Archetype In Modern Culture In The Film 'Revenge Of The Sith'

Star Wars is an action film, which feature many different archetypes. One of the famous characters from this movie is Han Solo. Han Solo fits the outcast character archetype the best. The outcast archetype is a person who has been banished from normal man. The first part of this could be due to to the character committing a crime of some sort. This relates well with Han Solo because he failed to pay his debt to Jabba. This means he was banned from going near him and his planet. He was nearly killed by a bounty hunter when at a bar, but luckily outsmarted him and killed the hunter. The second part deals with the wandering nature of the character. This also fits incredibly well with Han Solo because this is how Luke found him. He came along

“ The force will be with you, always.” This is advice given to Luke Skywalker by his mentor Obi Wan Kenobi. In the archetypal hero’s journey a wise and experienced mentor such as Obi Wan will often help guide or offer advice to the youthful and budding hero. Throughout time and across different cultures there are certain symbols, events and characters which can be found in literature and Star Wars IV: A New Hope follows this trend step by step. During the film Star Wars IV: A New Hope, the main protagonist Luke undergoes a stereotypical, or in literary terms an archetypal hero’s journey. Luke starts from humble beginnings and when he is called upon to save the galaxy; he then faces various tests which help him hone skills that he will need for the final life or death battle.

Episode IV was set during a time of war between the Rebellion, the good side, and the Empire, which is considered the evil side. The science fiction story is about a young man, Luke Skywalker, who travels into space to fight against the Empire. Luke is from the planet Tatooine, a desert, where he farms water with his uncle. Luke’s uncle buys two droids, R2D2 and C3PO, who happen to have been involved in the war and worked for the rebellion. Luke discovers a recording in one of the droids of Princess Leia saying she needed help, and that sparks the beginning of his journey. He meets Ben, also known as Obi-Wan Kenobi, who becomes his mentor, and teaches him how to use “the force”. In Star Wars, “the force” is a magical way for people to control things using their unconscious minds. Luke sets out on a journey into space to rescue the princess and join the Rebellion in the war effort. Luke and Obi-Wan meet Han solo, a pilot, and ask him to take them into space. They plan to go to Alderaan, Princess Leia’s home planet; however, they are unintentionally sucked into the Death Star, the spacecraft and weapon of the Empire. They find out that Princess Leia is being held in the Death Star, and they plan to help her escape. While Han and Luke try to help Leia, Obi-Wan is fighting Darth Vader, the evil leader of the Empire. Unfortunately, Obi-Wan is killed by Darth Vader; although, Luke, Han and Leia escape the Death Star. They go to a Rebellion headquarter and find the weak spot of the Death Star.

First, in “A New Hope”, Obi-Wan’s fight with Vader expresses the good vs evil conflict. When Obi-Wan states, “You can’t win, Darth. If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine” (67), he shows that good will win the fight no matter what happens. In their fight, the two are balanced with each other. Towards the end, Vader uses the overwhelming force of his talents and youth to take down Obi-Wan. Even though Obi-Wan is no longer alive, he became more powerful, showing that good will always prevail against evil. Lucas expresses how good is always more knowledgeable then evil and uses it to exploit evil’s weaknesses to defeat them. Even if it seems like evil has won a small victory, good always wins more from it. Next, in “The Empire Strikes Back”, Luke fights a good vs evil conflict within himself in the Dagobah cave. Luke realizes the evil inside of him when his head pops out of Darth Vader’s mask, stated when the narrator says, “The black helmet and mask fall away to reveal Luke’s head. Across the space, Luke gasps…” (51). Luke realizes the anger and aggression inside of him and what it could make him. Luke has to chose if he will prevail with good or become an evil servant to the Dark Side. He knows after his head popped out of Vader’s mask that he could just as easily head down the path just

“Do or do not,” says Yoda, in the acclaimed science fiction movie Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, “there is no try” (Empire). This quote is perhaps the most famous of the character’s, and perhaps one of the most famous in the whole franchise. It highlights an idea that the scene perpetuates: the fact you intend to do something doesn’t matter, only whether or not it is done. This is not a perfect metaphor for the application of knowledge, but it fits in rather easily. Without an effect, an application, all you have is abstract knowledge – that trying that Yoda denies – and in that way value has been diminished. Two areas of knowledge which especially highlight the values and limitations of that claim are the natural sciences and religion.

