Ahsoka, episode 4 - Yay, lightsabers! but... they're kinda meh?
Okay, so, on the upside... how refreshing is it to finally have a piece of Star Wars media that uses lightsabers! After so much Mandalorian and rebel alliance material in the shows so far, we actually get to see lightsabers in action again! Which, let's be honest, lightsabers the single coolest and most iconic thing Star Wars has ever produced.
But, unfortunately... they look kinda lame? Like sequels kind of lame? I mean, they cut through trees, which is good. But... most of the lightsaber battles so far are shot in close-ups, which means you can't really see the battle. I don't need to see Rosario Dawson's face while she's fighting. I want to see the actual lightsaber fight... the whole thing! Which means you need to zoom out more often. I don't remember any prequel lightsaber battles being filmed this way. Close-ups were used sparingly for moments when we needed to see the characters' faces and emotions. Other than that, we got full-body shots that showed the characters' movements.
Does Rosario Dawson look bad when she's doing the footwork, or something? Is that why they did it this way? They're doing it with Sabine and Shin too, but not as much.
And what the force-forsaken fuck was that spinning move from the fake inquisitor-dude and how in the blazes did Ahsoka defeat him just by stepping into his spinning blade? I replayed it five times and I still don't get what happened. I mean, it looked badass at first until I realized I had no idea what had happened. And then Ahsoka just... stood there? With her lightsaber still above her head... for a reeeeaaallly long time. Like an unnecessarily long time. And sure, the not-inquisitor-guy exploding in Buffy-verse Vampire fashion was unexpected and kinda cool. But I still don't know what the bloody hell happened?
*sigh* New Star Wars is still not really doing it for me.
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Count Dooku: The Republic is corrupt and undemocratic, and the Jedi are elitist and out of touch, they have opressed us for far too long!
Separatist: I agree! We need to make a new path, down with the Republic, we'll join you!
Count Dooku: Good choice my friend! Welcome to the Dark Side of the Force. My name is Darth Tyrannus. You can join me at the Star Destroyer Malevolence with my friend, General Grievous.
Separatist: wh
Separatist: why are you called like that
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“I,” he gasped, blinking the spots from his vision in lieu of shaking his head. “I just want you to understand, I’m not in here with you.”
“You’re in here with me.”
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That one scene of Shin staring a lil too long at Sabine was good enough for me 😮💨
Just wanna point out that Baylan and Shin’s outfits are the BESTTT,, I love their suit concepts very much I could talk about how good it looks for days 💗
Anyways, some art before Ahsoka tomorrow (also bcs i havent seen any fanart of these two yet))!! I might draw out more of them depends on how the latest ep will go though fjdj
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So I only started watching star wars this year
Shocking, I know. But it's opened up a lot of stuff (~hello, fanfiction).
Now, I have a new thing to nerd over with my friends and family, I'm getting a lightsaber for my birthday, and I ordered my first Jedi robes a few days ago!
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Adam Driver (the actor) and I had a lightsaber battle with plastic lightsabers outside a Megaplex and he was making laser sounds with his mouth.
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Steve would be an absolute menace (pun intended) with the fake, clunky, plastic lightsabers that start being sold when the Star Wars prequels come out.
He doesn't get one for himself, he steals one of Eddie's or Dustin's and twirls it in his hand before he whacks someone with it. The only people free from his viscous lightsaber attacks are Max and Erica.
Yes, this does devolve into Steve, Eddie, and the Party having giant lightsaber battles in somebody's backyard. Eddie has Darth Maul's double-ended one and smacks himself in the face with it more than he hits anyone else.
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don’t you know what i am?
lil anakin study while i get my sw stuff off the backburner rn but i am in the process of making sample merch!! pins, keychains, prints, da whole shebang >:)))) we’ll see how they turn out 🫡🫡
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