Star Wars is the
first in a fantasy film trilogy with ground-breaking special
effects, but it is not the first chapter of the
saga. LOTR is the first in a
fantasy film trilogy with ground-breaking special effects,
but it is not the first chapter of the saga.
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select all if text is gone. The film begins
with written back story. The film begins with
narrated back story. The young hero,
Luke Skywalker, lives on a farm on Tattoine but dreams of
faraway adventures. The young hero, Frodo
Baggins, lives on a farm in Hobbiton but dreams of faraway
adventures. Obi-Wan, an old,
bearded and robed wizard, gives Luke his father’s
lightsaber, a powerful weapon. Gandalf, an old, bearded
and robed wizard, gives Frodo his uncle’s ring, a
powerful weapon. Obi-Wan
discovers a message hidden in droid R2-D2 which compels him
to send Luke on an adventure. Gandalf discovers a
message hidden in the ring which compels him to send Frodo
on an adventure. The Dark Lord
Vader’s agents learn from Jawas that a Skywalker has
the droid he seeks. The Dark Lord
Sauron’s agents learn from Gollum that a Baggins has
the ring he seeks. The
Stormtroopers attack Luke’s home while he is elsewhere
with R2. The Ringwraiths attack
Frodo’s home while he is elsewhere with the
ring. Darth Vader
(once good, now evil) gestures with his hand and attacks a
dissenter from a distance. He’s the main villain of the
picture though he serves an even darker unseen master, the
Emperor. Saruman (once good, now
evil) gestures with his hand and attacks a dissenter
(Gandalf) from a distance. He’s the main villain of the
picture though he serves an even darker unseen master,
Sauron. The first place
Luke visits is seedy Mos Eisley, where he visits a
cantina. The first place Frodo
visits is seedy Bree, where he visits a
tavern. There he finds
an ally in disreputable loner Han Solo, who helps him escape
his pursuers. There he finds an ally in
disreputable loner Strider, who helps him escape his
pursuers. The heroes are
forced to enter the perilous Death Star. The heroes are forced to
enter the perilous mines of Moria. The heroes fight
overwhelming odds in the Death Star, but Obi-Wan sacrifices
himself to let the others escape. Is this the end of
Obi-Wan? The heroes fight
overwhelming odds in the mines of Moria, but Gandalf
sacrifices himself to let the others escape. Is this the end
of Gandalf? During a
climactic final battle scene, Luke hears Obi-Wan’s
voice and realizes he must destroy the Death Star by
himself. During a climactic final
battle scene, Frodo hears Gandalf’s voice and realizes
he must destroy the ring by himself. Luke uses the
force to save himself, but he must always beware its
corruptive dark side. Frodo uses the ring to
save himself, but he must always beware its corruptive dark
side. He gets
unexpected, but welcome, help from Han Solo. He gets unexpected, but
welcome, help from Sam Gamgee. Characters: Characters: Luke is short,
his sword glows blue. Frodo is short, his sword
glows blue. Princess Leia is
both beautiful and strong. She encourages Han to fight for
the Rebel Alliance. She gives him a necklace. Princess Arwen is both
beautiful and strong. She encourages Aragorn to fight for
Gondor. She gives him a necklace. Chewbacca is
tall and carries a bow. Legolas is tall and
carries a bow. C-3PO and R2-D2
aren’t much in a fight but they make for good comic
relief. Merry and Pippin
aren’t much in a fight but they make for good comic
relief. The movie
foreshadows a romance between Han and Leia. The movie foreshadows a
romance between Aragorn and Arwen. Misc: Misc: Obi-Wan severs a
ruffian’s arm. Aragorn severs an
Uruk-Hai’s arm. Luke is attacked
by a submerged creature’s tentacles in the Death
Star. Frodo is attacked by a
submerged creature’s tentacles at the mines of
Moria. Obi-Wan was
played by Sir Alec Guinness, a British knight. Gandalf was played by Sir
Ian McKellen, a British knight.