Block 4-5B September 30‚ 2009 Star Wars and the Hero’s Journey In “Star Wars: A New Hope” created by George Lucas‚ the elements of the movie are very similar to those of Joseph Campbell’s The Hero With A Thousand Faces or “The hero’s journey”. This paper will describe how Lucas’s picture meets the elements departure‚ initiation‚ and return. Campbell describes all these elements in his book…the motivation for many of the themes and characters in that of Star Wars. “The point in a person’s
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Star Wars and The Matrix There holds in heaven‚ if there is a heaven‚ a cabinet so sublime‚ so extravagantly constructed as to hold the two classics: Star Wars and The Matrix. Star Wars was the original space-western journey of the seventies – The Matrix is the Star Wars of the noughties. Luke Skywalker was the well-built‚ blonde haired‚ blue eyed stereotypical American farmer of the time of Star Wars’ production. Today‚ western civilisation considers Neo an idol for modern boys. Neo is the
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“The star spangled banner” The composer is: Francis Scott Key. He is known for writing the lyrics to the national anthem. Born on August 1‚ 1779‚ in Frederick County‚ Maryland‚ Francis Scott Key became a lawyer who witnessed the British attack on Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. The fort withstood the day-long assault‚ inspiring Key to write a poem that would become the future U.S. national anthem‚ "The Star-Spangled Banner." Key later served as a district attorney for Washington‚ D.C. He died
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The Lord of the Rings‚ published in 1954‚ tells the tale of a young Hobbit named Frodo Baggins on his quest to destroy the One Ring‚ an all-encompassing evil device. Star Wars‚ the Epic Space Opera released in 1977‚ weaves a powerful story of Anakin Skywalker‚ and his journey from the light side to the dark‚ on his quest to bring balance to The Force. These two characters both exhibit many of the same qualities‚ from
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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 characters
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I compared this passage from Star Wars to a scene from The Alchemist. These dialogues are very alike in both characters‚ and conversation topics. Luke is very much like Santiago‚ and the Alchemist like Obi-Wan. Both duets discuss a partnership in which they travel to a place far away to achieve their personal legend‚ or life goal. Obi-Wan says‚ “...come away with me‚ and go to Alderaan” [II‚ II‚ Line 120] to Luke in Star Wars‚ and in The Alchemist‚ the Alchemist similarly states “I am going to
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J.J. Abrams movie‚ Star Trek Into Darkness‚ 2013‚ kept the viewers on the edge of their seats as they followed the characters through their battles in attempt to save their home planet and Starfleet. Every single one of the characters underwent a certain amount of growth and development‚ including their captain‚ James T. Kirk. Captain Kirk is thrown challenge after challenge‚ leading to a significant amount of growth in his wisdom and leadership throughout the movie. In the opening scene of the
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‘Star Trek Beyond’ Review: This Thirteenth Installment of Star Trek Franchise has got its Soul in the Right Place After a gap of three years‚ legendary ‘Star Trek’ franchise has returned to the theater screens in the form of ‘Star Trek Beyond.’ And if you have been an ardent fan of the science-fiction franchise all these years‚ you would be definitely touched by its storyline and theme. This movie is really about revisiting the good old times of Star Trek. And since it is also the film that features
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from a hidden base‚ have won their first victory‚" the screen announces. Fans’ eyes dart to read this opening of Star Wars: A New Hope‚ now a pinnacle in the domain of science fiction. Millions applaud its classical texture: the slight taste of fairy tale archetypes that appeals to a variety of audiences. These same paradigms also complement an underlying theme of the trilogy. Within Star Wars: A New Hope and Return of the Jedi‚ archetypes exist that exemplify the theme that good can triumph over evil
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Can you imagine a world without Star Wars? At first it seems simple; there would just be no more movies with lightsaber wielding Jedi or Yoda saying “May the Force be with you.” In reality a lot more might be different than you would initially think because Star Wars has shaped the movie industry that we see today in various ways. Specifically it had a huge economic impact not only on how movies are made today but also in the market. After Star Wars came out in the seventies there was a boom in
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