Thursday 4 December 2014

How Emperor Palpatine from the 'Star Wars' franchise relates to our character Sebastian Giles


Emperor Palpatine (A.K.A. Darth Sidious) is the central antagonist from the Star Wars franchise. He is the Dark Lord of the Sith who is hell bent on ruling the galaxy and throughout the prequel saga he plays two identities, a charismatic Senator and the Emperor of the first Galactic Empire. He is shown to be incredibly manipulative as seen when he tempts Anakin Skywalker with the ways of the Dark Side of the Force and when he does likewise with Luke Skywalker, taunting him with his friends' seemingly futile defeat at the hands of the Empire. This relates to our thriller because Sebastian is also incredibly manipulative as shown when he is taunting Sean with the fact that he will have a difficult time trying to accomplish the task that he was set to do, while Palpatine is taunting Luke by the fact that his friends will most likely be killed when they arrive which is shown in the scene where he says “Oh I’m afraid the deflector shield will be quite operational when your friends arrive”. Moreover, Palpatine in his Darth Sidious persona during the prequel trilogy and his tenure as Emperor in the original trilogy is always shown to be wearing a hood that covers most of his face, giving him a more mysterious aura. This relates to our thriller because Sebastian also rarely shows his face to add to the mysterious nature of his character. However, the reason Palpatine wears a hood is simply to emphasise the fact that he is the enmity of evil and to cover his deformed body, but Sebastian doesn’t show his face simply because he does not want to be recognised for his profession.

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