Fighting Sith Lords and Gender Stereotypes Social differences have existed in culture for as long as human history began. These differences can help define people, but at times may also create negative stereotypes. Racial minorities, the LGBTQ community, certain religious people, women, and those of different socioeconomic classes are often given stereotypes that depict them in negative ways. In this paper, women are the focus. While films often times give stereotypical traits to woman, Star…
The Freeza Saga represents Dragon Ball Z's closest approach to what might be called the textbook example of the monomyth, even though it does not cover all seventeen of Campbell's stages. The tail-end of the Saiyan Saga serves as the catalyst for the Departure act; Goku and his friends need to travel into outer space to the planet Namek to bring their comrades killed by the saiyans back to life, including the creator of the dragon balls. This need to find new dragon balls creates the Call to…
A Hard Days Night its celebrating 50th its anniversary this year which enhances my reasons for choosing this film. In this paper, I will argue its historical and cultural significance, its influences on modern films, particularly the music video and demonstrate how Richard Lester’s techniques paved the way what seems the norm in the industry. I will also look at the other elements that make the film so iconic today. My Paper will cover concepts such as the influences of ‘The New French Way’…
Set prior to the events of the third installment of the Star Wars series, A New Hope, Rogue One tells the story of the behind-the-scenes heroes that acquired the infamous Death Star’s blueprints essential to its destruction. Set in a variety of locales, the most notable being Jedha, an Imperial-held desert moon, Eadu, housng an Imperial research facility, and Scarif, home to the Imperial data bank. With atmosphere as varied as location, there is always an underlying tone of hopefulness laced in…
In the Force Awakens, Leia must deal with her emotions revolving around her son, Ben, who had fallen to the dark side of the force. As Han tells her that he had seen their son, a look of concern comes over her face. Even with his betrayal, Leia says of her son to Han, “you think I want to forget him, I want him back.” She continues to say “we can still save him,” because “there is still light in him, I know it.” She refuses to give up one those she loves, and believes fervently in their…
the hunger games, but she has to because she volunteered for Prim because she didn’t want her younger sister to die in the arena. But with Luke he wants to go and fight the empire, but his uncle is forcing him to stay on the planet and live with them. But Katniss is really afraid to be going into the hunger games she thinks she has a 0% chance to win and Luke is saying that he can fight with the rebellion and defeat the empire with no fear in his voice. But something that is alike in the…
Essay Bertina Davoodi This is a story about a boy who is not a normal boy and he go to school with another normal people. he have a bad feeling and he thinks he has two friend, but he understand jack is not his really friend. August loves Star Wars because he wants to be a hero, he wants people like him, and he identifies with Boba Fett. August is a hero because, he want to help to people and it`s not important if people laugh to him. he just want to help people, for example in the story he…
A long time ago in a galaxy quite near, many intelligent minds have changed the way we here Star Wars to create many contrasting versions. Verily, A New Hope is a Star Wars play, it is written in Shakespearean. The movie is the original 1977 film produced by George Lucas, A New Hope. For the final Star Wars comparison, the radio drama. The radio drama, much like the movie/screenplay, involves a newer, more easily understandable conversations. These three texts have unknown differences that…
Shaping the Galaxy: Jedi vs Sith In the Star Wars universe there is something known as The Force. The force flows through all beings and certain individuals can command The Force to provide them abilities normal people don’t have. Those gifted with the force chose between following the light or the darkside, followers of the light are called Jedi and followers of the dark are known as Sith. These orders are very similar but also different in some key ways. Both the Jedi and Sith are orders…
Star Wars Rogue One: Film analysis. Star Wars has always been an intrinsic part of my life. Its been an influence on how I view politics, storys, and art. My fisrst exposure being a dusty vhs tape in the around 1995 of the mepire strikes back. And evr since, my family religiously gos every film opening week at the theatre. Rogue seems to be a prequal that never was. Fusing elements aevery sgeneration of star wars viewers would appreciate. And iff anything, this film seem like awash with the…