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In the final episode of this video essay series I breakdown the climactic Battle of Yavin sequence from George Lucas' 'Star Wars'.
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Here's the sequence without commentary - vimeo.com/148603340
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Will Brooker:
"The one element that Star Wars genuinely introduces to Lucas’s
work, and that his previous films, from shorts to features, all lack,
is a direct, linear and conventional storyline, created through the
condensation of several earlier adventure stories into a powerful
narrative structure: the simple fable of a young man leaving his
home, finding his destiny, assembling a team and taking up the fight
against an enemy. Its explicit aim was to provide a modern fairy story
for a generation that had grown up without them."
*Edit: I mistakenly refer to Flash Gordon as a "TV serial". It was actually a film/cinema serial.
Further Viewing:
Star Wars: Empire of Dreams - bit.ly/1Y1Tq8r
George Lucas and Charlie Rose - bit.ly/1oo0gZu
George Lucas and Bill Moyers - bit.ly/1UZ4xxu
Film/TV References:
Flash Gordon (Stephani, 1936)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (Curtiz/Keighley, 1938)
The Dam Busters (Anderson, 1955)
The Searchers (Ford,1956)
Paths of Glory (Kubrick, 1957)
The Hidden Fortress (Kurosawa, 1958)
633 Squadron (Grauman 1964)
Electronic Labyrinth THX 1138 4EB (Lucas, 1967)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Kubrick, 1968)
THX 1138 (Lucas, 1971)
The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)
American Graffiti (Lucas, 1973)
Chinatown (1974, Polanski)
Jaws (Spielberg, 1975)
Star Wars (Lucas, 1977)
Apocalypse Now (Coppola, 1979)
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Lucas,1980)
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Lucas, 1983)
Top Gun (Scott, 1986)
The Last Temptation of Christ (Scorsese, 1988)
Saving Private Ryan (Spielberg, 1998)
The Thin Red Line (Malick, 1998)
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (Lucas, 1999)
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (Lucas, 2002)
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (Lucas, 2005)
Wars of the Worlds (Spielberg, 2005)
In the final episode of this video essay series I breakdown the climactic Battle of Yavin sequence from George Lucas' 'Star Wars'.
Support the channel + Extra Content - patreon.com/thediscardedimage
Here's the sequence without commentary - vimeo.com/148603340
For educational purposes only.
Follow Me:
twitter.com/julianjpalmer
fb.com/TheDiscardedImageUK
instagram.com/julianjpalmer
Sponsorship and business inquiries: julian@1848media.com
Will Brooker:
"The one element that Star Wars genuinely introduces to Lucas’s
work, and that his previous films, from shorts to features, all lack,
is a direct, linear and conventional storyline, created through the
condensation of several earlier adventure stories into a powerful
narrative structure: the simple fable of a young man leaving his
home, finding his destiny, assembling a team and taking up the fight
against an enemy. Its explicit aim was to provide a modern fairy story
for a generation that had grown up without them."
*Edit: I mistakenly refer to Flash Gordon as a "TV serial". It was actually a film/cinema serial.
Further Viewing:
Star Wars: Empire of Dreams - bit.ly/1Y1Tq8r
George Lucas and Charlie Rose - bit.ly/1oo0gZu
George Lucas and Bill Moyers - bit.ly/1UZ4xxu
Film/TV References:
Flash Gordon (Stephani, 1936)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (Curtiz/Keighley, 1938)
The Dam Busters (Anderson, 1955)
The Searchers (Ford,1956)
Paths of Glory (Kubrick, 1957)
The Hidden Fortress (Kurosawa, 1958)
633 Squadron (Grauman 1964)
Electronic Labyrinth THX 1138 4EB (Lucas, 1967)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Kubrick, 1968)
THX 1138 (Lucas, 1971)
The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)
American Graffiti (Lucas, 1973)
Chinatown (1974, Polanski)
Jaws (Spielberg, 1975)
Star Wars (Lucas, 1977)
Apocalypse Now (Coppola, 1979)
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Lucas,1980)
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Lucas, 1983)
Top Gun (Scott, 1986)
The Last Temptation of Christ (Scorsese, 1988)
Saving Private Ryan (Spielberg, 1998)
The Thin Red Line (Malick, 1998)
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (Lucas, 1999)
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (Lucas, 2002)
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (Lucas, 2005)
Wars of the Worlds (Spielberg, 2005)
