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FREE STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE EPISODE IV PDF Roy Thomas,Howard Chaykin | 128 pages | 05 Dec 2015 | Marvel Comics | 9780785193487 | English | New York, United States Star Wars (film) - Wikipedia Attention is requested to create new articles from these links. Click "[show]" in the " Appearances " section if any redlinks aren't immediately visible. Please remove this message when finished. Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope. This article or section is in need of referencing per Wookieepedia's sourcing guidelines. This article needs appropriate citations. Help us improve this article by referencing valid resource material. Remove this notice when finished. It is the first film in the Star Wars original trilogy. The film is set nineteen years after the formation of the Galactic Empire ; construction has finished on the Death Stara weapon capable of destroying a planet. After Princess Leia Organaa leader of the Rebel Alliancereceives the weapon's plans in the hope of finding a weakness, she is captured and taken to the Death Star. Meanwhile, a young farmer named Luke Skywalker meets Obi-Wan Kenobiwho has lived in seclusion for years on the desert planet of Tatooine. Ground-breaking in its use of special effectsthis is considered to be among the most successful—and most influential—films of all time. It was re- released several times, sometimes with significant changes ; the most notable versions were the Special Edition and the DVDwhich were modified with CGI effects and recreated scenes. It was re-released in the Blu-ray format in September of The film was selected to be preserved by the Library of Congress as part of its National Film Registry. The film was selected inthe program's first year in existence. Nineteen years after the formation of the Galactic Empirethe galaxy is in a state of civil war. The Rebel Alliance has won their first major victory by stealing plans to the Galactic Empire 's secret weapon, the Death Star. Hoping that the stolen plans can save her people and restore freedom to the galaxy, Princess Leia Organawho is in custody of the stolen plans attempts to race home aboard the Tantive IV. However, her ship is intercepted by the Imperial I -class Star Destroyer Devastator over the desert planet of Tatooine. Princess Leia is captured by the Galactic Empire. Imperial stormtroopers manage to board the ship, and after defeating the small number of guards defending the ship, the Sith Lord Darth Vader arrives to assess the damage. Vader is outraged and questions Captain Antilleswhom he eventually strangles and kills. Hiding on the ship, Princess Leia is spotted by stormtroopers. They shoot her with a stun blast and bring her before Vader. However, before being detained, Leia was able to record a holographic message with the help of R2-D2and assigned the droid the responsibility of taking the message to a Jedi-in-hiding on Tatooine. Vader orders a message be sent to the Imperial Senateinforming them that the ship was destroyed, with everyone on board killed. R2-D2 and C-3PO use an escape pod in order to escape the ship and reach the planet of Tatooine below. Luke Skywalker receives his father's lightsaber. The droids are bought by moisture farmer Owen Lars and his nephew, Luke Skywalker. R2-D2 escapes from the Lars' homestead in search of an Obi-Wan Kenobiwhom the droid claims to be the property of. Obi-Wan takes Luke to his home. Luke receives his father's lightsaberas Obi-Wan recalls his own friendship with Luke's father. Luke is told that a Jedi named Darth Vader betrayed and murdered his father. Luke refuses to go until he discovers that his aunt and uncle were brutally murdered by stormtroopers searching for the droids. For 17, credits2, in advance and 15, upon arrival, smuggler Han Solo and his First Matea Wookiee named Chewbaccaagree to take the four of them to Alderaan aboard their ship, the Millennium Falcon. After brief scuffles with the Empire and henchmen sent by Jabba the Huttthe Falcon escapes the Imperial Blockade at Mos Eisley and Han sets a course for Alderaan, unaware that the planet was about to be mercilessly destroyed by the Empire. In Alderaan's place, they find Star Wars: A New Hope Episode IV seems to be an asteroid field. The planet was destroyed by the dreaded Death Staron the orders of Grand Moff Tarkinto set an example of the power of the Empire. The Millennium Falcon is pulled aboard the Death Star by its powerful tractor beam. From hidden smuggling compartments, Solo ambushes two stormtroopers of the Imperial scanning crew. With Han and Luke now disguised as the two stormtroopers, the group