joi, 24 noiembrie 2011

Will the popularity of Star Wars ever decrease?

By Scott Baker


With six blockbuster movies, and countless books, video games, and comic books over a 30 year span, Star Wars is one of the most enduring sci-fi franchises in all of pop culture.The massive number of Star Wars t-shirts available also backs up it's popularity.

With a dizzying assortment of weird alien creatures and futuristic planets as imagined by director George Lucas, the series has sparked the imagination of viewers everywhere.The Star Wars universe depicts an interconnected Galactic Empire, with inhabitants of different planets making heavy use of space travel.

In 1977, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope was released, the first of the series.A New Hope was well-received worldwide, and audienced everywhere craved a continuation of the story.In what would become known as the Original Trilogy among Star Wars fans, the fifth and sixth episodes, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi, joined A New Hope.

The first few movies revolved around Luke Skywalker, a young boy who joins a rebel group in order to overthrow the evil, dictatorial Empire, and rescue the beautiful Princess Leia.Joining Luke is the mercenary Han Solo and his Wookiee partner Chewbacca.Helping Luke defeat the evil Empire is his discovery of the Force, a power used by Jedis to perform astonishing mental and physical feats.It's not uncommon to see avid fans wearing a Star Wars t-shirt featuring many of the characters..

Three additional Star Wars movies were released, collectively referred to as the Prequel Trilogy.The prequels were composed of Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Episode II: Attack of the Clones, and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.The story focused on the Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi and his pupil Anakin Skywalker, and culminates with the creation of Darth Vader, the most feared man in the galaxy.

There is source material for an additional three episodes, as the original plan was to have nine episodes for the entire saga.A Star Wars television series is also being planned.No doubt the television series will lead to more merchandise including a number of Star Wars tees.




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