For the final essay question my term and quote of choice are Janissary and “Beware the dark side‚ Young Skywalker”. The choice of this term and quote combination was made because I feel that they represent the core messages showcased by Mohsin Hamid. The Reluctant Fundamentalist’s protagonist is a prodigal Princeton graduate named Changez‚ who‚ like Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars‚ is engaged in an internal battle of self-identity and place of loyalty throughout the story. Both Anakin Skywalker and
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How Star Wars Changed the World George Lucas was a young Hollywood director in the mid-1970s that had the opportunity from 20th Century Fox after his hit movie American Graffiti to create his own original space adventure movie that will soon be known as Star Wars. It has been forty years since Lucas has transported us to a “Galaxy Far‚ Far away.” The huge blockbuster franchise movie that we all know as Star Wars has truly changed the film industry‚ special effects and pop culture with just a draw
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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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The first episode of Star Wars to ever be released‚ - A New Hope‚ - was a huge success. Directed by George Lucas‚ the princess-protecting tale takes a typical storyline and adds a pinch of the impractical to create a beautiful and magical world with a compelling plot line and relatable characters. The way that Star Wars delivers fantastic creatures and devices through an approachable human lens helps make it the success it is. There is a scene of A New Hope where Luke realises something bad could
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Albert Einstein‚ a well-known physicist‚ once explained‚ “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For while knowledge defines all we currently know and understand‚ imagination points to all we might yet discover and create” (“Albert Einstein‚ Quotes”). He explains that people with novel ideas are unique because they hypothesize what other people have not discovered. People who are genuinely more creative are more artistic for their inspiration to learn what is unknown. There are countless American
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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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Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2 is a continuation of Guardians of the Galaxy. After a group of criminals combines forces to fight a villain with his mind set on destroying the galaxy in the first movie they have to do it all over again in the sequel. The sequel is very similar at the core but there are a few differences. Now‚ in Volume 2‚ Petter Quill learns the identity of his father the Demigod and planet Ego. Once Ego’s diabolical scheme to take over the galaxy is revealed the unlikely group
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It seems obvious to everyone that the biggest blockbuster hit currently in theatres is Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens. It has become one of the biggest movies of all time despite being in theatres for less than a month and it is clear that it will become the Star Wars franchise’s biggest hit not including inflation. As far as reviews go‚ it is much more critically acclaimed that than the horrendous prequel trilogy‚ but that is for another review. For those who haven’t seen it yet‚ which
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"Star Wars" was arguably the first in a new breed of high concept‚ high budget sci-fi action films. It was directed by George Lucas and originally released in only a few cinemas in 1977. However‚ the buzz around the film grew‚ and it is now one of the highest grossing films of all time‚ and along with its sequels‚ prequels and re-mastered re-releases‚ has a large cult following. I feel this is because of Lucas` ability to engage the audience through careful use of sound and camera technique; The
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The once there was a galaxy far far away where one man had to learn about becoming a hero and 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
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