Star wars revenge sith sci fi futuristic action movie film 8. However he has also said he had the idea long before then. Star wars is an american epic space opera media franchise created by george lucas. As tegan oneil writes in her wonderful essay about the. Star wars is an american epic space opera media franchise created by george lucasthe franchise began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide pop culture phenomenonthe original film later subtitled episode iv a new hope was followed by the sequels episode v the empire strikes back 1980 and episode vi return of the jedi 1983 forming what is collectively.
Stacker explores the vast emptiness of the universe outside our atmosphere with this round up of the best space movies of all time. Lucas believed that the bleak tone of thx 1138 led to its poor reception and therefore chose to make star wars more optimistic. Poster art for star wars. Since its inception star wars has grown into one of the most well known franchises in pop culture history.
Its rotten tomatoes list of the 110 best sci fi movies of all time ranked by adjusted tomatometer from at least 40 reviews. The original film later subtitled episode iv a new hope was followed by the sequels episode v the empire strikes back 1980 and episode vi return of the jedi 1983 forming what is. The franchise began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon. Lucas acknowledges that the plot and characters in the 1958 japanese film the hidden fortress directed by akira kurosawa was a major inspirationlucas has said that the movie influenced him to tell the story of star wars from the.
Many different influences have been suggested for the star wars films by fans critics and george lucas himself. Preparations for president trumps two day visit to california with stops in palo alto los angeles and san diego were underway tuesday morning and officials are warning angelenos to brace. 110 best sci fi movies of all time. Lucas said he had the idea for a space fantasy film in 1971 after he completed directing his first full length feature thx 1138.
I am not the first person to note that what separates star wars from the numerous space epics before and since is its sense of place. Though many tropes did not originate with star wars it has popularized dozens of them to the point numerous modern space opera and sci fi works contain homages to the franchise. Cue the theremin summon some extraterrestrials and insert that social commentary. After a fierce battle.
This site also has made the franchise a trope namer for fifty odd tropes listed here.