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Star Wars is an American epic space opera franchise, centered on a film series created by George Lucas. It depicts the adventures of various characters "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away".
The franchise began in 1977 with the release of the film Star Wars (subtitled Episode IV: A New Hope in 1981[2][3]), which became a worldwide pop culturephenomenon. It was followed by the successful sequels The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983); these three films constitute the original Star Wars trilogy. A prequel trilogy was released between 1999 and 2005, which received mixed reactions. A sequel trilogy began in 2015 with the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. All seven films were nominated for Academy Awards (with wins going to the first two films) and have been commercial successes, with a combined box office revenue of $7.471 billion,[4] making Star Wars the third highest-grossing film series.[5] Spin-off films include Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) and Rogue One (2016), which is the first in an upcoming series of anthology films.
The series has spawned an extensive media franchise—the Star Wars expanded universe—including books, television series, computer and video games, and comic books, resulting in significant development of the series's fictional universe. Star Wars also holds a Guinness World Records title for the "Most successful film merchandising franchise. In 2015, the total value of the Star Wars franchise was estimated at USD $41.9 billion,[6] making Star Wars the second highest-grossing media franchise of all time.
In 2012, The Walt Disney Company acquired Lucasfilm for $4.06 billion and earned the distribution rights to all subsequent Star Wars films, beginning with the release of The Force Awakens in 2015.[7] The former distributor, 20th Century Fox, retains the physical distribution rights to the first two Star Wars trilogies, owning permanent rights for the original 1977 film and holding the rights to Episodes I–III, V, and VI until May 2020.[8][9] Walt Disney Studios owns digital distribution rights to all the Star Wars films, excluding A New Hope.[9][10]
Setting
"Star Wars galaxy" redirects here. For the video game, see Star Wars Galaxies. For the comic series named Star Wars Galaxy, see Star Wars (UK comics).
The events depicted in the Star Wars franchise take place in an unnamed fictional galaxy at an undetermined point in the distant past. Many species of alien creatures (often humanoid) are depicted. Robotic droids are also commonplace and are generally built to serve their owners. Space travel is common, and many planets in the galaxy are members of a single galactic government. In the prequel trilogy, this is depicted in the form of the Galactic Republic; at the end of the prequel trilogy and throughout the original trilogy, this government is the Galactic Empire. Preceding and during the sequel trilogy, this government is the New Republic.
One of the prominent elements of Star Wars is "the Force", an omnipresent energy that can be harnessed by those with that ability, known as Force-sensitives. It is described in the first produced film as "an energy field created by all living things [that] surrounds us, penetrates us, [and] binds the galaxy together."[11] The Force allows users to perform various supernatural feats (such as telekinesis, clairvoyance, precognition, and mind control) and can amplify certain physical traits, such as speed and reflexes; these abilities vary between characters and can be improved through training. While the Force can be used for good, known as the light side, it also has a dark side that, when pursued, imbues users with hatred, aggression, and malevolence.
The films feature the Jedi, who adhere to the light side of the Force to serve as peacekeepers and guardians, and the Sith, who use the dark side of the Force for evil in an attempt to destroy the Jedi Order and the Republic and rule the galaxy for themselves. The sequel trilogy introduces the Knights of Ren, an order of practitioners of the dark side of the Force aligned with the First Order.
Theatrical films
The first film in the series, Star Wars, was released on May 25, 1977. This was followed by two sequels: The Empire Strikes Back, released on May 21, 1980, and Return of the Jedi, released on May 25, 1983. The opening crawl of the sequels disclosed that they were numbered as "Episode V" and "Episode VI" respectively, though the films were generally advertised solely under their subtitles. Though the first film in the series was simply titled Star Wars, with its 1981 re-release it had the subtitle Episode IV: A New Hope added to remain consistent with its sequel, and to establish it as the middle chapter of a continuing saga.[12]
More than two decades after the release of the original film, the series continued with a prequel trilogy; consisting of Episode I: The Phantom Menace, released on May 19, 1999; Episode II: Attack of the Clones, released on May 16, 2002; and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, released on May 19, 2005.[13] On August 15, 2008, the animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars was released theatrically as a lead-in to the animated TV series with the same name.
A decade after the release of the final prequel film, the series continued again with Episode VII: The Force Awakens, released on December 18, 2015, beginning a new sequel trilogy. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was released on December 16, 2016 as the first in an anthology series of films separate from the main episodic saga.
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plot summaries for the entire big screen 'Star Wars' saga — including 'Rogue One'
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In “Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace,” Liam Neeson and Ewan
McGregor play Jedis trying to end a trade dispute — and more!
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NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Updated: Monday,
December 19, 2016, 12:44 PM
Even if you can make
the Kessel run in less than 12 parsecs, you'll still likely need this handy
primer on the basic chronology of the "Star Wars" saga now that
"Rogue One" is about to hit theaters.
