A Thousand Stars: Episode II, Part 31

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From Anakin's anguished confession we transition to a shot of the pale blue Tatooine sky, accompanied by Cliegg's heartfelt eulogy. Wherever you are, it's become a better place because of you. It conjures a simple but lovely vision of heaven. Then we pan down to the mourners, in a long shot whose starkness conveys so much of the raw emotion. So much vast, empty space surrounds them, a physical manifestation of their loss and grief.



What more could I say that this picture already says? It's all right there in this shot, every detail right down to Owen and Beru holding hands for comfort. Star Wars has a funeral of sorts in every film but Episode V (if you count Luke witnessing the burning homestead in Ep. IV) and they are all quiet, mournful scenes that dramatically shift the hero's trajectory. Everything that Anakin does after this point will be informed by his desperation to prevent this from ever happening again. Instead, he ends up responsible for the deaths of nearly everyone else in this scene. :sob:

Next time, a little much-needed levity...