The sheer, utter innocence about this moment, though.
I’ve heard film critics say: “It wasn’t dramatic enough!” But, you know, I think it was.
Neither one has any clue how much they are going to absolutely destroy one another and just how nasty things are going to get. They’re both so young, naive and nice here.
A cute, friendly little handshake. That’s how it started.
The horror hasn’t hit them yet. And the viewer knows it hasn’t. We know more than they do.
“Shaw returned on Tuesday, having been recalled for the pickup shot against black velvet, which Lucas supervised; the unmasked Vader would now appear as a “ghost” along with Yoda and Ben at the end.
Ironically, Kazanjian had changed his mind about this being such a good idea.
“I’d started thinking about it and I said to George, ‘Why? This guy—he’s like Hitler. He’s killed. He’s done all of these terrible things and now we’re saying he’s equal with Yoda and Obi-Wan, as if he’s gone to heaven or whatever.’
And George pointed at me, he was real close, and he says, ‘Isn’t that what your religion is all about?’ And, boy, that was like being slapped on the side of the face, because, yes, it is what my religion is all about.”
this is a really interesting tidbit re: Anakin’s redemption.
(I’m assuming the religion in question is Christianity.)
ngl I am low-key worried about Rogue One, but only because my boy Darth Vader is in it, and idk what incarnation of Vader they are going to use.
Filoni!Vader: yEAHHHHHHH!!! i am PUMPED to be on the DARK SIDE man I LOVE KILLING REBELS! *flies a tie-fighter with the Force so his cape can billow while he stands menacingly under a spotlight* I’m angry all of the time and I’m like OBSESSED with killing Obi-Wan! *chugs a Red Bull through his vents* WHO WANTS TO GO NEXT?
Lucas!Vader: high-key wanna die if any of you rebels could do that for me i’d appreciate it. *slaughters thousands of rebels effortlessly* come on man did you even try. damn this self-preservation instinct of mine. *sees obi-wan* HELL YEAH I’M GONNA DIE I CAN’T WAIT! *kills obi-wan in one swing* what.
Comics!Vader: *doesn’t say anything, but if he does it’s going to be one badass line like “ALL I’M SURROUNDED BY IS FEAR AND DEAD MEN”* *has a lot of flashbacks to the time when he had hair* *is sad a lot* *surrounded by quirky fun characters because this is anakin skywalker we are talking about*
Bless you for summing this up so beautifully.
Oh thank God someone said it and it didn’t have to be me.
Could this be Vader? I mean, who else could it be? Unless they’re going to go full ‘Saving Private Ryan’ mode and blow a bunch of the Rebels limbs off. The face even looks like Hayden.
aaaaaaaaaaaaaah holy shit
anidala au: when president amidala meets agent skywalker, her newest personal bodyguard, sparks fly. after several months of stolen moments together, padmé ends the secret relationship out of concern for anakin’s job and her reputation. but somehow, they can’t seem to get over each other no matter how hard they try…