begins to figure out how to escape. Obi-Wan separates from the group to disable the tractor Star Wars: A New Hope Episode IV, leaving the others alone. Luke convinces Han and Chewbacca to rescue her with the vague promise of a grand reward. Han and Chewbacca reluctantly agree. Luke plans to march into Detention Block AAclaiming that Chewbacca is part of a prisoner transfer. C-3PO and R2-D2 are instructed to remain behind, and the trio sets off on their rescue attempt. Luke's plan works flawlessly in that they are quick to subdue the officers and guards in the princess's cell block. Unfortunately, Star Wars: A New Hope Episode IV one thought to plan for their escape, and Leia takes charge, blasting a hole in a nearby grate and jumping through while Han and Luke hold off a squad of stormtroopers. Chewbacca, Luke and Han all dive after the princess into the unknown. Unfortunately, the grate covers a chute that leads Star Wars: A New Hope Episode IV a garbage compactor that is also home to a resident dianoga. Soon after landing, the creature pulls Luke under the surface, but releases him and is scared away when the Imperials realize where the heroes escaped to and activate the compactor. As the walls close in on the foursome, Luke desperately calls to C-3PO over his comlink asking for the compactor to be shut down. R2-D2 manages to shut down the compactor just in time, although, amidst the muffled cries of joy over the comlink, C-3PO is briefly convinced that his master and friends have been crushed. After escaping from the trash compactor, the group hurries back to the Millennium Falcon, hoping that Obi- Wan has successfully shut down the tractor beam. They encounter stormtroopers on their way to the ship, evading and blasting their way past them. Star Wars: A New Hope Episode IV you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine. Obi-Wan, on the other hand, was destined to meet with Darth Vader. After a short duel with his former PadawanObi-Wan sacrifices himself, thus becoming one with the Force and allowing Luke and the others to escape. Horrified and angered having witnessed Obi-Wan's demise at the hands of Vader, Luke takes his final blasts at the stormtroopers and dashes onto the Millennium Falcon. General Dodonna plans the attack on the Death Star, an attack so audacious as to receive an unenthusiastic reaction from the pilots. To add to Luke's dismay, Han leaves after receiving his reward. The Rebel strike force begins its attack Star Wars: A New Hope Episode IV the Death Star, as the space station approaches the Rebel base on Yavin 4. A group of starfighters assaults a trench on the Death Star's surface to hit the station's vulnerable spot before it can destroy the Alliance's base. During this, most of the Rebel craft, including Luke's friend Biggs Darklighterare picked off by Imperial fighters led by Darth Vader. Luke, aided by Star Wars: A New Hope Episode IV voice of Kenobi and guided by the Force, accurately fires two proton torpedoes into a small exhaust port leading to the Death Star's reactor, and the battle station explodes. During post-production on his previous film, American GraffitiLucas repeatedly discussed the concept of a " space Star Wars: A New Hope Episode IV " with producer Gary Kurtz. Studios shut down his studio of American Zoetrope and thus forced him to hand over development to his compatriot, Francis Ford Coppola. His note for the basic plotline for the film, which was intended to be a response to the Vietnam War era, was that it Star Wars: A New Hope Episode IV " a technological empire going after a small band of freedom fighters. Lucas later proposed that terms like "space fantasy" or Star Wars: A New Hope Episode IV fantasy" better fit the story. Although Ladd did not grasp the technical side of the project, he believed that Lucas was talented. Lucas later stated that Ladd "invested in me, [but] he did not invest in the movie. Lucas finished a draft of the screenplay in May As the draft developed, the characters evolved significantly. Early in development, Luke Skywalker's character changed from a year-old general to a member of a family of dwarfs ; [4] [10] the Corellian smuggler, Han Solowas envisioned as a large, green-skinned monster with gills. Instead, he expanded the first third of it into one movie and left the rest for two future films, effectively creating the original Star Wars trilogy. Lucas hired conceptual artist Ralph McQuarrie to create paintings of certain scenes during screenwriting. When Lucas delivered his screenplay to the studio, he included several of McQuarrie's paintings. For Lucas, this deal protected Star Wars ' unwritten segments and most of the merchandising profits.