Stardust Film Essay
Stardust Film Essay
Stardust Film Essay
of Yvaines shine contrasts greatly to the low-key lighting of the witches castle,
clearly defining the power of true love against the forces of evil. Yvaines ability
to shine was revealed to work only because of Tristan and his coming back to
rescue her; No star can shine with a broken heart! Yvaines ability to shine and
Tristans determination to overcome his fear, illustrated the idea and power of
true love, an idea that this confrontation scene helped portray.
Tristan Thorne considered himself to be both average and ordinary, destined to
be a shop boy and unsure of what he would do with his life. All of this is changed
after Tristan embarks on his journey and comes down to the final confrontation
between the witches. From what started out as quest to buy the love of a young
woman he was infatuated with, turned into an adventure that not only helped
him become a man but also helped Tristan fulfil his destiny as both a hero and a
king. As a hero, Tristan protected Yvaine throughout their journey together and
ultimately saved her life in the final confrontation scene. When Tristan is fighting
bravely using the sword skills he had learned from Captain Shakespeare, heroic
music can be heard which dramatises his bravery to emphasise the hero role
that he has filled in this scene. Tristan is also able to fulfil his destiny as king
when he picks up the remains of the ruby that turned red at his touch; this detail
was portrayed through an extreme close up of the ruby changing colours in the
palm of his hand, indicating how Tristan unknowingly had blue blood in him. By
the end of the scene, Princess Una informs him, The last surviving male heir of
the Stormhold bloodline. Its you, Tristan. Throughout this scene, Tristan has
proven to himself, and to those that doubted him, like the lingering ghosts of the
seven dead princes, that he was destined to be a hero and the King of Stormhold
rather than a mere shop boy from the village of Wall.
Vaughn has imaginatively portrayed the three main ideas of the plot through this
important scene. The moments and events that occurred in Tristans final
confrontation with the witches have helped show how a boy can transition into
manhood through an adventure, the sheer power of true love and what love can
accomplish. The scene has also helped show the idea of being able to fulfil ones
destiny, even if one is a mere shop boy.
By Ye Rim Won.