Though 2001: The Space Odyssey and Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi are both set in space, Kubrick and Lucas provide their own distinct measures to portray their versions of outer space. Kubrick leaves his viewers with an anxious and unsettling perception of what is it to be in outer space while Lucas presents space as a familiar and appealing extension of Earth.
Star Wars VI: The Return of the Jedi is a journey of familiarity and comfort for most viewers. Lucas parallels different settings in the film with well-known places on Earth. The different worlds each reference an area people know about. The home of Jabba the Hutt is representative of a desert-like Arabian planet where sands conquer our field of vision. In the end sequence of celebration …show more content…
The music played multiple times is a dramatic waltz. There is a lack of synchronization, the music does not fit the image shown. In space we hear no music or sound. There are only sounds of we hear is the diegetic breathing which brings upon a feeling of claustrophobia and anxiety, as if we are locked in a dark closet and hear our own breath. When the astronauts go to space, there is no sound other than the breath of the astronauts. When Hal decided to murder one of the astronauts, everything goes mute. Once the astronaut is disconnected to the system, there are no sounds of breathing: just silence. Space is quiet and discomforting. In Star Wars, the music matches the scenes we are shown. There is specific music for the dark side and the good rebels. Even without sight, the audience is aware of who we are watching and where we are. It is comfortable, there is always some sort of music or dialogue; versus 2001: The Space Odyssey where space is filled with silence. The only change in this silence was when the astronaut reached Jupiter. Here, there was an overload of stimulus to the senses. Sounds, visuals and colors became enhanced as a way to increase the discomfort perception in space. Kubrick displaces his he music makes space more comfortable to observe in Star Wars while 2001: The Space Odyssey is made fill its audience with anxiety and
Star Wars VI: The Return of the Jedi is a journey of familiarity and comfort for most viewers. Lucas parallels different settings in the film with well-known places on Earth. The different worlds each reference an area people know about. The home of Jabba the Hutt is representative of a desert-like Arabian planet where sands conquer our field of vision. In the end sequence of celebration …show more content…
The music played multiple times is a dramatic waltz. There is a lack of synchronization, the music does not fit the image shown. In space we hear no music or sound. There are only sounds of we hear is the diegetic breathing which brings upon a feeling of claustrophobia and anxiety, as if we are locked in a dark closet and hear our own breath. When the astronauts go to space, there is no sound other than the breath of the astronauts. When Hal decided to murder one of the astronauts, everything goes mute. Once the astronaut is disconnected to the system, there are no sounds of breathing: just silence. Space is quiet and discomforting. In Star Wars, the music matches the scenes we are shown. There is specific music for the dark side and the good rebels. Even without sight, the audience is aware of who we are watching and where we are. It is comfortable, there is always some sort of music or dialogue; versus 2001: The Space Odyssey where space is filled with silence. The only change in this silence was when the astronaut reached Jupiter. Here, there was an overload of stimulus to the senses. Sounds, visuals and colors became enhanced as a way to increase the discomfort perception in space. Kubrick displaces his he music makes space more comfortable to observe in Star Wars while 2001: The Space Odyssey is made fill its audience with anxiety and