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Anticipation: The Real Life Story of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
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Plot Summary of Anticipation: The Real Life Story of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
"Anticipation starts in the earliest stages of production for the first Star Wars prequel and follows the movie's journey through massive promotional contracts, toy deals, Internet frenzy, and month-long lineups by rabid fans up through the theatrical release and the movie's journey to home video. Anticipation tells the story of a movie that introduced the entire world to young Anakin Skywalker, the boy who becomes Darth Vader.

The book is logically divided into sections so that the first part of the book covers the leadup to the film, including its production and marketing, while the middle of the book focuses on aspects related to the movie's release, such as the toys coming to stores, the fans camped in line outside of theaters, the film opening in theaters nationwide, and the amazing media attention the movie commanded. The last section of the book focuses on the movie's successes, such as at the box office both internationally and in the U.S., the toy sales, the VHS and DVD releases, and the movie's network premiere. "

Jonathan L. Bowen, Resident Scholar


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Kind Of History
Time of history: - 20th century
Nationality? - American--General
History of Art? Yes
Kind of art - TV/Movies

Subjects of this Historical Account
From a certain profession/group? - artists/entertainers
Intelligence of subject of history: - Smart

Main Adversary
From a certain profession/group? - journalists
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
Is the portrayal sympathetic? - Neutral

Setting
United States Yes

Style
How much gore? - 1 (None)
How fast-paced is the book? - 7 (a good amount)
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Book makes you feel... - in awe
How much focus on stories of individuals? - Focuses mostly on the people/nation level
How much romance? - 1 (None)
Is book humorous? Yes
How much humor? - 2 (a little)
If humorous, kind of humor - eccentric personalities
Is this a kid's book? - Ages 16-Adult
Pictures/Illustrations? - None
Length of book - 201-250 pages
How much emphasis on small details? - 10 (a tremendous amount)
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