalker is an atypical hero, as he does not challenge the traditional role of a hero and effortlessly displays the true values of a real hero. The timeless values of self-respect, persistence, courage that Luke Skywalker portrays is the reason why his character
original Star Wars trilogy. Children everywhere sat in theaters in 1983 and experienced awe at the green blade of Luke’s new lightsaber, felt the triumph of Han Solo’s accidental revenge on Boba Fett, the sadness of Yoda’s passing, the surprise of Luke and Leia’s relationship, the excitement of speeder bikes, the suspense of the finale with Leia’s injury, Lando’s escape, and Luke’s fight to save his father. Despite that some believe that “Jedi is a Reagan-era movie: a slick, sentimental, derivative
information to find where Luke Skywalker. On the planet where she finds Maz Kanata, Rey is looking around as she found a lightsaber that belongs to Luke Skywalker. Touching it makes her vision her future. Her future shows her fighting Kylo Ren. (Star Wars The Force Awakens). Rey’s first steps on her journey consists of her refusing to follow Destiny and
through strategy rather than brute force. In addition, the film makes a statement about how humans should not allow technology to dehumanize oneself the way General Grievous does and becomes fully cybernetic, except for his vital organs. Although Luke Skywalker is given a cybernetic hand and constantly has access to some of the most advanced assault drones in the galaxy, he refrains from using much more than just the force and his lightsaber while his counterpart Darth Vader has allowed technology to
goals. Luke Skywalker had many goals throughout the movie, and he faces many challenges that are roadblocks in each of his goals. Along with challenges, there are also helping hands that may guide someone towards their goal, or give someone motivation to complete their goal along with directly helping someone at times. Luke also experiences this throughout the movie, with every challenge ththere is some form of motivation or helping hand. The first goal in the movie is that of Luke, and his