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When the creator of Star Wars, George Lucas, was interviewed nearly twenty years ago, he stated that it was not his intent to use Star Wars to create a new religion or ideology. However, regardless of his intent, the movie series has raised questions regarding its ability to attain such a devoted following, as well as the religious effects that it has on said following. Consequently, this thesis will investigate the religious themes and mythological elements of the Star Wars series and use this analysis to corroborate the position that Star Wars functions as religion for the fans. It will analyze the religious elements and myths that are embedded in the general story, as well as those that are unique to the individual movies, by highlighting

Since the beginning of Chancellor Palpatine and Anakin's relationship he has planted doubts in him about the Jedi Order. He manipulates Anakin by preying on his worst fears. Palpatine uses the force to give Anakin dreams of his wife Padme dying in childbirth. He places fear on Anakin, and then presents himself as a fatherly figure. Palpatine tells Anakin that the only way to save Padme’s life is through following him to the dark side of the

Anakin Skywalker’s journey in the galaxy made him my favorite character while watching the saga. Watching the prequel trilogy before the original trilogy, especially in episode one, had me rooting for Anakin. He was very kind and compassionate towards Qui-Gon Jinn and Padme Amidala who were strangers to him at the time. When Qui-Gon Jinn discovers Anakin’s extremely high midi-chlorians count, it is believed that Anakin is the Chosen One. Then Anakin is older in episodes two and three, it is evident that Anakin becomes power-hungry and controlling. He loves Padme very much and wants to prevent Padme’s childbirth death so he joins the dark side and pledges himself to Chancellor Palpatine’s teachings. At this part of the film, I did not know what to think. I continuously thought back on Anakin Skywalker as a young boy and wondering how this anger escalated so quickly. Throughout the original trilogy, Anakin Skywalker is known as Darth Vader. In episode six, Return of the Jedi, Darth Vader, who is perceived as the evilest being in the

He races home to find his family dead and nothing left but becoming a jedi (A New Hope Scene-by-scene. Web. 2010). In an effort to get to the Princesses planet they go to the Cantina, a bar filled with scam artist, where the find Han Solo and his co-pilot Chewbacca. Once they’ve settled on a payment their journey begins. What Obi-Wan and Luke don’t know is that in an effort to get Leia to talk Darth threatens and then follow through with blowing up her home planet.(Web. SparkNotes.com. Star Wars Episodes iv-vi. 2014) Eventually Han’s ship is pulled up by Darth’s and then they are forced to fight their way out. Obi-Wan encounters and allows Darth to defeat him, meanwhile Leia is rescued by Han, Luke, and the others. Without Obi-Wan but the rescue of the Princess the only thing left to do is defeat Darth’s ship, the Death Star. Against all odds and the discovery of the force Luke blows it up and is later awarded for heroic nature, as is Han and Chewbacca, ending the first of the epic series.

When starting out for the light side Anakin was determined and set on that he was going to become a master jedi no matter what it took he wanted to be known as one of the best for the light side. But then he changed his mind when being told by Emperor Palpatine to join the dark side. He joined them because Palpatine said everything that would be better if he went to the dark side and the potential he had. Palpatine said if he stayed with the light side he would just be wasted but if he joined the dark side he would be the leader. Anakin at first wanted to kill Palpatine right then and there but then thought about it and then a couple scenes later he cut the hand of Mace Windu off and then Palpatine zapped him with his lightning hands and killed him. Anakin then accepted his invitation the dark side and then he fought for them. Anakin was easy manipulated and controlled because he changes his mind so easily that he should not have been

Can two items be drastically different, but still attract a large audience? Most people would say yes, but is this limited to television programs? It’s definitely not, nor is it limited to the ownership by the same company. Star Wars productions with completely different aspects receive a great amount of popularity all the time. Star Wars the Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels, while similar in many ways, are vastly different programs. Star Wars the Clone Wars is an animated television program that was released in 2008 on cartoon network. While Star Wars Rebels is also an animated program, but was release in 2014 on Disney Channel. Despite their differences, the two shows are immensely popular and will create a legacy in the Star Wars universe. Most notably, the Clone Wars and Rebels differ in animation, improvement as time went on, and their length, yet the two come together to form a fan favorite production.

Set approximately 10 years after The Phantom Menace, this installment in the beloved saga sees Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and his Padawan Anakin Skywalker (newcomer Hayden Christensen) act as bodyguards to Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman) who now serves as the senator from Naboo. Obi-Wan spends the majority of the film tracking down Amidala’s would-be assassin, discovering a secret clone army for the Jedi in the process. Anakin, on the other hand, begins to fall in love with Padmé and takes the first noticeable steps to becoming Darth Vader.

Luke and turn him to the Dark Side. Luke has found Yoda and has a vision that

When watching the film, Star Wars, it is impossible not to be aware of the technology that is represented in the film, partly because it is so much more advanced than our own is now, but also because we can imagine how we might someday acquire such technology. The central theme in Star Wars is good versus evil, clearly demonstrated by the technology in the film. While the Rebels (the good guys) use technology primarily to fight for freedom and quality of life for all, the Empire (the bad guys) use technology to develop weapons of destruction and war in an attempt to rule the galaxy. In addition to these two opposing sides, there is another group that doesn’t use technology for war. This