Star Wars - Outside Reading 7/2

In class we had watched Star Wars Episode 4. I was so excited because I remember watching the Star Wars movies way back when. I LOVE Star Wars, and finally watching the oldest one again surprises me on how far special effects has come. I believe the main theme of Episode 4 would have to be rescuing Princess Leia.  The whole film was the adventure Luke, Obi Won, and Han Solo went through to find and save the Princess. Another theme within the whole Star Wars series would be good vs evil. Every time the empire was on screen they were talking about attacking the Republic or hurting someone in some way. Comparing Star Wars with a Western is quite funny. Before I never really thought about it, but now I do see many similarities. One example is when they went into the “bar”. There was arguing, fighting, music, drinking, many things that would also be happening in a Western film. I believe this film reached a very high level of popularity due to its originality, the main concept of the whole series, and its very entertaining and likable characters. Even the bad characters were likable in a way, and very memorable. Darth Vader is a major example of this. His loud breathing, and theme song are very recognizable. Involving the sort of “relationship” factor really helped girls relate and I believe was a key for women to enjoy the movie as well. Obi Won Kenobi was a big character with the development of this film. He was the mentor and the one who really explained a lot of what was happening. He was the one who I am sure many viewers looked up to through the whole film; there was a sense of loss to the movie. To this day Star Wars is one of my all time favorite series. The story and the graphics, especially the special effects in the newer films, really entertain me. After watching the film in class the other day… I am now in the process of watching all the Star Wars films in a row!