During the clip we see evilness represented in different ways through different characters. This is done by using a range of camera angles, sounds, editing techniques and within the use of mise en scene. At the beginning of the scene, we see the character of master windu walking through an area that reminds of us of a hallway/walkway. He is filmed at a low angle and has people walking behind him. This shows us that the people behind him know their place and it shows that they know he is superior to them, this could trick the audience into believing that the character is evil and presents evilness through this character. It might make the audience think that master windu wants to make other characters feel smaller than him. We see him wearing a dark colours cape/coat which does not necessarily show evilness and neither does his light colours top underneath yet when he pulls out his lightsaber, he represents evilness when he attempts to arrest he older man in the scene. However the older man is represents the idea of evilness a lot more than the other characters, The chair he is sat on has a higher back in length than he is so from the back you cannot see his head. The room he is in is large spacious and looks expensive; this could present the idea that he is the antagonist and he feels he is superior and in charge of everyone else. All of his clothes are dark colours and he has a very humble voice; both of these factors could represent evilness depending on the way the audience see this. There is a shot-reverse-shot used between both the older man and master windu when that first try and arrest the older man, he questions them and says "are you threatening me?" this highlights that he is nor scared by them, although he is outnumbered by them and their weapons, he continues to believe that he is the superior character. This continues to make us believe that evilness is presented through him as a character and the way he speaks; dresses along with what he does as a character. When the older man fights back he manages to wipe out all of the background characters other than master windu, evilness is represented within this completely, it shows he has no emotion towards them, he does not care if he hurts them, he just likes the idea of winning.
The character of Anakin develops and changes a lot throughout the scene. When Anakin is first presented to us (about a minute and a half in the clip), we see the protagonist exiting his piece of aircraft that he arrived in, he is shown at a low angled shot at this point, this is used to highlight that he is superior. This shot provides us with the idea that he is a heroic character. Before Anakin enters the scene in his aircraft, we hear dramatic sounds, very loud in fact. These sounds immediately end as Anakin's aircraft lands, this emphasizes his entrance and again presents us with the idea that he is a superior character. As the music and the tempo slowly increases, gets faster and gets louder the suspense and the tension continues to build. This may also show the evil progressing, the idea the the protagonist could be turning into an antagonist. The loud sounds of the aircraft produce parallel sound as it gets closer to the arrival of his character. anakin enters the scene wearing a dark cape as he runs into the building as if he knows something is wrong. This dark cape that he is wearing represents the idea of evilness because dark colours are often related to danger and the though of evil.
However Anakin changes a lot through the scene, at the beginning his hair is light his facial expressions seem bright, he seems like a happy character. He is also portrayed as the protagonist, as the hero at the beginning of the clip, this view soon changes as you see more of the character, as much as Anakin does not know this, evilness is represented through his character a lot. Although, as we progress through the scene and view more of the clip, it is clear to us an an audience that Anakin appears as a darker and more evil character. This is due to the way that the clip has been filmed and edited, the light dims and the darkness increases. This happens as the scene reaches its climax and the plot becomes more interesting and exciting. Anakin's facial expressions also seem to become darker and more mysterious as the plot thickens. Anakin tries to save the older protagonist and succeeds with doing this - here Anakin is shown to be quite sly yet very persuasive, this can be seen as evilness by some parts of an audience. They may feel as if Anakin wants his own way and feels as if he is in charge. I feel as if Anakin possibly sacrifices himself to the idea of evilness and the effects of evil cause him to change as a character, this is presented to us through; body language; lighting; costume; sounds; and the destruction of conflict between the characters. The idea of Anakin's evilness is shown to us again and it is re-in-forced through non-diegetic sound as the music becomes more intense as the plot thickens and scene continues.
Overall, Evilness is represented through every character at one point in the scene, whether it is because the way hey act; the way the dress or the way they speak, or even the way the clip has been filmed and edited to make the characters seem evil. Evilness is projected to us more and more as the clip continues. The mise en scene, scenery, sounds and camera angles show us how the scene changes and shows us how evil destructed the conflict.
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