Star Wars Visions is basically a flex on the rest of current star wars by being able to tell a fully compelling beautiful storyline in 15 minutes while everyone else can’t tell even half as decent or good-looking a story in an hour. slay.
every single star wars visions short in BOTH seasons is either "imperialism is bad" or "here is my sith lord OC" and that's exactly what star wars is about which is why star wars visions is the best star war
To me, the Sith have always been about power, about manipulation, about abuse. They offer false hope as a lure to ensnare people when they are at their most vulnerable. They offer you what you think you need while gutting your support system, isolating you from those who could pull you back above water. Before you know it, the decisions you say you are making are no longer your own. And so, the visually brightest scene of the episode becomes its darkest moment thematically.
I am amazed that Star Wars continues to tell meaningful, complex stories about survivors, those who are able to liberate themselves from the confines of interpersonal and systemic abuse, as well as those who are unable to break free... yet.
This is why hope is so fundamentally important, not just in Star Wars or in storytelling, but in the real lives we lead. There is always, ALWAYS hope.
cartoon saloon was absolutely insane for what they did in Screecher’s Reach… taking the “teen in a desolate land wanting more” trope but IT’S NOT A HAPPY ENDING!!! SHE WAS REAL!! THEY WERE BOTH TERRIFIED BUT SHE MADE THAT CHOICE TO “DO WHAT SHE MUST”
and now you are finally free! You are free from the horrors of life and now walk into the sunset towards new horrors but now you are more alone than ever!!!