The Phantom Menace: An Analysis

One of the most iconic scenes from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope is when Luke Skywalker is standing in front of the binary sunset- the twin suns of Tatooine. Luke was just left behind by his friends because they were able to go to space and he was just told by his uncle that he must stay on Tatooine for another year. He has waited all his life to leave and go on adventures in space.

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.

“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.

While portraying his groundbreaking role as Qui Gon Jinn in the 2002 hit movie Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Liam Neeson is quoted as saying, “Your focus determines your reality.” In the context of Salem, Massachusetts, this means that if one focuses on witches and witchcraft, their reality will then become witches and witchcraft. This is exactly what happened during the Salem Witch Trials during the late 1690’s, as immortalized in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. The small Puritan colony became so engrossed with fear of the Christian Devil™ that they began to suspect their own neighbors, and a select few individuals began using that fear for their own personal benefit, accusing their neighbors for the sake of righting wrongs

The creator and director of Star Wars, George Lucas, was incredibly successful for his movie series, but even more successful for its overall purpose: to sell toys to ten-year old boys. The use of ethos, pathos, and logos are very abundant in this movie. Ethos, Greek for “character”, is anything referring to or relying on the author’s credibility. Pathos, Greek for “emotional”, is anything that makes you feel emotion. Logos, Greek for “word”, is anything that makes you think. By using these he was able to persuade the audience into thinking, feeling, and loving Star Wars, making the audience want to purchase figurines.

Born on the planet Anzat, Varin was the Emperor of the Korvic Empire which fought the Galactic Republic for control of the Galaxy. A Gray Jedi discovered Varin's Force

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The story begins thirty years after the events of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi. The First Order has risen from the ashes of the Galactic Empire and is opposed by General Leia Organa and the Resistance, both of which seek to find the missing Jedi Master Luke Skywalker who had disappeared. In the hassle of this search, new heroes rise in the form of Rey, a Force-sensitive scavenger from Jakku Finn, a stormtrooper who defected from the First Order and Poe Dameron, the best pilot in the Resistance. They are helped by Han Solo in their search for Skywalker and their mission to destroy the First Order's new superweapon, Starkiller Base, which targets the New Republic and the Resistance for destruction. They are opposed by villains such

Much of the Star Wars ' credibility and popularity is owed to the richness of its fictional world as defined by writer/director George Lucas. In an interview, Lucas states that the original idea for Star Wars was modelled on the movies of his childhood, The “Flash Gordon movie serials and Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter of Mars Series of books.” The mise-en-scène in Star Wars plays a vitally important role, so the question explored in this essay is how the use of mise-en-scène adds depth to the themes in Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope (1977), paying particular attention to ‘good versus evil’. This theme stands out in because it speaks to one of the oldest struggles of all, the battle between right and wrong.

“Luke, I am your father”, is a line that is well known around the world by its fans and even by people who has never seen the Star Wars movies. It’s a movie and text that everyone has heard of and that has also influenced their life in some way. Since it was first released in 1977, its fans had found ways to incorporate the fantasy/science fiction film into the everyday life, weather its dressing up for Halloween as one of the characters or even saying to a friend, “May the force be with you”. George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars created a story that children can relate to and help them to use their imagination of the possibilities of life in outer space. Anakin Skywalker is a magnificent example to the coming of age theme as he grows in to the person he is

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.

This political cartoon illustrated by Greg Perry depicts the famous antagonist of the movie saga Star Wars, Darth Vader. He is shown with facial features like Canada’s former Prime Minister, Stephen Harper. Darth Vader is shown grasping a copy of an article about Bill C-51. The two letters, ‘PM’ are inscribed on Darth Vader’s chest plate. This confirms that Vader is a symbol of comparison to Harper. Vader is seen to utter the two words of “TRUST ME”, as it is the only dialogue he is using in this cartoon. This cartoon also has a caption ‘PRIVACY WARS.’

The news caused a great annoyance in the Force for many "Star Wars" fans who have waited patiently for any news about the extremely anticipated installment in the series. Disney announced the title on Twitter along with a teaser poster that had the iconic "Star Wars" title font in red rather than its signature yellow. Some citizens found the title to be a bit threatening — maybe a signal that Luke Skywalker, played by Tony Hamill, may be in threat. We last saw Skywalker as a grayish old man at the end of "Force Awakens" standing silently in front of Daisy Ridley's Rey as she extended a light saber to him. Others pointed out that Jedi can be plural, however, so the title may not prefigure the end for Skywalker.

Personally, the three Star Wars prequels were a disappointing follow up to the original trilogy. The little plot that exists in the prequels, particularly the first, moves slowly and dully. Much of the comedy attempted in these movies fell flat, while the actors spout meaningless drivel with excess solemnity. Backstory was given to the first movies, but many questions not asked were answered. Many Star Wars fans opted to not watch these prequels because of the poor feedback given.

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