Star Wars: The Episodes

          In 1977 the first episode of Star Wars was released. It grossed $797,900,000 in the box office making it one of the most successful movies of all time. Originally, the movie was called Star Wars intending to be one movie. But, due to its success, it was later named Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope. In 1980 Star Wars Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back was released grossing $538,375,067. By this time the story was headed in a different direction than what the original story intended. The plot twisted with the revelation of Darth Vader being Luke's father. In 1983 Star Wars Episode 6: Return of the Jedi grossed $475,106,177. These box office hits were known as the original trilogy. George Lucas decided to make a prequel trilogy of Star Wars. In 1999 He released Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace which grossed $1,026,114,219. This was the highest grossing movie in all of the series. In 2002, Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones was released grossing $649,398,328. One movie was left to close the gap and complete this epic series. Star Was Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith completed the series in 2005 grossing $848,754,768. Many critics only regarded episode 4 as a true master piece while others only liked the entire original trilogy. Some like all the episodes. Fan fiction has been written filling in the plot gaps between the movies. With such popularity and success Star Wars is the most successful movie franchise in history.

Here is a link to a fan site who only supports the original trillogy:

http://originaltrilogy.com/



Work Cited
"Star Wars (1977-2005) - Box Office Mojo." Box Office Mojo. Web. 04 Apr. 2012. 

Star Wars: A Beginning

I have decided to study Star Wars and decide if it classifies a a cult or not. The most famous franchise of all time came from humble beginnings to become the epic adventure that it is known as today. In 1977 when Harrison Ford, Mark Hammil, and Carrie Fisher took the screen, crowds of people lined up at the theaters. People of all ages attended Star Wars conventions and viewings. People even get married at these fan gatherings. When the last movie came out in 2005, fans were paying $500-$1000 per ticket to see the movie one day before airdate. A cult is define as a small demographic of people who emotionally enjoy or are against something. There is one key element of a cult that Star Wars does not have. Cults are not enjoyed by the majority of people as Star Wars is. But, we can still consider Star Wars a cult because it shares all other elements. As it is largely enjoyed by almost everyone, Star Wars has a small group of people who follow the culture religiously. These people by every book, action figure, and idea that comes out. Star Wars is a cult!