Darth Vader Essays

  • The Free Ryloth Movement In Lords Of The Sith

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    In Lords of the Sith, Darth Vader and the Emperor are trying to take down resistance movements in this book more specifically the Free Ryloth movement. Ryloth is a planet that is being occupied by imperial forces, The free ryloth movement is acting as terrorists in Lord Vader and his master's eyes. They soon realize that the reason the movement is succeeding so well is because they are having help from someone on the inside. So to take care of this threat Vader and the Emperor head to Ryloth with

  • Plot Summary for Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope

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    away, where we see her giving the secret documents and a cry for help directed at Obi-Wan, a Jedi and old friend, to R2-D2, a maintenance droid. After R2-D2 and C-3PO (another droid aboard the ship) escape on an emergency pod, Darth Vader takes Leia as prisoner, where Vader demands to know where the plans are. She refuses. R2-D2 and C-3PO crash land on the closest planet, Tatooine, where the set off to find someone to help them. After some squabbles between the two friends, they separate and go their

  • Star Wars: Where Science Fiction meets Fairy Tales

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    that his fate has been decided. This plot fits perfectly with the idea of Absentation because Luke is an ordinary person, there is tension in the family unit, and ... ... middle of paper ... ...orrupted by the Emperor. Punishment is swift when Darth Vader is strengthened by Luke’s cries for help, fights the corruption of the Emperor, destroys him and punishes the ultimate enemy. Lastly, Wedding is assumed when Luke tells Leia that he and she are siblings making Leia able to marry her love, Han Solo

  • Return Of The Jedi Analysis

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    and American culture was expressed by the film. Last, I will convey my personal reactions to the film. The Return of the Jedi’s opening scene has Darth Vader, Luke’s long lost father Anakin Skywalker, arriving to inspect the unfinished Death Star. The Officer in Charge greets Vader then asked him for more time to compete the battle station. Darth Vader warned him that the Emperor is displeased and is not as forgiving as him. Next, Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance assembled to rescue their

  • Star Wars Essay

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    Yoda leads him to have the knowledge of a Jedi. Luke’s visit to Yoda involved talking about how Darth Vader is, in fact, Luke’s father. Yoda gives his final advice before passing away right afterward. Ben Kenobi shows up in his spirit form that there is another Skywalker. Leia is Luke’s twin sister and she has the ability to be one with the force also. Luke knows that if he was to fail that Leia would be the Rebellions last hope. He returns to the Rebellion where information is told that a new Death

  • Compare And Contrast Star Wars And Star Trek

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    Star Wars and Star Trek impact our hearts and our minds but both of them do in it different ways. The characters in Star Wars and Star Trek are both extremely iconic and extremely well-written. Captain Kirk versus Luke Skywalker, Khan versus Darth Vader, and Spock versus Obi-Wan Kenobi, all these characters are very different, but inspired by one another at the same time. Kirk and Luke are both

  • Research Paper On Luke Skywalker

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    On his way to the mission he gave himself up to be captured in order to face Vader. He was hoping that he would be able to redeem his father by returning him to the light side of the Force. As the Battle of Endor began between Imperial and Alliance forces, Vader's Sith Master, the Galactic Emperor Darth Sidious, tried to turn Luke into his next trainee by goading him to embrace the dark side. Although Luke had beaten Vader, he refused to kill him and reaffirmed his promise to the Jedi way. Which caused

  • Essay On Princess Leia

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    The movie starts out with Princess Leia getting caught aboard the Death Star. She is captured by Darth Vader and interrogated for information about the location of the Rebel Base. In the meantime R2-D2 and C-3PO escape without being captured while withholding vital information that must be brought to Obi-Wan Kenobi. They travel on a ship landing in the desert land of Tatooine and soon end up in the hands of Luke Skywalker. Luke sees the message from Princess Leia that R2-D2 withheld and is then determined

  • Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back

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    are known as Jedi powers are able to use the Force to enable them to perform amazing feats. Much of the action in this installment involves Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine trying to capture Luke Skywalker and convert him to the dark side of the Force that they use for evil. The drama escalates toward the end as Leia, Han and Chewbacca are used by Darth Vader to lure Luke away from his Jedi training with the enigmatic Yoda and into a trap. What ensues as a result is both good and bad news for the

