The Mise-En-Scene Analysis

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The Mise-en-scène within the film is extraordinary and everything is planned out to a tee. To begin with, the setting of the final battle perfectly sets the mood for the fight. Setting is important because it allows the viewer to view "important details" (Corrigan, White, 69) or to even "contrast across difference places" (Corrigan, White, 69) within the film. In the movie, the fight takes place in the second Death Star. An eerily lit maze of corridors and passageways that create an exhilarating fight and allows the battle to flow as it progresses through different areas. Next, the lighting creates the perfect atmosphere for the fight. However subtle, lighting is important to "draw attention" (Corrigan, White, 79) and even change how we see

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