My go at an alternate, more elegant (but hopefully still appropriate) Supreme Leader outfit for Kylo Ren.
I drew him like a paper dolly so it was easier to change parts or redesign it as needed😏
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My go at an alternate, more elegant (but hopefully still appropriate) Supreme Leader outfit for Kylo Ren.
I drew him like a paper dolly so it was easier to change parts or redesign it as needed😏
Happy New Year Reylos! I have a preview of part 12 for you. I know, I know it's not a happy moment for Ben, but I can promise you he will be happy and at peace in my story. But first he must address his past (it took me long but I struggled to capture him as I see him in my mind in this particular and hard scene)
Part 11 of Scene VII
A preview of part 11/Scene VII.
Have a nice weekend!
My latest cartoon for Guardian Books.
I love dwj fans. once a month we get together to shit on howl and praise him in the same breath. just like sophie would want
Part 9 of Scene VII
Thank you so much for your support!
Part 8 of Scene VII
Thank you so much for your support, even the smallest coffee is precious to me and help me to continue this story❤️
Happy Ben Solo Day! Ben flying his Grimtaash (inspired by 'The Rise of Kylo Ren' comic book)
Part 7 of Scene VII
Do you think that Rey's story (excluding episode 9 'cause that was a shitshow) could be interpreted as a Cinderella/Ash girl story?
I hope you realize asking me this is like throwing chum to a shark 😈. But the short answer is yes, to a point.
The long answer is more complicated, so to begin with, let's consult the Cinderella bible:
According to the Aarne Thompson Uther Index, there are five primary motifs to a Cinderella tale:
Rey is abandoned by her family, which is a form of persecution, and harassed by the inhabitants of Jakku like Unkar Plutt. Thus she clearly fulfills the first item.
As for meeting a helper, there are several for her, including Han Solo, Maz, Luke, and Leia. Any or all of these may be considered fairy godparents in the way that they offer her wisdom and material help. Further, except for Maz, they all die in the course of the story, which is consistent with many Cinderella tales in which the helper dies and their bones continue to offer wisdom and comfort to the heroine.
Next, meeting the prince. I mean
To the extent that Rey is "in disguise' here, it would be the extent of her force powers, her destiny as Ben Solo's dyad mate, and her role as the heir apparent to the Jedi (chosen by the Force to wield the legacy saber), all of which are obscured from Kylo Ren when he discovers her in the forest. Further, she is grimy and covered in desert sand, similar to how Cinderella is smeared with ashes that hide her true beauty.
So now an object penetrates the disguise. This is obviously the Skywalker lightsaber, which reveals Rey to be everything listed above, especially when she calls it to her on Starkiller Base, and again when she wields it on Ahch-to.
And lastly, marriage to the prince. As many others have pointed out over the years, Rey and Ben have almost too many symbolic marriages to count in the course of the sequel trilogy. They're extremely married, the Force said so.
BUT WAIT! Go back and look at that list again. Who ELSE fits all those criteria?
It's our boy! Consider:
He is indeed persecuted by family, most notably when Luke momentarily considers killing him.
Ben's helpers are both dark and light, as Snoke/Palpatine guide him in the dark while Luke guides him in the light (poorly). But note again what I said above about the bones of the mentor continuing to offer guidance and comfort after their death. Who should appear at Ben's lowest hour but his departed father, Han Solo? With a message of love, acceptance, and encouragement, Han's memory (because in fairy tales, bones contain memory) encourages Ben to at last cast off his beastly skin and become who he always was.
Next, meeting the prince/ss in disguise. He's wearing a literal mask when he meets Rey, so yeah.
An object penetrates the disguise? Rey slashed his face with the legacy saber, thus symbolically peeling away his mask. And I've argued before that the stabbing in TROS (which I still HATE, btw) is another cutting or burning away of the beastly skin.
And lastly, marriage to the prince/ss. As previously stated, that happened. Many times.
So yes, the Sequel Trilogy can definitely be considered a Cinderella story, with but one glaring issue: Cinderella's husband usually doesn't die at the end. But that's another topic that's been done to death, so let's all just read some more fanfic and forget about it. 👑 Thank you for the ask, this was fun!
Part 6 of Scene VII
This is an absolutely incredible scene as we all know, and the music adds so much to the storytelling through JW’s careful and brilliant layering & transitioning between key themes. The cue begins with dark, menacing low strings and a mournful, plaintive line on the bassoon, as Connix & D’Acy tell Leia that the signal has been received, but no one is coming. Leia processes this information - “We fought til the end” - as beautiful low horns play a stoic theme appropriate for her acceptance of the situation. It comes to a resolution as she says “The spark…is out…”
As we see Luke’s face, there is a brief statement of The Force theme in its classic French Horn instrumentation, which almost immediately transitions into the classic “Luke & Leia” theme from Return of the Jedi. Here, the theme is played in gorgeous rich, warm tones by the cellos - it sounds like a human voice, and sits beautifully underneath their dialogue, supporting it without intruding upon this heart-wrenching moment. It’s delicate, but the theme is so incredibly evocative and emotional that the scene needs nothing else. The phrasing is expertly done so that the theme fades away as they reach their hands out to touch. There is then a beautiful little piece of transitional scoring in the strings. and a moment of emphasis on Luke’s eyes - we don’t realize it until a moment later, but this is when he is putting the dice into his sister’s hands.
The music shifts again after Luke kisses Leia on the forehead, beginning a march-like rhythm and three note rhythmic motif that may sound familiar, due to the descending minor third (giving us Imperial March/Vader’s Theme vibes.) You’ll notice that this shift happens while the camera is still lingering on the shot of Luke and Leia together, framed by the light behind them. It DOESN’T change on the cut - how on the nose would that be! It’s much more dramatically interesting to start this new theme and new direction of the drama as though we are inside’s Luke’s head, as he has said goodbye to his beloved sister and is ready to perform his final act of heroism, bravery and sacrifice.
As Luke leaves the cave and begins walking out to face Kylo and The First Order, the theme is traded off throughout the orchestra as the rhythm becomes more subdivided, dynamics increase, and tension mounts to an almost unbearable level, with Kylo Ren’s shuttle hovering menacingly and Imperial walkers lining up. One of the most iconic shots of the entire movie is punctuated by a piercing moment of high strings and swelling brass, before the relentless rhythm returns.
“After giving Leia a souvenir of Han Solo—another wordless exchange, conducted via leitmotif—the ostensible Luke marches out onto the salt flats of the planet Crait, which, in one of the film’s many inspired visual strokes, turn crimson red when stepped upon. Williams is no minimalist, favoring quick harmonic motion in his music, but here he fixates on an F-minor chord, with a three-note figure—F, C, A-flat—ricocheting around the orchestra. When Luke inexplicably survives an all-out Imperial barrage, the motif returns, banged out on the timpani. The dramatic soprano Christine Goerke was not the only person who thought here of the Agamemnon figure in Richard Strauss’s “Elektra.” Agamemnon haunts that opera from beyond the grave; likewise, Luke is not actually present on Crait, instead appearing by long-distance Force projection. All that darksome, epic music is swirling in Kylo Ren’s conflicted mind.”
Scene VII part 5
Scene VII part 1 (scene VI is already too long and we are changing the scenery so I thought it’s a good time to start VII) Thank you for your support and help❤️. I do hope I broke the curse and I’ll be able to work and to post once a week from now on.
May the 4th be with you. May the Dyad reunite!
Your energy is heavenly