'Episode
1: The Phantom Menace'
The
seeds for the eventual rise of the evil Empire are sown in a seemingly routine
place: a trade dispute between the Republic and the Trade Federation. Two Jedi,
the keepers of peace and justice, are dispatched to negotiate the dispute, but
(wait for it) it's a trap! They end up barely escaping with their lives, though
they do meet R2-D2, who saves their lives. They end up on remote Tatooine,
where they meet slave boy Anakin Skywalker and his protocol droid C3PO. Jedi
Qui-Gon Jinn senses the Force in Anakin - and believes he's the "Chosen
One" who will bring balance to the Force. There's a podrace and Anakin is
freed. Qui-Gon wants to train Anakin, but the Jedi Council knows something is
up with this boy and rejects it. But he helps the Republic win a battle against
the Trade Federation so the Council lets Obi-Wan Kenobi take him as his
apprentice.
'Episode
2: Attack of the Clones'
In “Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones,” Hayden Christensen
plays Anakin Skywalker, who falls in love and war with Natalie Portman’s Sen.
Padme Amidala.
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Anakin
is older now, but just as bad an actor. The weird trade dispute has grown to a
full-scale revolt against the Republic. Anakin is assigned to protect Republic
loyalist Sen. Padme Amidala, and they fall in love. Meanwhile, Obi-Wan
discovers that a Jedi master has ordered the creation of an army of clones
based on a single bounty hunter, Jango Fett, whom Obi-Wan determines is the
assassin trying to kill Padme - though he does not know why. He also has no
idea why the Jedi have ordered up a clone army. Meanwhile, Anakin's mom is
murdered and he freaks out, channeling the dark side that everyone knows he has
in him. The full-scale revolt against the Republic is being led by Count Dooku,
a former Jedi, who has built his own droid army. Under pressure, the Galactic
Senate votes the Chancellor emergency powers, which (wait for it!) is also a
trap! The two armies battle and the Jedi and the Clones barely win. The movie
ends with the revelation that Dooku, the revolt, the clones and the droids are
all being controlled by an evil Sith Lord - who is actually the Chancellor!
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'Episode
3: Revenge of the Sith'
In “"Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith,” Hayden
Christensen turns into Darth Vader.
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The Chancellor has been captured by a revolt leader General
Grievous, but Obi-Wan and Anakin rescue him heroically. The Chancellor, seeking
to draw out Anakin's dark side, demands that Anakin assassinate Dooku, which he
does. Anakin is dealing with his demons, including visions of Padme dying in
childbirth. The Council declines to elevate him to Master status, so the
Chancellor puts him on the Jedi Council as his representative (spy). He also
brags to Anakin that he knows how to harness the dark side to cheat death —
though you can't learn that from any (dismissively) Jedi. But (wait for it!), it's a trap. Anakin
eventually figures out that the Chancellor is a Sith Lord, but when the Jedi
try to arrest him, Anakin comes to his aid because he still wants to save Padme
from the visions of death. The Chancellor makes Anakin his apprentice and dubs
him Darth Vader. He also orders him to kill everyone, including younglings,
though a few Jedi, including Yoda, escape. Obi-Wan tries to stop him with an
epic lightsaber battle on the molten planet Mustafar, leaving Anakin next to a
lava river as little more than a burnt up torso. The Chancellor saves him, puts
him in Darth Vader's famous black suit and they start the Death Star. Padme
dies in childbirth and her twins, Luke and Leia are separated and hidden from
the now-Empire, with Leia going to Alderaan and Luke ending up on Tatooine,
with Obi-Wan going into exile there to watch over the boy.
Rogue One
Disney wants us to call it a "standalone" film, but it
is not — it is by all
definitions, a prequel. That Death Star from Episode III is
basically done, but needs one more last push. So the Empire tracks down its
missing weapons expert, Galen Erso, and forces him to finish it. But he embeds
a secret flaw inside the planet-killing machine. His daughter Jyn doesn't know
what it is, but she and a band of rebels steal the plans and get them to other
rebels under the command of the now Princess Leia. The movie ends with Vader
trying to steal back the plans in hopes of preventing everything happens in the
following episode. Standalone my foot! This is a prequel. Call it "Episode
3.5: Rogue One."
'Episode
4: A New Hope'
“Star Wars IV: A New Hope” is the original movie, featuring
heroes (from left) Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford.
