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davidgillon) wrote2023-08-11 03:29 pm
davidgillon) wrote2023-08-11 03:29 pm
Combat as conversation
I've been watching rather a lot of youtube this week and I was particularly struck by this vid by Jill Bearup. She's ostensibly dissecting the Raleigh-Mako fight scene from Pacific Rim, but in doing that she talks about how a combat scene is a continuation of storytelling through other means.
Raleigh "It's a dialogue, not a fight".
See also:
Obi Wan vs Darth Vader, a character arc told through combat styles. (Even if shot completely out of order).
Raleigh "It's a dialogue, not a fight".
See also:
Obi Wan vs Darth Vader, a character arc told through combat styles. (Even if shot completely out of order).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6SQm65VMbU
And Captain Marvel, signalling the plot arc through a fight, and wrapping up that arc through another.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdspVeDnGsg&t
Spoilers throughout all three, including for pretty much all of the core Star Wars canon.