begins. The second stage is the “refusal of call”; Uncle Owen tells Luke of his other important duties. However‚ when Luke finds his family house burned‚ the “answering call” stage is initiated. Soon‚ Luke meets the “guide/talisman” figure‚ Obi Wan Kenobi‚ an old family friend who offers help. Luke also meets “companions” such as R2D2 and 3CPO‚ his servants that are ironically related to other figures he encounters in the story. The last stage of the separation‚ “entering the belly of the whale‚” is
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example‚ in the well-known fairy tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarves‚ the dwarves are the guide or spirit that provides Snow White with food and shelter while she is in the sacred world. Similarly‚ in the George Lucas movie “Star Wars”‚ Obi Wan Kenobi acts as a guide for the protagonist Luke Skywalker. The guiding spirit in this case‚ is the own conscience and integrity of the protagonist. Reflecting on his decision to refuse help‚ the protagonist realizes his mistake and is overwhelmed with shame
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spies‚ “they are everyone‚ they are no one”) and unapproachable by Neo. Both stories are about the child overcoming this ‘father’. The outside worlds that conspire to crush the heroes are the Empire and the AI machines. Yoda & Morpheus and Obi-Wan Kenobi show similar parallels. If you were to translate the images of Star Wars into modern vernacular‚ you may come up with The Matrix. Both movies use the common device of the potential hero being either sought out or roped into peculiar circumstances
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Star Wars is an American epic space opera franchise centered on a film series created by George Lucas. The film series‚ consisting of two trilogies‚ has spawned an extensive media franchise called the Expanded Universe including books‚ television series‚ computer and video games‚ and comic books. These supplements to the franchise resulted in significant development of the series’ fictional universe‚ keeping the franchise active in the 16-year interim between the two film trilogies. The franchise
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Daoism is often related to Star Wars and it is said that George Lucus is a daoist. Throughout the two series of Star Wars‚ there are many references to Daoism. The “force” is probably the biggest give away that Star Wars is Daoistic. Obi-wan Kenobi‚ a Jedi knight says that “The Force is what gives the Jedi his power. It ’s an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together." In Star Wars the force is something that the Jedi have. Both
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Aaron Piavis Professor Meiers 12/9/13 Course Project Fate and Destiny in Science Fiction How many people believe in some form of philosophical fate or destiny? Quite a few based on today’s entertainment industry. “Over the last decade there has been a significant shift in the attitudes of philosophers as they have become increasingly receptive the the opportunity to apply the methods of philosophical inquiry to film.” (Sanders 1) Fate and destiny can be seen as a theme in all kinds of movies
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The playwright of Macbeth written by William Shakespeare in the 1600’s takes place in Scotland‚ Europe at Macbeth’s castle. The galactic‚ futuristic saga of Star Wars written in 1977 by George Lucas takes place all around the galaxy. Both big creations even to this day and have very similar characters. The character from Macbeth is Macbeth and from Star Wars is Anakin Skywalker‚ their personality traits favor a lot. Not only do these two parallel but the supporting characters were very similar. The
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Lights! Camera! Action! What are two of the most popular TV franchises ever? Star Wars is a movie series with 7 two hour episodes with two more in production. Star Trek is a TV show with 45 minute episodes‚ 7 seasons‚ and 5 series. Star Wars and Star Trek are very engaging movie series with different plots and starships but both have similar weapons and protagonists that have the same types of relationships. One of the things that both series have in common is that they both have starships. However
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just a humble farmhand working for his uncle‚ but all of that changes when he comes across two droids that just so happen to be harboring the plans for the evil Empire’s new battle station‚ the Death Star. After meeting up with Jedi master Obi-Wan Kenobi‚ Luke sets out on an adventure that involves everything from run-ins at a rough bar to shoot-outs aboard the Death Star and a climactic space battle at the end of the movie. One of the more memorable scenes in the movie is when Obi-Wan is showing
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The lightsaber was one of the most powerful weapons in all of the Star Wars universe. This weapon was wielded by only the Jedi and their Sith counterparts. It was used in battle and was superior to all it came into contact with. The lightsaber was seen a great deal of times throughout the first movie‚ “A New Hope.” It represented the talisman in Luke Skywalker’s quest for victory over the evil Darth Vader. This lightsaber was a major part of the film‚ for it would symbolized three key points in the
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