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Now
older, Luke is just a moisture farmer's boy with no idea of his backstory. But
Leia is a major figure in a new rebellion against the Empire. Her ship is
attacked by Vader, who makes no mention of the fact that he's her dad. She
sneaks the stolen plans for the Death Star into R2-D2, who ends up escaping to
Tatooine with C3PO, who is as shrill as ever. The droids end up in service to
Luke and his family, but R2 escapes to find Obi-Wan. Few have seen such loyalty
in a droid! Obi-Wan tells Luke about his father - but leaves out all the part
about him turning evil. They hook up with roguish Han Solo for a flight on the
Millennium Falcon so they can get to Alderaan and join the rebellion. First,
Solo shoots first and kills Greedo. Then they take off. En route, the Death
Star proves that it's the ultimate power in the universe by destroying Alderaan
in one shot. The Falcon comes out of hyperspace into the rubble and (wait for
it!) it’s a trap! The ship is captured by the Empire. Obi-Wan sneaks around and
shuts down the forcefield so the Falcon and passengers can escape, but he's
struck down by Vader as he flees. The rebels still have the plans for the Death
Star and plot a suicide mission that involves dropping a laser bomb into a tiny
vent shaft. Solo declines to participate because, hey, he has to pay off Jabba
the Hutt anyway. Luke is disappointed, but Solo shows up just in time to save
his life and allow him to finish his mission, using the Force and his
experience bulls-eyeing womp rats in his T-16. Much celebrations ensue.
'Episode
5: Empire Strikes Back'
In “Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back,” Han (Harrison Ford)
and Luke (Mark Hamill) are rebels on the ice planet Hoth.
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Vader
pursues the rebels to a new hideout on the ice planet of Hoth. Luke is visited
by the spirit of Obi-Wan and told to go to Dagobah to study the ways of the
Force with Yoda. Han and Leia barely escape and head to the Cloud City run by
Han's scoundrel friend Lando Calrissian. But (wait for it!) it's a trap as the
Falcon was tracked by Boba Fett - Jango's revenge-seeking son - who alerts
Vader what's going on. He shows up and captures Leia and freezes Han in
carbonite so Boba Fett can take him to Jabba. Vader has little interest in Solo
because he doesn't have the Force. Lando helps Leia escape, but then Luke bails
on his training and shows up (it's another trap!), where Vader reveals that
he's Luke's father ("Noooooooooooo!"). Luke barely escapes. Lando and
Chewbacca head to Tatooine to free Han and Luke and Leia wait for the next
movie.
Episode
6: Return of the Jedi
In “Star Wars VI: The Return of the Jedi,” Leia (Carrie Fisher)
wears Jabba the Hutt’s iconic bikini.
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Luke
and Leia head to Tatooine to save Han, but Leia is taken as a slave and given a
super-hot metal bikini that changed every teenage boy's life. Using super-Jedi
powers, Luke infiltrates Jabba's palace and gives Jabba one last warning. The
crime boss ignores it and captures Luke. He takes him, Lando, Chewy and Han to
a Sarlacc pit intending to drop them in to be digested over many years, but
they turn the tables on him, which reminds us all why it's important to heed a Jedi's
warning. Luke goes for more training and Yoda reveals that Darth Vader really
is his father. Meanwhile, Han and Leia try to stop the completion of a second
Death Star by knocking out an energy field that is protecting the construction
site. But (wait for it!) it's a trap. Vader brings Luke to the Death Star to
meet the Emperor, who tempts Luke to give into his dark side. At one point, the
Emperor even asks Luke to kill Vader to take his place, but Luke won't do it -
he's a Jedi, he says, "like my father!" That redeems Vader, who kills
the Emperor, but dies in the process - but not before revealing to Luke that he
still has good in him. The forcefield down, the rebels destroy the second Death
Star and there is much rejoicing. Leia tells Han she loves him - and he knows!
'Episode
7: The Force Awakens'
In Episode VII, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," the
bad guy has a really cool light saber.
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OK,
so 30 years have passed. Luke has disappeared. Han and Leia have split up. He's
reverted to his old ways and gone to seed as a freighter captain still holding
a grudge, mourning his failed marriage and, most important, missing his first
love, the Millennium Falcon. Leia remains a big wig with the rebels — who are
now called The Resistence (though it is not clear what they are actually
resisting). Meanwhile, there's a new evil group in the galaxy far far away
called The First Order. It's leader, Kylo Ren, is a Darth Vader fanboy (right
down to the Force and the melted Vader helmet he carries around like a trophy)
bent on destroying what's left of the Republic. Oh, and (spoiler alert) he's
Leia and Han's son. This wouldn't be a "Star Wars" film without a
hero emerging from a desert planet so remote that even the bad guys don't know
about it. This time, the hero is a woman, Rey, who slowly begins to feel the
Force inside her and uses it to help locate the missing Skywalker, who (spoiler
alert) handled Han and Leia's son's Jedi training so badly that he became Kylo
Ren. Han helps the Resistence destroy The First Order's planet-munching machine
(isn't there always one of those in a "Star Wars" movie?), but
(spoiler alert) dies in the effort. It's all very sad. But it sets up a great
few sequels.
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