Star Wars: A New Hope by Jaden Wilson https://padlet.com/wilsonj2026_/s5eaf1n8a0pnxv3r 4th period en-us 2023-10-04 19:06:34 UTC 2023-10-05 19:57:25 UTC hello@padlet.com Ordinary world wilsonj2026_ https://padlet.com/wilsonj2026_/s5eaf1n8a0pnxv3r/wish/2734525761 Luke lives in Tatooine but doesn't like it. Like all Heroes, his eyes are drawn to the horizon where he longs to achieve heroic deeds in the rebellion against the Empire.]]> 2023-10-05 19:55:26 UTC https://padlet.com/wilsonj2026_/s5eaf1n8a0pnxv3r/wish/2734525761 call to adventure wilsonj2026_ https://padlet.com/wilsonj2026_/s5eaf1n8a0pnxv3r/wish/2734525834 After buying a pair of seemingly inconsequential robots, Luke discovers that his R2 droid contains the Death Star plans and could help the Rebels destroy this planet-killing weapon. Obi-Wan Kenobi then calls Luke to action, saying, “You must learn the ways of the Force if you're to come with me to Alderaan.]]> 2023-10-05 19:55:31 UTC https://padlet.com/wilsonj2026_/s5eaf1n8a0pnxv3r/wish/2734525834 refusal to call wilsonj2026_ https://padlet.com/wilsonj2026_/s5eaf1n8a0pnxv3r/wish/2734525965 Luke balks at this invitation, overwhelmed at the sudden change sweeping his life. “I can't get involved! I've got work to do! It's not that I like the Empire. I hate it! But there's nothing I can do about it right now. It's such a long way from here]]> 2023-10-05 19:55:39 UTC https://padlet.com/wilsonj2026_/s5eaf1n8a0pnxv3r/wish/2734525965 meeting the mentor wilsonj2026_ https://padlet.com/wilsonj2026_/s5eaf1n8a0pnxv3r/wish/2734526056 Technically, Luke has already met his mentor. But the active mentoring begins when Luke hurries home, only to find the compound burning and his aunt and uncle murdered by stormtroopers of the Empire.]]> 2023-10-05 19:55:45 UTC https://padlet.com/wilsonj2026_/s5eaf1n8a0pnxv3r/wish/2734526056 crossing the threshold wilsonj2026_ https://padlet.com/wilsonj2026_/s5eaf1n8a0pnxv3r/wish/2734526279 The story pauses to show how consequential this choice is, showing Luke, Obi-Wan, and the droids standing atop a massive cliff. They look down into the valley below. Then Obi-Wan utters, “Mos Eisley Spaceport. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious.]]> 2023-10-05 19:55:57 UTC https://padlet.com/wilsonj2026_/s5eaf1n8a0pnxv3r/wish/2734526279 allies, trials, and enemies wilsonj2026_ https://padlet.com/wilsonj2026_/s5eaf1n8a0pnxv3r/wish/2734526383 Luke begins the middle of the story by acquiring a pair of allies, or Loyal Retainers: Han Solo and Chewbacca. However, he also encounters an enemy when a disfigured man accosts him at the bar. The conflict escalates as Luke and his companions escape from Tatooine, infiltrate the Death Star, rescue Princess Leia (who seems to play the archetypal role of the Damsel in Distress, but with no distress whatsoever), survive the trash compactor, disable the tractor beam, and escape the Death Star thanks to Obi-Wan's sacrifice.]]> 2023-10-05 19:56:04 UTC https://padlet.com/wilsonj2026_/s5eaf1n8a0pnxv3r/wish/2734526383 approach to the inmost cave wilsonj2026_ https://padlet.com/wilsonj2026_/s5eaf1n8a0pnxv3r/wish/2734526493 Having escaped the Death Star, the heroes fly to Yavin 4 where the Rebel Base has been hidden. The Death Star plans are extracted from R2 and a weakness is indeed found. The fighter pilots receiving a briefing about this weakness and plan their strategy.
