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A Thousand Stars: Episode I, Part 28
Jul. 21st, 2022 10:12 amThe scene starts quiet, with the queen looking silently at the evening cityscape. Hesitantly Jar Jar approaches her.
As Jar Jar mourns the possible destruction of their peoples, he reveals a vital secret -- the Gungan army. The queen's reaction is very subtle. At first, you wonder if she's even listening.
But she is not unfeeling. I doubt it's a coincidence that the ritualistic makeup is reminiscent of a tear on her face - a bloody tear. She feels deeply. And she is certainly listening.
When Palpatine enters, flushed with triumph, Amidala surges into motion. Something has changed in her mindset. Now she is the one circling the room while the Senator is mostly stationary.
He sits, looking up at her. She has taken charge. She is doing something he never anticipated. She is going back to reclaim her planet and save her people, or die trying.
The Senator hovers in the background, his pleas for her to stay going unheeded. She is no longer positioned as an impressionable, near-helpless figurehead. The tables have turned at last.
(Of course, since these are the prequels and nothing is quite what it seems, we do get a teensy glimpse on Palpatine's face that might be a smile of triumph...but the point still stands.)
Next time, if looks could kill...
As Jar Jar mourns the possible destruction of their peoples, he reveals a vital secret -- the Gungan army. The queen's reaction is very subtle. At first, you wonder if she's even listening.
But she is not unfeeling. I doubt it's a coincidence that the ritualistic makeup is reminiscent of a tear on her face - a bloody tear. She feels deeply. And she is certainly listening.
When Palpatine enters, flushed with triumph, Amidala surges into motion. Something has changed in her mindset. Now she is the one circling the room while the Senator is mostly stationary.
He sits, looking up at her. She has taken charge. She is doing something he never anticipated. She is going back to reclaim her planet and save her people, or die trying.
The Senator hovers in the background, his pleas for her to stay going unheeded. She is no longer positioned as an impressionable, near-helpless figurehead. The tables have turned at last.
(Of course, since these are the prequels and nothing is quite what it seems, we do get a teensy glimpse on Palpatine's face that might be a smile of triumph...but the point still stands.)
Next time, if looks could kill...
