Stardust Film Techniques

Stardust “is the story of how Tristan Thorne becomes a man, a much greater challenge altogether.” Initially, Tristan is nothing more than an unsure, often out of place stargazer. Overwhelmed by fear, he stutters at the presence of an admittedly shallow individual, Victoria. Furthermore, Tristan struggled to muster the courage to tell his father he had been terminated from his job as a result of Victoria. The once fragile boy, however, began his demeanor change when he ascended over the Wall into a dangerous world of magic. Stardust transforms him from a foolish boy into a powerful man as a direct result of his maturing relationships, physical appearance and heroic actions. First, Tristan pointlessly chases after Victoria for no apparent reason as to why. He contemplates “Maybe I’m deluding myself…I’m not good enough for Victoria,” again with no logical reasoning behind his infatuation or doubt of himself. Ironically, this childish infatuation is shifted upon the start of the journey in the name of the same woman. This magical quest to find a star allows …show more content…
He first chose to rescue (attempt) Yvaine after choosing to take action as directed by the stars: “By any means possible, you must get on it, run!” By doing so, Tristan displays a change in demeanor from an unsure boy into a hero who saves Yvaine’s life by means of a Babylon Candle. Moreover, he successfully saves Yvaine in event of her second capture. This time, however, he defeats both witches and rescues Yvaine by himself, further developing his character into a hero of the classic fairy-tale. Upon kingship, this and the aforementioned traits allowed “this man to love forever, as he possesses the the heart of a star”. Thus, Tristan is returned to the audience as a the character who was mentioned before to be telling the story of “how he becomes a