Meanwhile, Han Solo decides not to join the rebels, deeming the attack “my idea of suicide.” He takes his financial reward for rescuing Princess Leia and flees with Chewbacca, leaving Luke alone with a bunch of characters the audience doesn't know.
]]> 2023-10-05 19:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/wilsonj2026_/s5eaf1n8a0pnxv3r/wish/2734526493 the supreme ordeal wilsonj2026_ https://padlet.com/wilsonj2026_/s5eaf1n8a0pnxv3r/wish/2734526652 Having escaped the Death Star, the heroes fly to Yavin 4 where the Rebel Base has been hidden. The Death Star plans are extracted from R2 and a weakness is indeed found. The fighter pilots receiving a briefing about this weakness and plan their strategy.
Meanwhile, Han Solo decides not to join the rebels, deeming the attack “my idea of suicide.” He takes his financial reward for rescuing Princess Leia and flees with Chewbacca, leaving Luke alone with a bunch of characters the audience doesn't know.
]]> 2023-10-05 19:56:21 UTC https://padlet.com/wilsonj2026_/s5eaf1n8a0pnxv3r/wish/2734526652 the reward wilsonj2026_ https://padlet.com/wilsonj2026_/s5eaf1n8a0pnxv3r/wish/2734526921 contains two Reward steps; one is the “false” reward, while the second is the “true” reward. First, the heroes are rewarded with safety and freedom after escaping the Death Star, and the story pauses to enjoy this moment of low tension.  the tension ratchets up again when Han Solo makes it clear that he only cares about his financial reward, which is indeed a “false” one, according to the movie's moral theme. The second reward occurs later, in Step #12.]]> 2023-10-05 19:56:39 UTC https://padlet.com/wilsonj2026_/s5eaf1n8a0pnxv3r/wish/2734526921 the road back wilsonj2026_ https://padlet.com/wilsonj2026_/s5eaf1n8a0pnxv3r/wish/2734527139 The first Road Back is the backdrop for the first Reward, which showcases Han's conflicting loyalties. It is the “fake-out ending” meant to lead the viewer into thinking that the story is resolved because the heroes escaped from the Death Star]]> 2023-10-05 19:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/wilsonj2026_/s5eaf1n8a0pnxv3r/wish/2734527139 resurrection wilsonj2026_ https://padlet.com/wilsonj2026_/s5eaf1n8a0pnxv3r/wish/2734527180 Rewinding back to the Ordeal (“Attack on the Death Star”), the scene climaxes as Luke is navigating a narrow trench in his X-Wing fighter toward the target with Darth Vader screaming at his heels. Luke — and the Rebels — are about to be destroyed by Vader and the Death Star, as the planned attack is not going as hoped.
Then a voice calls out to Luke: “Use the Force, Luke! Let go, Luke!” It's the voice of his disembodied Mentor, Obi-Wan Kenobi. Luke switches off his targeting computer, closes his eyes, and fires his torpedoes. and the Death Star explodes.
This also coincides with a personal and relational resurrection of Han Solo. When he proves his true loyalty and helps Luke outwit Vader and destroy the Death Star, the viewer receives the satisfaction of having seen a man morally “die” only to find “life” again by doing what is morally right]]> 2023-10-05 19:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/wilsonj2026_/s5eaf1n8a0pnxv3r/wish/2734527180 return with the prize wilsonj2026_ https://padlet.com/wilsonj2026_/s5eaf1n8a0pnxv3r/wish/2734527212 When Luke, Han, and Chewie return, they don't just bring safety and security to the Rebellion. They bring hope, the titular value of the film.
This is also where the second “true” reward comes in. The medals the characters receive may not seem like much, but they symbolize the new identity of the wearers: Heroes. Luke begins as a simple farmboy; now he is a Hero who brings hope to the galaxy.
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