Written Analysis 3

There are many heroes featured in the entire Star Wars series.  Some of the people who played such heroic characters have also become famous because of the character. 

One example of this is Luke Skywalker played by Mark Hamill.  He is definitely a hero to most.  Here is a character with a rags to riches story: He was a nobody on a desert planet, who wanted to be a pilot for the rebel alliance.  Because of his adopted parents getting killed, he ends up finally becoming a pilot.  This chain of events leads to him fighting with the rebel alliance against the dark side of the force, mainly Darth Vader.  He then helps rescue Princess Leia, played by Carrie Fisher.  Folklore has always had tales of heroes fighting evil and saving a princess, and people always admired these heroes.  Mark Hamill wasn’t even known until the original Star Wars film was released, and have we really seen him in anything else since the original trilogy?  Yet he has a lot of fans because of how heroic his character is.

            Another example is Harrison Ford as Han Solo.  Even though he was in a couple movies before Star Wars, it was Star Wars that made him a big name on the big screen.  People like the character of Han Solo because he’s tough and humorous, and he doesn’t seem to show any fear.  He’s a very adventurous character, and Harrison Ford played the role so well, that it’s perhaps why we see him as another iconic character and hero to some: Indiana Jones.

            There are even some heroic female characters that the female population even love and admire.  Normally when you see female characters, you normally see damsels in distress who are too weak to fight back.  Not Princess Leia.  She definitely knows how to fight and protect herself and take care of her own, and her character helped make Carrie Fisher a household name as well.  We see the same with Padme who took Natalie Portman from minor roles to much bigger roles.  A lot of girls in our population admire her.  However, there is a new female warrior in town who will aim to please the female population: Rey from Episode VII.  We probably haven’t heard of many things starring Daisy Ridley yet, but I’m sure her appearance as Rey in the new Star Wars series will make her a hero to a lot of young girls, and also a household name.

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