Functionally, though, the three blur into each other.
And the climax of Attack of the Clones ( Episode II) takes place in a gladiatorial arena.
The climax of The Empire Strikes Back ( Episode V) occurs in much the same way, but it’s not in a forest, it takes place in a city in the clouds. Why did I spend so much time describing the climax of 2015’s The Force Awakens ( Episode VII)? Because “it’s just us now.” The fairytale setting wasn’t lost on me when I first saw the movie, but it’s that line that has stuck with me. It’s what makes these movies so much fun. The confrontation quickly descends into a duel: the boy is injured, and the girl wrecks the monster, finally leaving him bleeding in the snowy forest as the ground splits and the monster is left on the other side of the chasm, where he can no longer follow his worst impulses and hurt the girl and boy.Įventually, the forest blows up, and our heroes fly away on spaceships because that’s what happens in Star Wars -space explosions, overblown emotions, and strange magics. They’re what matters to the universe at this moment. Instead, our heroes, a boy and a girl-young, brave, and devastated over the death of their mentor-turn to face their monster.īut the monster’s just a man, bleeding and furious and deeply miserable. There’s no way that they’d ever be able to outrun his anger. They’re trying to get away from the monster chasing them, but it’s no use. Our heroes are running through a black forest, snow on the ground.
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