  • George Lucas' film Star Wars

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    This film contains many different examples to show that it has a link with fairy tales. The first is that the beginning sentence on the screen is 'In a galaxy far far away.' This shows a fairy tale beginning. There is both a villain who is Darth Vader with his Empire, and a hero who is Luke Skywalker, along with Hans Solo and Obi Wan Kenobi. There is usually a damsel in distress, who in this is case Princess Leia; she has been adapted as a modern princess, by being independent. The journey

  • Macbeth Tragedy Analysis

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    Which in turn created Darth Vader. He did not fall on his own because of the prophecy, of the chosen one, the Jedi, his mother, and his wife Padme all had a hand in making him something he was not just as the witches and lady Macbeth did to Macbeth. They wanted change to happen

  • Comparing Beowulf and Star Wars

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    Before the English, there were the greatest warrior tribes of all times, the Anglo- Saxons. The Anglo- Saxons were also known as the greatest fighters of any type of nomadic tribe that lived during that time. They were tribes that traveled from place to place killing anything in site. It is almost as if they only goal in life is to kill off anything they went against them. The first people to tell the first story of a great warrior would have to be the Anglo- Saxons. They depict there characters

  • From Homer’s Odyssey to Star Wars - The Unchanging Path of the Hero

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    From Homer’s Odyssey to Star Wars - The Unchanging Path of the Hero In the fiction world heroes have been one of the most entertaining figures. It has always been fun and interesting to read about heroic stories and about different obstacles that heroes had overcome. When someone mentions the word "hero" it is more likely to think of characters like Batman or James Bond, but it is for sure that if we had the chance to ask the same question centuries before, the answer would have been different

  • Star Wars

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    Star Wars Star Wars is a science fiction adventure novel. The symbolism and characterization was really excellent in the story. The story gives a great look into the future as it has many different types of things we have not yet invented; blaster rifles, space ships that go the speed of light, fat alien slugs, and beam swords. The plot of the story sucks you into the novel and makes you want to continue reading the novel. The plot of the story mainly reflects on a young boy, Luke Skywalker

  • Analysis Of Star Wars

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    Cutting between characters is sometimes quite rapid in a time of panic of confusion. It's used to show different emotions in the same situation. The camera angles in the film are varied to show different feelings and emotions. For example, when Darth Vader is introduced the camera is tilted up to show he is tall and powerful. Colouring is also very clear, right from the time the audience board a ship it is clear which ship they are on, this is because of the robots colouring and the humans'

  • Choose an extract from the film you have been studying and write an analytical essay exploring how the director has used a range of cinematic tech...

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    A movie is a set of images that tells us a story. The reason for them being so popular is because they allow us to escape from our ordinary lives into a completely different setting. Filmmakers use a range of cinematic techniques to build tension and engage the audience. Using the opening scene of Star Wars, I am going to analyse how George Lucas has used camera angles and movement; costume; lighting and special effects; music and sound effects and shot length in order to do so. To begin with, by

  • Duality in the Characters in Film

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    Duality is an instance of opposition or contrast between two concepts or two aspects of something. Duality can also be represented by two separate entities, or people for that matter, who provide contrast for one another. “Duality in people exists as qualities that seemingly in opposition of each other.” (Dualism in Film) The definition of duality can be seen in many ways, in modern cinema however, the meaning of duality is more specific, although its definition does not vary too much from what the

  • Princess Leia: A Figure of Female Empowerment

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    Often, in action films, females play a secondary role. The main female characters are often present just as "token chicks" so that women do not feel underrepresented, or they are present as a romantic interest. It is rare to see a female lead take charge and exercise her intelligence instead of utilizing her gender as the main tool to avoid or get out of tricky situations. In Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope, directed by George Lucas (1977), Princess Leia can be seen as a female symbol of empowerment

  • The Influence of Star Wars in Today´s Culture

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    begin, A New Hope. This episode is the one that began it all and lead to one of the most influential sagas of all time. Opening with the beautiful rebel leader Princess Leia, her ship undergoes direct attack from the known and feared villain, Darth Vader. He orders his troops to look about for important documents, meanwhile Leia says her famous message into R2-D2, a droid unit “Hel...

  • Star Wars A New Hope Movie Analysis

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    of by Luke's allied fighters who were with him in the battle. The next challenge was when there were enemy Star fighters sent after the fleet. This was also taken care of by the allies of Luke, but a couple fighters were shot down. After that, Darth Vader himself chases after Luke along with a few enemy fighters. When this happens, Han Solo and Chewbacca come in at the last second and eliminate the fighters so that way Luke can deploy the bomb and blow up the Death