Star_Wars_4:_A_New_Hope vs. The_Odyssey The Odyssey and Star Wars are two great examples of epics. Both the stories fulfill the epic hero cycle to the fullest. In The Odyssey‚ Odysseus is the hero‚ he goes to Troy to fight a war and gets lost at sea for 20 years. In Star Wars Luke is the hero‚ he gets introduced to the rebel force that is trying to ensure the safety of their universe. The Odyssey and Star Wars follow the same basic cycle. Both adventures show hard challenging tasks
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The Mentor Archetype An archetype is an original model of a person or ideal example which can be copied by others. It is a symbol that can universally be recognized (The Writing). The archetype of being or having a mentor is well known in many situations and pieces of art. A mentor is a wise and trusted counselor‚ teacher‚ or adviser who can be a part of one’s life and experiences (Mentor). They are trustworthy and known for giving wise advice when come to with a problems. Mentors are also those
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“The Origins of Star Wars” Not so long ago in a galaxy a bit closer to home‚ George Lucas crafted one of the most iconic movies of all time. That movie was soon followed by a series of mind bending movies that captured the hearts and minds of generations up to this day. From light saber duels to the destructive power of the Death Star‚ Star Wars is one movie saga that we are all familiar with. But how did this captivating series come to be? How did it all begin? Just how did George Lucas come up
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’Star Wars: Episode 8’ Spoilers: The return of Han Solo and the connection between Snoke and Leia Fans are super excited about “Star Wars: Episode 8” and though the release is still an year away‚ some update has emerged about Han Solo. It looks like Harrison Ford aka Han Solo might return in “Star Wars: Episode 8‚” reports The Melty Galaxy. In an interview with Jimmy Kimmel‚ Ford indicated at the return of his character. Though he did not say anything when asked about his return‚ his mime act was
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The Odyssey & Star Wars The Odyssey has been called one of the greatest epic ever written. This epic was made by a man named Homer‚ a famous Greek poem writer. For years this had been considered the best epic ever written by man until Star Wars came along. Star Wars is kind of a future based version of the Odyssey‚ It was famous because of the technology and the characters incorporated in them. This hit movie was written by George Lucas and released in May 25‚ 1977. In both of the epics
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finding himself through his journey. You may know of this story because there was a clue in the first sentence. Yes‚ this is the story of Luke Skywalker and his journey to become a Jedi knight. However‚ you may not realize that during the filming of Star Wars IV‚ the director worked very closely with Joseph Campbell. What is a mythologist doing on the set of one of the greatest science fiction of all time? Well Luke experiences what Campbell calls the Monomyth Cycle‚ during the movie. While Luke followed
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1300 Star Wars VS. Star Trek It has long been debated by nerds worldwide: Star Wars or Star Trek‚ which one is superior. In this paper we take a look at the two universes so you can decide which is the greatest in history of the world. The three points discussed: 1) Geopolitical a combination of political‚ historical‚ racial; 2) Military tactics found in the two universes; and 3) religion and philosophy of each. In the Star Trek Universe the Federation was founded by the following four races
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Essay on Star Wars “Aren’t you a little short for a storm trooper?” (Lucas New Hope 40). Rings a bell‚ doesn’t it? This is one of the many quotes and a memorable one from Princess Leia in George Lucas’s saga Star Wars. Lucas had created an all American myth and was the first to do it. His movie saga used every archetype known to man and was inspired by the book The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell. Campbell’s book also had every archetype known to man in it. It affected an innumerable
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In the opening scenes of the movie Star Wars by George Lucas Princess Leia‚ who is a leader of the Rebel Alliance‚ has stolen the plans for the Galactic Empire’s new weapon‚ The Death Star. Leia has to get the plans off the ship so she records a message to Obi Wan Kenobi‚ an old jedi knight in hiding‚ and loads them onto a droid named R2D2. She sends him and another droid‚ C3P0‚ off of the ship on an escape pod which lands on the planet Tattooine. This is the home planet of the protagonist Luke Skywalker
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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‚ their starships are vastly different. In battle‚ Star Wars characters
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