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Monday, 16 September 2013

Narrative Analysis

For this assignment I have chosen to analyse the opening sequence of Star Wars: A New Hope.


Enigma code:
  • Who are both starships owned by?
  • Why is the smaller ship being pursued (and attacked) by the larger ship?
  • Who do the two droids belong to?
  • Why is the human-like droid gold? Is there any signifance to this (heirachy, importance etc.)?
  • What's the relationship between the two droids?
  • Who is the dark figure in pitch-black attire? Tyrannical leader?
  • What do the Imperial troops and Vader want?
Action code:
  • Large ship firing weapons at smaller ship.
  • Movement of both ships through space environment.
  • Laser gun fight between Imperial and Rebels.
Cultural code:
  • Far into the future?
  • Clothing could suggest much prosperity amongst characters.
  • We can tell instantly that the movie is set in the past but with the elements of a "far into the future" setting by the introductory text provided and also from the enormous size of the starships.
  • Clothing and choice of weaponry of the soldiers suggests an advance in technology from where we are in the modern day.
  • The fact that human-like droids are present shows advanced technological understanding in the society of the movie.

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