1. Abdul Qayyum Shahmie | 0320220 | Ms.Cassandra | FNBE AUG 2014 | Taylor’s Univ ersity
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COMPARE / CONTRAST ESSAY
Name : AbdulQayyumShahmie b. Ab Aziz
ID : 0320220
Lect : Ms. Cassandra Wijesuria
Movie Chosen : - Star Wars 2 : Attack of the Clones
-Star Wars 3 : Revenge of the Sith
2. Abdul Qayyum Shahmie | 0320220 | Ms.Cassandra | FNBE AUG 2014 | Taylor’s Univ ersity
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Science- Fictionis agenre thatconsistof suchfuturisticandimaginative contentssuchas
space travel,futuristictechnologyandextraterrestrial life forms. Althoughthereare numerous
differences betweenthe twomovies,evenbothof the movie isin differenttime frame andsetting,
there isalsomany similarities.Inthisessay,Iwill be discussingthe similaritiesbetween StarWars2 -
Attack of the ClonesandStar Wars 3 - Revenge of the Sith. StarWars is a movie thattookplace in a
fictional galaxy knownasGalacticRepublicasall the eventsdepictedinthe movie isgenerally
fictional asitusuallyconsistof space travel,aliencreaturesandroboticdroids. Althoughthere isalot
of similaritiesinthismovie,the mostprominentone ishow the knightarmedwith lightsaberand
force is reponsible tosave the galaxywhenitisalreadyatthe brinkof war.
Tenyears afterthe invasionmade bythe corruptedTrade FederationagainstplanetNaboo,
thousandsandthousandof planetarysystemledbyrenegade Jedi knownasCountDookuthreatsto
withdrawfromthe GalacticRepublic. Fromthe assasination attemptmade onSenatorAmidala,the
formerQueenof Naboountil the startingof the cloneswar,to the deathof CountDookuand until
the attack on Jedi Council thatkilledalmostall of the jedi members.OnlytwoJedi namedMaster
Yoda and Obi-wansurvivedthisplottogetherwiththe deceasedAmidalaandAnnakinSkywalker
twinschild.The SithlordDarth Sidiousthatisalsoknownforhisalterego SenatorPalpatine hasbeen
plottingthisfora longtime andthus creatinga new dictatorshipGalacticEmpire togetherwithhis
newapprentice DarthVaderreplacingitwiththe democraticGalacticRepublic.
3. Abdul Qayyum Shahmie | 0320220 | Ms.Cassandra | FNBE AUG 2014 | Taylor’s Univ ersity
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It isnoticeable thatthe maincharacter of thistwo movie isAnnakinSkywalkeroralsolater
knownas Darth Vader,togetherwithhissecretlywedbride PadmeAmidalaoralsoknownasSenator
AmidalaandformerQueenof Naboo,Obi-wan,the mastermind DarthSidious, andthe jedi council.
Two youngJedi,Obi-wankenobiandhis formerprotege AnnakinSkywalkerwhowasconsumedby
the dark side wasthe star of thisturnoveras Obi-wanwasthe one responsible tostopanddefeated
Annakinandlefthimtoburn to hisdeathon a shoresof a lavaflow.AnnakinSkywalkerturntothe
dark side underthe guidance of DarthSidiousafterhe wassavedand puttinghimina mechanical
blackarmor and mask at laterturn of the event. Most of the Jedi council members perishedafter
theywastrickedand killedinthe battlefield.The new apprentice of DarthSidiousknownasDarth
Vaderor AnnakinSkywalkertookhispartinthe exterminationof the Jedi order.
It isalso easyto compare suchthingsas the political issuesinbothmovies. The StarWars
moviesbothinfavorof democracyrather than dictatorshipasthe GalacticRepublicisusinga
democraticsystemthatallowsall the senatorstogive opinionandvote andcontrolledbyone
supreme Chancellor. The GalacticRepublicisfallingapartandthe Jedi council islosingvoice and
votesfromthe Republicwhen SenatorPalpatine,the mastermindashe tried andwas succesful at
bringingdownthe Supreme Chancellorandmakingthe RepublicintohisEmpire andmakinghimthe
Emperorof the newlyforgedGalacticEmpire. Thiseventsresemble the historicfall of the democratic
of RomanRepublicintothe dictatorshipof RomanEmpire.
4. Abdul Qayyum Shahmie | 0320220 | Ms.Cassandra | FNBE AUG 2014 | Taylor’s Univ ersity
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Fewelementsis usedinthe moviesbutIcan say the most prominentone isthe futuristic
elementssuchasthe spacecraft,roboticdroids,cyborgs,interstellarspace travel, laserorlightbased
weapon,andthe elementsof Force.Force isthe energyfieldcreatedbyall livingthingsthatisusually
usedbythe Jedi tobe betterphysicallyandmentallyastheycanbe trainedandusedto be physically
improve in speed,reflexes andeventoone pointof havingtocontrol the supernatural powersuchas
pushand pull power. The Force is generallyusedforthe goodbutit hasa darkside that,if pursued,
theywill consume youandfill yourself withhatredandangerthat will produce terrorand
malevolence tothe people surroundingyou.The darkside can be call as the pathto destruction as
theyabsorba fewof talentedJedi intobecomingaDark Jedi andmakingthemkill all the friendship
and familytheyeverhad.
As a conclusion,the movie istryingtogive amessage thateventhe smallestamountof
goodnessyoucan dois worthit andchoosingthe path that givesyoumore greedandpowerisnot
alwaysthe answeras an example,whenAnnakinaskedSenatorPalpatine ortobe knownas Darth
Sidiousthe secretof the darkside to save hiswife afterhe gotthe visionof hiswife dyinginthe
future.Itturnedout to be the biggestmistake asthe pathhe chosenisthe actuallythe cause of
Amidalatobe deadafter givingbirthtotheirtwinchildthatislaterwill be knownasPrincessLeia
and Luke Skywalker.
