George Lucas managed to illuminate the world in 1977, with his mesmerising and delightful rousing adventure, Star Wars. A story of an epic struggle between the defiant good alliance and the malicious powerful evil empire, this sci-fi classic is charged with spectacle and adventure. Its evocative sound track and its avant-garde, eye-popping special effects, without a doubt, proclaimed it a revolutionist. Lucas paid homage and terrifically borrowed clichés and themes from other movie genres and synthesised
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I was very surprised at how many people and time it took to make just 1 minute of film for Star Wars Episode III. I have seen all of the star wars movies and I knew that they involved a lot of work, but I truly was taken aback by the actual number of people that the movie required for one 60 second scene. I heard in the clip that this was one of the most important scenes from this film, but still could not believe what it took put it together. The amount of people working on the shot where the camera
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George Lucas is one of the most influential film makers in Hollywood history. He is also the guiding force behind Star Wars and its sequels. The Star Wars movies tell the story of the rebels Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, and Han Solo as they battle the evil imperial forces of Darth Vader. These films became some the most popular motion pictures in history. Lucas was born in Modesto, California, and educated at Modesto Junior College and the University of Southern California, graduating from
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Mid-June, 1993 a film that would win 27 awards including a Grammy, BAFTA, and an Academy award was released. This film would explode the box office bringing in $357.1 million and become the first stepping-stone in the Jurassic Park franchise. The forth Jurassic Park instalment, Jurassic World, has arrived prompting the old audiences to revisit the original jaw dropping instalment, Jurassic Park. The film’s success was inevitable once the internationally acclaimed director of Jaws and ET was on board;
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Conflict within families has been present in human societies since the beginning of humans themselves and has remained extremely pertinent wherever families may exist; in fact, you could say that familial conflicts began a long time ago and could even exist in a galaxy far, far away. Even in the midst of a galactic civil war, it is possible to identify interpersonal problems within families and examine how different methods of communication could provide remedies for the conflicts. In this essay
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"I find your lack of faith disturbing." Is an infamous quote from the villain Darth Vader in the epic saga of Star Wars. Star Wars IV: A New Hope was released in 1977 and changed the science fiction world forever. At first glance, this was just a heroic tale of a young Jedi trying to overthrow evil, otherwise known as the Galactic Empire. Being the focal point of futuristic fantasies and technological advancement, Star Wars paved a new path for what was to be expected from movies. After several years
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The Focus of a Young Jedi George Lucas once said “ Always remember, your focus determines your reality.” In Star Wars IV and Homer’s The Odyssey, the heroes, Odysseus and Luke Skywalker, show themselves as focused,intelligent, men. Luke and Odysseus are both determined but Luke is more focused on his mission because of the situations, courageousness, and motivation. Unlike Odysseus, Luke is more focused on his mission because of the situations he was put in. An example of why Luke is more focused
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When you think of Star Wars who comes to mind? Luke Skywalker? Han Solo? Darth Vader? Well, the new trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story aired during the Olympics this week. Set between Episodes III and IV, the story centers around Rogue One Squadron, the group of people who steal the plans to the Death Star. Their presence is alluded to in Episode IV before the final climatic battle. Since the movie’s announcement fans everywhere have been dying to see trailers for the film, and they were not
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1. Overview. STARSHIP TROOPERS is the story of Johnnie “Juan” Rico and his transformation from high school student to a seasoned platoon commander in the Mobile Infantry, the space soldiers of the future. Juan’s story starts his senior year of high school. Juan’s best friend Carl intended to join the Federal Service in the electronics field, and Juan much to his parent’s disgust decides to go with Carl to the recruiter. There they meet a fellow classmate, Carmen who is signing up to be a pilot
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Episode IV: A New Hope Far off in a distant galaxy, the starship belonging to Princess Leia, a young member of the Imperial Senate, is intercepted in the course of a secret mission by a massive Imperial Star Destroyer. An imperial boarding party blasts its way onto the captured vessel, and after a fierce firefight the crew of Leia’s ship is subdued. The dark, forbidding figure of Darth Vader appears, brutally interrogating the crew and ordering his stormtroopers to search the ship for the secret
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