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STAR WARS PREQUEL TRILOGY + ART

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It’s Anakin Week!

I should draw Anakin in these beautiful, unused costume designs from Attack of the Clones. The capes are so stylish and empowering! I especially like the pirate-y vest in the first pic, and the Vader-y chain in the second. I wonder how they would look with his AotC and RotS hairdos? If other artists draw these, please tag me, because I’d love to see them!

“McCaig and Power began designing the costumes for Anakin Skywalker long before actor Hayden Christensen was cast in the role, and McCaig emphasized that a design shouldn’t account for the actors: ‘You’re drawing the character, not the actor.’”

That perspective doesn’t seem intuitive to me, but I respect it! Anakin was a decades-long established character at that point after all, even though this movie was showing a side of him never seen before.

“The concept of Jedi Knights was grounded in the concept work of the previous production. ‘At one point during the Episode I design, we were thinking of the Jedi as lone samurai, then as teams of samurai,’ McCaig recalled. ‘They were going to be more like a police force, dressed in black and a lot more militaristic. But they evolved into the peacekeeping force they are in the current film.’”

This quote is so compelling; it really makes me want to get the Episode I Art Book to see the rest of this story. The prequels Jedi uniforms are some of my favorite costumes of all time, but the black, fashy uniforms McCaig describes here would make more sense in so many ways, and might have made the story bolder and more straightforward. They would have emphasized the Jedi’s role as an imperialistic police force for a corrupt government, and showed a powerful aesthetic connection between the Republic and the Empire.

The Jedi uniforms as they are reference Alec Guinness’ costume from the original movie, a connection which doesn’t really make sense since his character was supposedly concealing his Jedi identity at the time. But the monk-like design still definitely works for me, since it shows the Jedi’s hypocrisy and delusion. It is important that the Jedi believe they are as humble as they appear. My background in Catholicism and medieval religious movements is a huge reason why I value the prequels’ subversive imagery and messages.

So why would Anakin wear the fancy, knightly capes shown above? An undercover mission among rich people, perhaps? A date with Padme? A hoity-toity Jedi ceremony? It’s so much fun to think about, and I love to see my boys all dressed up.

Summary: Set after the defeat of the Decepticons on Earth in Transformers Prime. Optimus Prime and the Autobots are saying their final goodbyes before their return to Cybertron. After months of holding back your growing feelings and affection from Optimus, you can’t seem to let him go without letting him know somehow so you both share a tender moment together. Pairing: TFP Optimus Prime x human reader

Rating: PG

Words: 1228

A/N: This is my first time actually writing fan fiction, so bare with me! I couldn’t help but think of these scenes in my head after watching TF Prime for the second time lately. While it is a bit sad, I will be writing more parts to this in the near future!

Standing there alone, on the raised platform in the Autobots’ base, your heart began to sink as you watched the Autobots say goodbye to their dear friends. Looking around at this motley crew of a family that has formed over the past months has made you more than a little sentimental.

Bumblebee, Bulkhead, and Arcee each say their individual goodbyes to Raf, Miko, and Jack. You could see so clearly how their closeness to each other only made the mere mentions of their departure weigh heavily on them. Words like, “We’re just a space bridge away” and “Keep in contact” are solely bandages on the wounds from the implied forever parting.

You couldn’t help but shed a few tears as well from the melancholy atmosphere in the room filled with sorrowful smiles upon everyone’s faces. Even Ultra Magnus, WheelJack, and Smokescreen’s salute to Agent Fowler and June was enough to choke you up even more.

Though, through your sadness, your mind couldn’t stop thinking about him and what the withdrawal of the Autobots would mean for the two of you. Your eyes search past the other bots for him and there he is. Optimus Prime.