A Thousand Stars: Episode III, Part 32
Jun. 6th, 2024 10:59 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
matrilA dialog-free interlude on Mustafar showcases just how much can be conveyed with the language of cinema, no words needed. First we have a vast, wide shot of the raging volcanic vista, which immediately evokes a sense of tumultuous and destructive emotions.
Then we zoom in a bit for this glimpse of Anakin/Vader's silhouette, made hazy and eerie by the force fields. It's like something from a fever dream. This is followed by a series of shots revealing the grisly aftermath of the massacre of the Separatists. The awful stillness of death, like a mockery of peace.
We return to Anakin, the lone figure overlooking the gloomy horizon. This scene of fire and fury is the metaphorical embodiment of his soul. He is not triumphant in his embrace of the Dark Side. He knows the awful cost of his power. That tear-streak, ooof. What an image.
Next time, tricks with forced perspective...
Then we zoom in a bit for this glimpse of Anakin/Vader's silhouette, made hazy and eerie by the force fields. It's like something from a fever dream. This is followed by a series of shots revealing the grisly aftermath of the massacre of the Separatists. The awful stillness of death, like a mockery of peace.
We return to Anakin, the lone figure overlooking the gloomy horizon. This scene of fire and fury is the metaphorical embodiment of his soul. He is not triumphant in his embrace of the Dark Side. He knows the awful cost of his power. That tear-streak, ooof. What an image.
Next time, tricks with forced perspective...
