Shakespeare‚ is a great tragedy. Although very well beyond the time of modern readers; Macbeth’s classical themes of betrayal‚ guilt‚ and revenge are still shown in most modern tragedies. The play of Macbeth seems to very similar to the modern sci-fi films Star Wars (Episode 1-6)‚ written and produced by George Lucas‚ for the sheer fact that both heroes of the stories turn to the dark side‚ which inedibility leads to their destruction. Although the main character‚ Macbeth‚ starts off as a good man eventually
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Stargate/Star Trek Comparison and Contrast Essay The Enterprise was the first space shuttle ever built and was named after the Enterprise star ship in the science fiction series of Star Trek. Science Fiction television shows have created a great reflection and influence on society. Two great examples of the Science Fiction series which had great influence and reflection of our society are the Star Trek and the Stargate series. The early 1960 series of Star Trek came at a time of immense change
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Synopsis: Star Trek Episode “The Measure of a Man” [1] Most of us are aware that the television series Star Trek was about a starship‚ the Enterprise‚ whose mission was to explore the galaxy. This ship was part of a larger organization known as Starfleet. Serving as a Lt. Commander on board the ship was an android named Data. Data was an extremely advanced and unique android even by the standards of 24th century science. He had a special processor known as a “positronic brain” that allowed him
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The movie saga “Star Wars” seems to be known by many as the movie that “created” tThe sScience fFiction film genre and is claimed to be unique‚ but there are many similarities between the seven main films. During your time in the class‚ “History on Film B” you will watch eventful movies based on different genres that define that genre and their time period. My class had the genre of “Science Fiction” and we watched two Star Wars movies‚ one of them being “Star Wars: A New Hope” which came out before
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- John Boyega: Reaching For The Stars Born in Peckham‚ South London‚ John Boyega found a passion for acting in Oliver Primary School. At the age of nine‚ Teresa Early‚ the artist director at Theater Peckham‚ noticed him and his talent. With a busy schedule and low finances‚ Boyega continued to follow his love of acting. After appearing in small roles here and there‚ Boyega was offered the opportunity of a lifetime‚ to star in the next installment of the Star Wars trilogy! This was a childhood
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Star Wars is one of those film franchises that literally everyone knows about. Actually‚ I’m not sure you can even draw a comparison with any other franchise out there. I’m not sure that there’s anything that can quite compare to the lasting impact that the Star Wars film series has. The original trilogy‚ the last film being released 32 years ago‚ has since spawned endless novels‚ video games‚ TV series‚ prequels and most importantly a rabid and devoted fan base who hold those original films very
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Critique Star Wars: A new hope "A long.long time ago‚ in a galaxy far‚ far away ." These short‚ simple words have influenced generations. Novices and Star Wars fans alike have enjoyed and thrived on these inventive movies. The writer and director‚ George Lucas‚ came up with the idea during his years at the University of California. He came up with a six part series‚ yet‚ the first movie to be produced was part four entitled Star Wars: A new hope. It was produced in 1977
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The film franchise of Star Wars has had an incalculable impact on society and culture. It’s paved the way for modern movie trilogies (such as "Lord of the Rings"‚ "The Matrix"‚ et al.)‚ embedded itself into popular culture‚ and changed the genre of science fiction. The main reason Star Wars is such a pertinent film franchise is due to its omnipresence. In 15 years‚ Americans will watch the Star Wars saga in narrative sequence (episodes I-VII and onward) because of how prevalent the storyline is in
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There’s not too many folks out there who don’t have any knowledge of the Star Wars universe. The cinematic space opera’s original trilogy has spawned into a global and cultural phenomenon of epic proportions. It’s influenced countless films‚ books‚ TV shows‚ as well as made an impact on the fashion world. Now Star Wars fans can further indulge their deep love of everything connected to the George Lucas franchise thanks to a brand new exhibit currently taking place in a city with its own otherworldly
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present day‚ Star Trek has represented what our culture strives to achieve. The show was boldly going where no man has gone before‚ and America was too. Part of the “American spirit” is to tackle momentous issues and improve upon the things we already have solved. In the 1960’s we dove into the Space Race and now we have breakthroughs in chemotherapy that has increased the 5-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer patients from 16% to 27% (and that percentage is continuing to raise). Star Trek embodies
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