It Started with a Vision The creative mind of George Lucas has developed many different movies with different subject matter. Many of these movies, namely Star Wars, have pushed the envelope in the realm of special effects and sound. His demand for better special effects and sound increased the overall technology in the film industry, and continues to do so today with his company Industrial Light and Magic. In all of Lucas' films, his main concern is getting his view across to the audience
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It is the grand reopening of the Disney store in the mall. I am overly excited as the new store is undoubtedly going to have the new Star Wars toys. I rush over to the half scale Darth Vader statue standing on top of a circular shelving unit filled with numerous amounts of Star Wars plushes. I want the 3 ½ inch action figures not the plush Chewbacca staring me down with its huge black eyes. These aren’t the toys I’m looking for, I move along. Then I spot them hanging from racks on a shelf behind
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Loving Husband has always wanted to go to a Star Wars Weekend, but between deployments and everything else in life, we never got to go. However, this year was different. This year we were living 5 minutes from Hollywood Studios, where the event is held, and this year, we had free passes! LH’s work schedule screwing everything up is a running theme throughout our lives, so it was no surprise that we ended up not being able to make it to the park until the very last day of the event. We had managed
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi – I really wanted to like it. SPOILER FREE VERSION: I really want to like this movie. There are some very good bit in it. I thought they did a nice job adding to the Star Wars lore, but the movie was really gimmicky and heavy handed. A lot of people liked it and I’m happy for them. I personally felt it was a bit much. The movie is growing on me a bit, but it did not live up to my expectations. There were also 3 moments in particular that I really couldn’t stand, but I’ll
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Good vs. Evil By: Maria Domingo 3rd block- Ms. Best Good always seems to overcome the evil in every story, novel, movie etc. In both Beowulf and Star wars there is a hero and a villain. Their stories each have a meaning on what is good and evil, most importantly sacrifices. They fight for what they believe and to save their own people. In Beowulf, King Hrothgar builds a great Mead-hall called Herot, where his people and warriors can celebrate and share stories. Despite their celebrations
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If you have been living under a rock for the past 2 years, you may not know that the legendary Star Wars Battlefront has received a next gen reboot from developer Dice, renowned for their largely popular franchise, battlefield. After being initially teased back at E3 in 2013, Dice and EA have been working collaboratively to produce possibly the best, modern star wars game to ever hit the gaming market. A trailer was revealed back in April of 2015 showing some in game engine cinematics, teasing some
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I can't wait any longer. It's time.... RICHMOND THE SHIT YEARS! Proudly brought to you by The Real AFL Alliance and Bailey Ladders. Our ladder won't take 37 years to climb. Tonight we look back on season 1990. It was the birth of the AFL. And the Rebirth of the Richmond Football Club. Let’s have some fun with this tonight. I am a Star Wars fan. At least of the original trilogy (The others have been shit). For those of you who are also Star Wars fans, I want you to imagine the following as the
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“A New Hope” changed my life, but like all pivotal points in an adolescent’s life, I was too young to realize it. Seeing the film, I fantasized about the hero’s journey Luke embarked on. From being one with the force to wielding a lightsaber, at one point in time I began to think that Star Wars was real. As it turns out, his quest was real, and corresponds to the “Hero’s Journey”, a pattern in life and in art that everyone experiences and can learn to recognize. The Hero’s Journey begins with a
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Celia Pirita English 120 Professor Stafford 9 March 2015 Star Wars: A New Hope “Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope,” premiered in the United States in 1977, is a science fiction, fantasy, and action movie written and directed by George Lucas. The story takes place during a civil war in the Galaxy, a war between the Rebel Alliance and the Evil Empire. A young woman and a member of the Imperial Senate, Princess Leia takes documents containing information in regards to the Death Star during a secret
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The belief that mankind and the universe are intertwined in ways that strengthen the individual is best explored in the film, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back. The most clear example of how the concept is related in the film is with the training scene shared between the “mentor” character, Yoda, and Jedi-in-training, Luke. In this particular scene, Luke is struggling to understand the concept of the Force and how to properly harness its powers. Yoda, attempting to aid his struggling
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