If we’re going to release a new ‘Star Wars’ series, the May 4th It is the perfect day to put all the meat on the grill with one of the most interesting projects that the franchise has given us in recent years. ‘Star Wars: Visions’ has finally returned with the second season of the anthology, and If the first season set the bar high for us, this one doesn’t fall short.
If the anthology before dared fully with the anime, the second installment of ‘Star Wars: Visions’ has been soaked with other styles and very different studies, giving us a very rich and eclectic season that we already have in full on Disney +.
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Again, keep in mind that the ‘Star Wars: Visions’ stories neither mess with the Skywalker Saga of the movies nor worry about the official continuity of the franchise. The creators have complete freedom to tell all kinds of stories inspired by the universe of George Lucas, whether pulling from the mythology of Sith and Jedi, setting or creatures.
So the greatest (and the best asset) that the animation anthology has is precisely the creativity. You don’t have to worry about getting the right cameo to please the fans or at what point in the continuity it fits, but simply to tell a good contained story showing off the best of each studio.
This season has been good diverse and international with nine studio clips from around the world: we have Cartoon Saloon, El Guiri Studios, 88 Pictures, PunkRobot Studio, D’ART Shtajio With Lucasfilm Ltd., La Cachette, Studio Mir, Triggerfish and Aardman Animations.
As it happens with all anthologies, because we are always going to have our pluses and minuses and perhaps not all the stories are equally strong or are equally new. and that also some in particular leave you wanting more and almost give the aftertaste of being a small pilot episodebecause you kind of hang around waiting to see what will happen next without a sense of total closure.
Still there’s no denying the spectacular artistic quality of this entire second season. Even the episodes with the most trite or simplistic stories that do not get wet with anything that we have not already seen in ‘Star Wars’ more than compensate with the quality of the animation and the visual finish, leaving us with a spectacular season that has also given great importance to his female characters.
On a personal level, the truth is that the two shorts that I have enjoyed the most have possibly been ‘Screecher’s Reach’ by Cartoon Saloon and ‘I Am Your Mother’ by Arman AnimationsBecause I’ve always been in love with both studios and I love how they’ve been able to give their own touch to the ‘Star Wars’ universe.
And we must also give a special mention to ‘Sith’ by El Guiri Studios, the Spanish short film by Rodrigo Blaas, because I have been very fascinated by the whole visual aspect with an incredibly organic CGI full of textures and color.
Because one of the most charming things about this entire second season of ‘Star Wars: Visions’ has been the variety of techniques that we have, with state-of-the-art anime, traditional animation, beautiful CGI and stop-motion that is very stomping.
If the latest series and movies of the franchise sometimes sin of stagnating or not daring to get out of certain molds to keep fans happy, ‘Star Wars: Visions’ has it all. Drama, endearing humor, action and even very dark moments that are sometimes missed in the rest of the saga (and it seems that we don’t always wait depending on which animation). And all without forgetting the themes that moved the original ‘Star Wars’, with criticism of imperialism and the hope of a better future.
‘Star Wars: Visions’ is a little gem within the universe of George Lucas, and if we are not paying attention to the animation of the franchise, we are missing its most daring and creative side.
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