How Will You Use Your Power - The Village Bride Star Wars: Visions Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ต.ค. 2021
- The Village Bride presents the Jedi character, F, with a crisis. Will she remain safe and hidden from the Empire? Or will she use her abilities to save the lives of those she can help? The Village Bride explores one of the core themes of Star Wars.
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I don't think she's "promoting" herself. It feels more like she was letting go of all that was holding her back, including the fallen structure of the order itself. Not necessarily leaving or forsaking it, but putting all that aside to do what must be done.
Agreed but also with the perspective of growth
She is a member of Order of the Jedi. It doesn't matter if she is the last one in existence, she has a role she must fulfil. The Jedi's biggest failing was actually that they didn't help everyone that they could. "Whoever saves one life saves the world entire."
@@jeffreymeehan3116 lol
I believe in the episode it’s implied Jedi F’s master was native to the planet. Just something I point out.
I especially loved how this short and The Ninth Jedi felt the most Ghibli-like to me :)
I definitely got "Princess Mononoke" vibes from this one.
It's so good! I heard people complain about this short because it was so slow, and I was the complete opposite. There's so much intrigue from slowing down after The Duel's duel, the energy of Tatooine Rhapsody, and the absurd rollercoaster that is The Twins. We get to take a breath for 10 minutes and that breath includes some mystery. What is this story? Who is this person in a mask, and why are they following these two people as they go up the mountain? What is the threat to the village? What is the Magina? Upon initially reading the name of the short, I figured it was going to be something similar to Bounty from Clone Wars with a captured bride needing to be rescued, but it turned out to be so much better. I also see it as absolutely possible to exist within the canon with just a few aesthetic changes, like the lightsaber and the heels. Aesthetics are important to Star Wars, but also not really, it's the story that truly matters, and this story could absolutely take place in Legends, Canon, or just as its own thing, and I really appreciated that.
People that complain about this story being slow must not be familiar with the storytelling style of “Ghibli-esque” anime. It’s all done purposefully. I would love to see a full length feature done in this style.
I couldn’t agree more it fits perfectly in the post-purge era between 66 and Rebels
The music in this episode was the greatest of the bunch. It was so atmospheric, so appropriate for that short
The music was sung by Emi Evans, the singer for the NieR series. If you liked it, I’d highly recommend checking out the NieR;Replicant and NieR;Automata soundtracks. They’re beautiful and have a really similar vibe.
The composer, Kevin Penkin, also did the incredible soundtrack to Made in Abyss, another fantastic anime by Kinema Citrus.
The Village Bride is one of my favorite shorts from _Star Wars Visions_ and my number #1 favorite from Visions, with Ninth Jedi as a close second.
I enjoyed the short not just for its animation, but also the story, the philosophy of the Force/Magina (due to the Taoist Influence and the Village utilizing it) and it's characters where the main character (F) tries not to reveal most of her Identity after she remains in hiding following Order 66 and stepping in to save the day to rescue Haru and Saku from Lord Izuma.
But the biggest highlight that made me love this short was for the soundtrack that can be warm, quiet, emotional, majestic and epic. Kevin Penkin who composed the music of this short has worked on several video games and anime such as Made in Abyss, _Tower of God_ and recently Netflix's _Eden_ so I give big props to Kevin for the score and especially Emi Evans who provided the vocals in this episode as I got emotional listening to her voice in several scenes throughout the episode.
Even, the voice of the Masked Female Jedi is Karen Fukuhara who is best known as Kipo from _"Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts"_ and Glimmer from Netflix's _"She-Ra and the Princesses of Power"_ plus Matthew Wood came to reprise his roles as the Battle Droids in his only Anime dub.
I do hope we get to see more of the Masked Female Jedi (F) in a potential Anime series very soon, besides just only _Ninth Jedi_
Looking forward to your thoughts to the one everyone is looking forward to: _The Ninth Jedi._
This short and The Ninth Jedi meant the most to me, I hope they both get TV series later on that expands both their stories.
I agree, Ninth Jedi and Village Bride were hands down my favorite shorts from _Star Wars: Visions_ and I'm also grateful that Village Bride is also getting as much love than before.
I would agree and add Lop and Ochō.
