Star Wars
Star Wars was made by George Lucas, an independent film maker and editor from San Francisco, California. It has become the most popular space adventure of all time and the most groundbreaking movie in cinema history. Star Wars has captured my imagination as well as the rest of the world.
Star Wars was more than a science fiction movie for me, Not only did it change the way we look at movies, it changed the way movies were made. I had never seen anything like it let alone anything to match it visually or technically. Star Wars reinvented the science fiction genre which opened the doors for aspiring filmmakers such as Ridley Scott, Jameson Cameron. and Dean Devlin.
In the early seventies movies were violent, grim, and downbeat. Instead of old fashioned heroes, the screens were dominated by hard nosed antihero’s who broke all the rules. Films like Taxi Driver, The French Connection, and Dirty Harry were very dark and dealt with the gloomy side of life. So when Star Wars hit the screens in May 1977 it took the world by storm, breaking all box office records and acquiring seven Oscars, making George Lucas an overnight success and a multi millionaire.
Star Wars was not only a huge success it smashed open the possibilities of what film could actually do. It was an enormous step forward in to how people perceived the cinema going experience. The film has a powerful theme and story which was executed in such a way that it was believable and exhilarating than anything I have seen before.
Most importantly Star Wars introduced techniques and innovations such as motion control which showed incredible dynamic movements never achieved before. Lucas also wanted his worlds to have a lived in feeling so surrounding were made to look used, beaten and rough to give the film a realistic look. These were major milestones in visual effects history and would change the way films were made for years to come. Like Star Wars it self the music was also a key element which defies conventional wisdom. At the time disco music dominated the music charts but Lucas followed his instinct and went with a classical soundtrack which was a huge risk but a genius move as it now has become one of the most memorable movie soundtrack in cinema history.
Overall, Star Wars proved to be a great movie of science fiction in its own right. A great fantasy adventure marketed for people of all ages. However, some would disagree with me and consider it ridiculous and the ‘worse thing’ to ever come out of the film industry. I personally believe that without this film the movie industry wouldn’t be where it is today. And the movie audiences would not have been entertained and amazed by such talented filmmakers responsible for movies like Alien, The Terminator, Jurassic Park and The Lord of the Rings, these films are constantly raising the bar and breaking the boundaries of film.
Year 1
New Media Foundation
Star Wars was made by George Lucas, an independent film maker and editor from San Francisco, California. It has become the most popular space adventure of all time and the most groundbreaking movie in cinema history. Star Wars has captured my imagination as well as the rest of the world.
Star Wars was more than a science fiction movie for me, Not only did it change the way we look at movies, it changed the way movies were made. I had never seen anything like it let alone anything to match it visually or technically. Star Wars reinvented the science fiction genre which opened the doors for aspiring filmmakers such as Ridley Scott, Jameson Cameron. and Dean Devlin.
In the early seventies movies were violent, grim, and downbeat. Instead of old fashioned heroes, the screens were dominated by hard nosed antihero’s who broke all the rules. Films like Taxi Driver, The French Connection, and Dirty Harry were very dark and dealt with the gloomy side of life. So when Star Wars hit the screens in May 1977 it took the world by storm, breaking all box office records and acquiring seven Oscars, making George Lucas an overnight success and a multi millionaire.
Star Wars was not only a huge success it smashed open the possibilities of what film could actually do. It was an enormous step forward in to how people perceived the cinema going experience. The film has a powerful theme and story which was executed in such a way that it was believable and exhilarating than anything I have seen before.
Most importantly Star Wars introduced techniques and innovations such as motion control which showed incredible dynamic movements never achieved before. Lucas also wanted his worlds to have a lived in feeling so surrounding were made to look used, beaten and rough to give the film a realistic look. These were major milestones in visual effects history and would change the way films were made for years to come. Like Star Wars it self the music was also a key element which defies conventional wisdom. At the time disco music dominated the music charts but Lucas followed his instinct and went with a classical soundtrack which was a huge risk but a genius move as it now has become one of the most memorable movie soundtrack in cinema history.
Overall, Star Wars proved to be a great movie of science fiction in its own right. A great fantasy adventure marketed for people of all ages. However, some would disagree with me and consider it ridiculous and the ‘worse thing’ to ever come out of the film industry. I personally believe that without this film the movie industry wouldn’t be where it is today. And the movie audiences would not have been entertained and amazed by such talented filmmakers responsible for movies like Alien, The Terminator, Jurassic Park and The Lord of the Rings, these films are constantly raising the bar and breaking the boundaries of film.
Year 1
New Media Foundation
