A Thousand Stars: Episode II, Part 18
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matrilThe juxtaposition of the cold, sterile halls of Kamino with the lush world of Naboo continues. We get this fantastic panorama:
A veritable paradise, where Anakin and Padmé can play almost like children. There are hints of darker things here and there, as when Anakin intimates his preference for forceful government --
or pretends to be badly injured
but it's brushed aside with laughter and teasing.
They roll through the grass, giggling like kids...but the final pose reminds us that they are, in fact, young adults with very young-adultish yearnings.
The next scene for them is introduced with a shot of the resort from the other side, in sunset. Things are changing. The innocence of paradise is fleeting.
Consider the symbolism of Padmé eating the fruit Anakin offers.
Forbidden fruit, fall from innocence, slipping into temptation. The bliss of this Edenic day is coming to an end, and it can never quite be recaptured.
Next time, faces both hidden and revealed....
A veritable paradise, where Anakin and Padmé can play almost like children. There are hints of darker things here and there, as when Anakin intimates his preference for forceful government --
or pretends to be badly injured
but it's brushed aside with laughter and teasing.
They roll through the grass, giggling like kids...but the final pose reminds us that they are, in fact, young adults with very young-adultish yearnings.
The next scene for them is introduced with a shot of the resort from the other side, in sunset. Things are changing. The innocence of paradise is fleeting.
Consider the symbolism of Padmé eating the fruit Anakin offers.
Forbidden fruit, fall from innocence, slipping into temptation. The bliss of this Edenic day is coming to an end, and it can never quite be recaptured.
Next time, faces both hidden and revealed....