@@j_deo Yeah Ninth Jedi, Village Bride, and Lop & Ocho are my top 3 Visions short.
I was also a bit confused after my first viewing, but was still in awe of the music and got goosebumps when she says Magina, may you rise... and may the force be with you. After rewatching it I love it so much, its definitely one of my favorites.
I actually just got to meet F’s English-dub voice actress Karen Fukuhara at NYCC
Really!?! That's so awesome of you.
As far as the animation and character design goes, this is my favorite episode of Visions.
I loved how quiet and laid back this was, so when there was action, it's kind of a big deal.
You get the feeling that everyone in this short is holding themselves back, from the villager's sorrow and anguish over the helplessness they feel, to Ef's feelings of being stuck and not knowing what to do. When they realize they need to take action, it was a nice emotional climax along with the action. It was simple but still poignant. And emotionally, like Star Wars, is elevated even further thanks to the music.
The droids were a nice comedic touch too. Not too much, but just the right amount.
This short was probably my favourite, it's hard to choose between this and The Elder but I loved this one. It's probably the one that surprised me the most because I wasn't expecting to like it so much. The story was great, the characters were sympathetic and relatable and the music was just on a WHOLE other level. And the story of the short is actually pretty tragic when you look at it closely, not only with F's trauma from Order 66 but also the bride. She's giving herself up as a hostage to try and protect her people but specifically her grandfather who was the original collatoral and that's why she's getting married because she thinks this is the last time she will see her family and the people she loves. That just really resonated with me for some reason. And of course the voice acting was great and it was a nice surprise to hear Matt Wood back for the Battle Droids.
This is one of those shorts that I think could easily fit into Canon, even if the purpose of Visions was that it didn't have to. You can just accept it as headcanon because it all works. We've got the Clone Wars, the hunt for Jedi, the Empire, all those things we know from the canon timeline. We even hear Palpatine during F's flashbacks, his screech from Revenge of the Sith, so that's something else to add to the pile. Those callouts just made me so excited as I was watching.
I agree about the surprise. I remember looking at the list that was put out with the trailer, and being more curious about The Duel, The Ninth Jedi, and The Elder.
Village bride is my favorite. The music makes me sad
The music got me too. I think it's beautiful. straight represented to the beauty of nature.
listen the music like this make me want to vacation some village in the mountain. sleeping peacefully on the floor which full of grass . and listen the sound of wind as the lullaby.
@@greentea1941 not gonna lie, and if this makes me overly sensitive, I don't care, but the first time I heard the music I legitimately started tearing up.
Haha "Star Wars is often about using the power you have responsibly.
Like Spider-Man." 😂👍
I love the flintlock-inspired sniper rifle, complete with the ram stored under the barrel
This one's still my favorite. The meditative quality really speaks to me, and is part of the short's rewatch value. The music is fantastic, and I'm so glad the soundtrack is out now; the vocal melodies get me emotional on pretty much every listen. I also have to give kudos to Karen Fukuhara and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, for the quiet gravitas they brought to F and Valco, respectively.
Honestly one of my favourite Star Wars stories... so beautifully animated and written and just so unique for a Star Wars story tbh. I also love the force and the way this handles handles and expands it.
This short is my favorite 💓
Hop and Ocho, The Village Bride and The Ninth Jedi are the 3 that a want so badly to see more
My favourite short mostly because of F's Lightsaber design. I've always thought that Lightsabers should have always looked like F's: a Plasmatana. Also love the small cameo of the XS Stock Light Freighter. The ship design is over 3,000 years old but I guess good things are hard to kill.
That, or one of the devs really likes playing the Smuggler class on SWTOR...
The Village Bride is one of my top personal favourites from the anime Star Wars Visions and it music always comes into my mind sometimes. As well the story & characters of this short film, the animation looks beautiful as it done by the same studio that has done one of my favourite show The Rise of the Shield Hero series.
I'm glad you've come around on this one. It's so atmospheric and beautiful.
I enjoyed this one a lot I love how F’s master also lived him or had a connection to that planet and The sniper wanted to help his friend’s apprentice who seemed lost after order 66
The village bride is definitely one of my favourite Visions Shorts, (probably 3rd). It has great characters, an intriguing setting and... BATTLE DROIDS so you know that's always great 😃😃😃
Is good to see a xs stock light Freighter a old republic ship and after this is the fan favorite episode
I love it so much. It´s hard to describe, but the feeling this short gave me was so strong and left me feeling inspired. Absolutely beautiful!
