光劍係符號,一對嗰陣時係,分開嗰陣亦都係。
(Ref: 709 導演訪問, POST 1 P25 #609)
光劍象徵著Anakin 同Ahsoka之間嘅關係:一份守護。 主劍代表Ahsoka,副劍代表Anakin. 一對劍喺兩師徒失去對方時同時分開,佢哋嘅動作:一個放手、一個握拳,亦反映對離別嘅同一份心情,相反嘅態度。
Yoda: Ready he is, to teach an apprentice. To let go of his pupil, a greater challenge it will be. (TCW電影)
喺呢段師徒關係入面,學生青出於藍。Ahsoka由當日離開Order時就學會相信佢同時唔再依賴Anakin。反而Anakin愛得太深嘅執著令佢一步一步邁向Vader。
憑呢一對光劍陪住Ahsoka走到共和國同Jedi Order嘅最後一刻,仲令到佢救埋Rex,Anakin Skywalker已經盡咗做Ahsoka師傅嘅責任,好好保護咗徒弟,亦都冇嘢再可以教佢。
Ahsoka to Anakin: When I was out there, alone, all I had was your training and the lessons you taught me. And because of you, I did survive. And not only that, I was able to lead others to survive as well. (S3E22)
主劍係起Ahsoka作為Jedi嘅第一個歷練同起點,一個有師父之前、完全屬於佢自己嘅創造同成就。Ahsoka放低嗰一把主劍同時放低象徵佢Jedi呢一個舊身份,一個過去8集話畀我哋聽佢留戀嘅一個家。無論幾咁牽掛,呢一刻Ahsoka Tano唔再需要再活起Anakin Skywalker嘅陰影之下。而當佢嚟到作為Jedi嘅終點時候,佢放得低過去,準備好開拓自己道路時,佢先至有機會係未來生還。
副劍代表Anakin. (POST 1 P13#325) 雖然啲雪遮住住曬,但係對比劍柄我認為Anakin執起嘅係副劍。當Vader執起把劍時,一份猶疑、一份嘅尊敬,令佢撻著枝lightsaber,容許自己懷念一個逝去嘅可能。Anakin悼念自己最自豪嘅徒弟同時,Darth Vader悼念緊Anakin Skywalker最好最善良嘅一面,而嗰一刻,佢哋終於要放棄唯一淨返嘅希望。
Anakin喺邊一個時間點搵到把劍?佢搵咗幾個月、十幾年、定係Malachor之後先可以告一段落?佢一直留住枝lightsaber定係要上繳皇帝?Ahsoka後來白色嘅水晶究竟係咪佢原來嗰對命中註定嘅水晶?而究竟搵到對光劍對Vader嚟講係代表Ahsoka生還定死亡?
冇對白齋畫面嘅尾聲就係留畀大家對呢份藝術各自聯想,所以我都盡一個觀眾嘅責任輕輕解讀下背後嘅情感。不過最好嘅體驗都係你自己從作品中搵到答案啦。有興趣聽我講故再寫。