Blog #9

Research Script Foregrounding

Movie's: Star Wars Episode 5 The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode 2 Attack of the Clones
Research Topic: The Hero's Journey; Journey to the under world

Star Wars Episode 5 The Empire Strikes Back
Scene 1: Location in film: Planet Dagobah: Luke Goes into the a cave shrouded by the Dark side and as Luke entered the cave which went below ground and makes it look like the underworld, Luke goes through the cave and is stopped by what looks like Darth Vader and Luke fights him and cuts of the head of Vader and when the front part of the mask explodes off Luke sees his own face which shows what he may become in the future, What he fought was a Shadow of him self. This is one example of the journey to the underworld.


Scene 2: Location in film: Planet Bespin; Carbon Freezing Camber: Luke enters the chamber and is attacked by Vader. the Carbon Freezing camber also looks like hell because of the low lighting and how there is steam coming from the ground and how Vader is trying to capture him. This scene in the film is also like a journey to the underworld.

Scene 3: Location in film: Bespin; Tower bridge: Vader Fight Luck an at the end of the Bridge extension Vader cuts of Luke's Right hand and tries to get Luke to come with him and tells Luke that he is his father and Luke jumps off; when Luke's hand is cut off and this is also a journey to the underworld because of how Luke is lots of pain after getting his hand cut off and then finding out that his father is Vader.


Star Wars Episode 2 Attack of the Clones
Scene 1: Location: Tatooine; tusken raider camp night: Anakin Skywalker is looking for his mother and finds out that she may be at this one Tusken raider camps and arrives the camp at night. he finds his mother who is very proud of him and she dies, then his emotions go out of control and he gets very upset and angry because he could not save his mom so he takes his anger out on all of the Tusken raiders by killing them. This scene is like a journey to the underworld because in the scene the tusken raiders look like creatures from the under world and Anakin killed out of anger which he shouldn't of done.


Scene 2: Location: Geonosis; Droid Factory: Anakin and Padmé Amidala enter a factory of machines making machines and the factory looks like the underworld because of all the steam and molten hot metal, as well as the Geonosians trying to kill them. As they try to rescue Obi wan the are captured by Jango Fett and some droids.


Scene 3: Location: Geonosis; Solar Sail ship hanger; Anakin and obi wan both arrive as Count Dooku is about to leave and a light saber duel begins with Anakin rushing is and getting pushed out of the way and the Obi Wan takes on Dooku, then after Dooku injures Obi wan Anakin jumps in and takes on Dooku and gets his right arm cut off like he will do to Luke in the future. This is an example of a journey to the under world because the in the light sabra duel Anakin losses his arm and the room they are in becomes dark as well for a short time.