Just completed a re-watch of this and notice the direct parallels to Ashoka's third episode "Resolve" from Tales of the Jedi. The characters and location are different, but the underlying story is a hidden Jedi who returns to help the greater universe by using the force to save a person. It was fun to re-watch and find all the comparisons with circumstances, plot lines, and characters, even down to the clenched fist. Looks like watching the episode made me re-watch The Village Bride with a vastly different viewpoint.
When she said and the way she said I am a Jedi… I felt that
When it comes to similarities between plot beats, character archetypes, and themes, I like to believe a reason for 9 episodes of Visions is that they can correlate with the Skywalker Saga (even though it’s just coincidence and the same Visions short can share solidarity with more than one movie - but hear me out!) I believe I cracked the code on which Visions episode is a soul partner with their Star Wars Episode:
The Duel => The Empire Strikes Back
Tatooine Rhapsody => Return of the Jedi
The Twins => The Last Jedi
The Village Bride => Attack of the Clones
The Ninth Jedi => The Force Awakens
T0-B1 => A New Hope
The Elder => The Phantom Menace
Lop and Ochō => The Rise of Skywalker
Akakiri => Revenge of the Sith
The story might be a continual concept worth of reviewing.But the art and alien looking nature of the film still makes it look sort of like Star Wars.
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Great video thank you my friend ☺️
I liked this one because it shows two non-force users be connected with the force, through their own cultural means.
This episode had a lot of culture in it. You can really feel this village and its people as us watchers, take the role of F, an outsider looking in.
We want more from this episode!
Village Bride was my one of my favorites because while some of the shorts are about using the Force to do cool things (and hey, no shame in that) this was more meditative about the nature of the Force and those who wield it and I think Village Bride did it better than some of the other ones.
It’s my favorite.
I also love the Taoist influence in this episode. The force does take some inspiration from Taoism. My headcanon all interpretations of “the force” such the night sisters, the people of this planet, or the Jedi all hail from the same origin but branched off like the Abrahamic religions.
I loved this episode so much. Truly my favorite and F is just so cool! UGH, the visuals, the music, all so good
if the duel be like :
damn!!! being sith is freaking cool !!! especially the anti-Hero sith!!
(for some reason, I feel like 'using evil for good thing ' is more interesting than just ' use good for good thing')
this episode is be like :
hmmm.... maybe just being classic hero is not bad as well...
and besides. this girl give me an Arthuria's vibes.
(the strong, gentle and heroic female knight. and both of them even use the same yellow glowing sword. )
The village Bride is my favorite
definitely one of my favorires
I don't think her speed has to come from her heels. The Force can do that, lol 😅. We see it in shorter slower (by comparison 😅) bursts in The Phantom Menace, in the Duel of the Fates scene. Obi-wan bursts forward at one point, I'm pretty sure...
Thank you, Alex! 🌟
This one is my fav of the Visions
While this episode is perfect, I wanna point out my favorite detail:
It opens up with a lightsaber like device and because of the previous episodes you are primed to think of it as a lightsaber, so it’s just a fun twist when it turns out to be some type of scanner
This was my favorite short.
I thought the worldbuilding,animation, storytelling, characters and music were wonderful.
Not my favourite episode but it is one of the best episodes
My fave episode
I thought this episode was adorable!
Easily my 2nd favorite episode of Visions, behind only The Ninth Jedi
does the helmeted man use a cycler rifle like the one boba fett owns in the mandalorain?
Is my favorite
Star Wars vision is the best, I love this episode. 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💯💯💯💯💯💯🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇
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My least favorite episode never thought I'd be so bored and very anti climatic
I liked the first episode but the rest were not to my liking I just found them very similar and dull but I have heard some people enjoyed a few of the others
If you haven't watch star wars I do think you should watch it but just don't go out of your way if you don't have Disney plus it's not anything you must see
Let's be honest here, a lot of the hype around this short is because of the cute girls which is not a bad thing.
This was the weakest short in my opinion