By: Dominic Jones
Our friends over at MakingStarWars.net are back with another one of their famous concept art descriptions. This new one is of what sounds like a potentially very dark scene in the film. As always, there is the possibility that this may not be true so if you're trying to avoid all details about Episode VII stop reading now, this is your official SPOILER ALERT! If you want to hear all about it, then scroll down.
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This scene features a cyborg character, who may or not be the villain, and Daisy Ridley's character (Kira). According to Jason Ward over at MSW,
This scene takes place in a castle. I have very little doubt this is
the same planet where the Skellig Michael shoot took place for Mark
Hamill and Daisy Ridley. It’s a green mountainous area with lots of
water surrounding it. The black castle has several different designs
which we will talk about in the future. What is notable is the
architecture. The six Gothic cathedral windows to the left of the frame
light the room and give us a clear hint this is the castle from several
different pieces of art. Another notable thing is that the castle
designs seem to be based on a McQuarrie piece. However, they moved very
far and away from McQuarrie’s depictions as the design process went on.
There are arches and columns in the background that show us we’re
near the windows but this room is a lot bigger than we we’re seeing
here. This place is clearly a domain of evil.
A young woman, twenty years old perhaps is embraced by a monster. He
is grabbing her from behind. His creepy right arm is clutching her left
shoulder. Her face in this depiction is totally blank. She’s colder and
more calculated here than in an earlier depiction. Her dirty blond hair
is tousled, disheveled and unkempt. Her blue scarf is around her neck
and we can only see some of her brown clothing because the figure behind
her is enveloping her.
The figure holding the woman is wearing a brown robe not unlike that
of Obi-Wan Kenobi. It is very much a classic Jedi robe. He’s a white
male. His hand holding the woman in place is white but the flesh has
started to wear off, revealing his cybernetic hand. Imagine if Luke
Skywalker, after getting his robotic hand in The Empire Strikes Back took sand paper to the flesh on his robotic hand rubbing it off in places. It’s very Terminator 2.
You can see flesh and metallic silver bits coming through the flesh
revealing his artificial appendage. The figure’s face is the same. The
flesh from his face has been burned or scratched way in the same
fashion. This figure could have a beard if need be but only his very
human lips are visible in the natural light, full of shadows. His nose
is metallic, his right eye also has metal on the outside and some of his
forehead has the fake skin,worn off in many places. His skin has
deteriorated showing us some of his face has been repaired and
reconstructed in the past and some of it is still very human. You cannot
see his eyes. There are no red lights for eyes, just two black dark
voids.
This cyborg is whispering something into the woman’s ear and she’s coldly taking in his words.
To the right of the frame there is a mirror. A tall mirror. It
reflects the cyborg holding the woman in it. But only their dark shadowy
images can be scene. The mirror is golden and ornate, very Victorian
era. Behind the mirror is some kind of glass structure, like a golden
glass room with a chair inside it. Might this cyborg figure sit in there
to breath properly or for rejuvenation? It has pipes going into it to
funnel air or something unknown. This glass chamber is ornate but it
emanates a faint red light. The woman’s shoulder obscure much of it.
Either way, it is a glass room with a fancy chair inside, for one person
only.
Behind the woman and the cyborg, on the left of the frame, stand
three figures. Closest to the window is a male, black, with a blue
lightsaber ignited, ready for combat. A small bipedal alien stands next
to him holding a satchel. The alien is just a little taller than waist
high on an average male. The last figure is the little droid with a
basket ball sized spherical body. The three figures are clearly there to
kick some ass and take names. They seem ready to get their friend back
and do whatever it takes to make sure that happens.
Is “Kira” being seduced by evil in this painting? Is she hearing him
out hoping her friends will kill him before he notices they have arrived
to save her? She’s so cool in the painting, I’m not sure she actually
needs saving.
It is my personal belief if the phantom cyborg figure is someone we
know from the past, his face could be reconstructed as he does not
appear to have any structural damage. Maybe this figure appears evil and
actually isn’t? Maybe he’s whispering “I’ve been injured and I mean you
no harm.” Until I see what follows, I find this very open to
interpretation.
Jason also says the painting reminds him of a scene from the Phantom of the Opera. This sounds very interesting. I could definitely see this as one of the more intense/dark scenes from the film. perhaps it's the first meeting between Kira and the villain, with John Boyega's character on hand to witness their exchange. I guess we'll find out on December 18, 2015.
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