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Critique of a Film Script

Star Wars: A New Hope

In this critique, I will be discussing how Star Wars: A New Hope, can be said to repeat or fit in with traditional film patterns.

First of all, the film has a linear narrative, in that it goes from beginning to end in chronological order.

In regard to a traditional three act structure, this script can be said to follow it in two different respects. Firstly, as the first film in the trilogy, it can be seen as the first act, as it is the episode that sets up, and introduces the setting and characters. (As stated in a traditional three act structure, the first act serves to set the scene, the second to introduce confrontation, and the third to provide resolution).

The film can also be considered to follow the structure as a separate film in itself, as at the beginning, the scene is set. Luke Skywalker our main protagonist is introduced as a lowly farm boy, living on the desert planet of Tatooine. We are allowed to identify......

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