#Star wars a new hope screenshots series#

They now have the knowledge to destroy the Galactic EmpireвЂ™s greatest weapon once and for all. Luke has saved the princess and retrieved the Death Star plans. Luke must now avenge his fallen mentor and carry on his teachings. Kenobi later sacrifices himself as Luke watches Darth Vader strike him down.

They rescue her and escape to the Millennium Falcon, hoping that Kenobi has successfully deactivated the tractor beam. They come across the Death Star and are pulled in by a tractor beam, now trapped within the metaphorical belly of the beast - The Galactic Empire.ДЄs Kenobi goes off to deactivate the tractor beam so they can escape, Luke, Han, and Chewbacca discover that Princess Leia is being held on the Death Star with them. However, when they arrive within the system, the planet is destroyed. The plan to defeat the Galactic Empire is to bring the Death Star plans to Alderaan so that Princess LeiaвЂ™s father can take them to the Rebellion. Luke blocks three shots from the remote - blind. Kenobi teaches him to reach out and trust his feelings.

But then Kenobi gives him a helmet to wear that has a blast shield that blocks his view of the remote. Wielding his fatherвЂ™s lightsaber, Kenobi challenges him to block the shots of a small training remote. When Luke returns to Kenobi, he pledges to go with him to Alderaan and learn the ways of the Force like his father before him.ДЄfter Luke, Kenobi, and the droids hire Han Solo and Chewbacca to transport them off of Tatooine and onto Alderaan, Kenobi begins LukeвЂ™s training in the ways of the Force. When Luke discovers that the stormtroopers searching for the droids would track them to his farm, he rushes to warn his Aunt and Uncle, only to discover them dead by the hands of the Empire. Luke refuses Kenobi, telling him that he can take Kenobi and the droids as far as Mos Eisley Spaceport - but he canвЂ™t possibly leave his Aunt and Uncle behind for some space adventure. Kenobi suggests that he should come with him to Alderaan. When R2-D2 escapes to find Ben Kenobi, Luke follows and is later saved by Kenobi, who goes on to tell Luke about his Jedi heritage. Luke triggers R2-D2вЂ™s message from Princess Leia and is intrigued by her and the message. Luke is called to his adventure by two individuals - R2-D2 and Ben Kenobi. Luke Skywalker is living a normal and humble life as a farm boy on his home planet of Tatooine. Note: As with any application of story structure or formula, this is just a hindsight interpretation and implementation of The HeroвЂ™s Journey to this cinematic tale. Here we turn to George LucasвЂ™s Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.

The Return: The hero brings their knowledge or the вЂњelixirвЂќ back to the ordinary world.

The hero faces a final test, using everything they have learned to take on the conflict once and for all.

The Road Back: The hero sees the light at the end of the tunnel, but they are about to face even more tests and challenges.

It may be a physical item or piece of knowledge or wisdom that will help them persevere.

The Reward: After surviving The Ordeal, the hero seizes the sword - a reward that theyвЂ™ve earned that allows them to take on the biggest conflict.

The hero experiences more difficult hurdles and obstacles, some of which may lead to a life crisis.

The Ordeal: Things go wrong and added conflict is introduced.

The Approach: The initial plan to take on the central conflict begins, but setbacks occur that cause the hero to try a new approach or adopt new ideas.

Tests, Allies, and Enemies: The hero learns the rules of the new world and endures tests, meets friends, and comes face-to-face with enemies.

Crossing the Threshold: The hero leaves their ordinary world for the first time and crosses the threshold into adventure.

Meeting the Mentor: The hero encounters a mentor that can give them advice, wisdom, information, or items that ready them for the journey ahead.Refusal of the Call: The hero initially refuses the adventure because of hesitation, fears, insecurity, or any other number of issues.Call to Adventure: The hero is faced with an event, conflict, problem, or challenge that makes them begin their adventure.The Ordinary World: We see the heroвЂ™s normal life at the start of the story before the adventure begins.For this series, we define the stages in simplified interpretations:

#Star wars a new hope screenshots series#

Welcome to the inaugural installment of our new series A HeroвЂ™s Journey Breakdown where we explore Joseph CampbellвЂ™s mythological storytelling structure and how iconic films fit into that mold.Дownload the screenplay for STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE here for free.Д¬hristopher VoglerвЂ™s approach to CampbellвЂ™s structure broke the mythical story structure into twelve stages. How does Star Wars: A New Hope follow Joseph CampbellвЂ™s HeroвЂ™s Journey breakdown?