It is tempting to view Star Wars: Visions , a nine-episode anthology show debuting on Disney+ tomorrow, as a kind of "subtext becomes text" variation. It's no secret that George Lucas was heavily inspired by the works of Akira Kurosawa (especially The Hidden Fortress ) and that the overall Star Wars mythology owes more than a little to Asian cultures and Asian art. That made the cruel fate of Kelly Marie Tran's Rose especially ironic. She went from a significant supporting character in The Last Jedi to a cameo player in The Rise of Skywalker in what felt like filmmakers kowtowing to seeming bigoted online disapproval. But I digress. Star Wars Visions is, on the surface, " Star Wars does anime," and in that sense, it works. It's also a glance at a future where Star Wars films and shows aren't rigidly tied down to the continuity of A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi . The hook is letting many talented Japanese animators from seven different studios (Production I.G., Geno Studio, Kamikaze Douga, Studio Colorido, TRIGGER, Kinema Citrus and Science Saru) get to play in the Star Wars sandbox, with little in the way… Read full this story
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