Joek3rr
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Mirialan like Barriss Offee.
Star Wars The Acolyte (tv series)
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Joek3rr
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It really looks like they just got these off the hook at Galaxies Edge.I’m sorry, I really don’t mean to pile-on, but those costumes…
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…there is a Jason of Star Command “cheapness” to their look…
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They really lack the verisimilitude of the OT of appearing to be costumes that had actually been “worn” before the cameras rolled…
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Yeah, yeah, High Republic this and that, I know…they purchased their clothing exclusively at the Spirit Halloween Store until 55 BBY. I know…
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Compare to the Prequel robes. They're aren't worn and dirty.
But they still have weight, volume, and texture that's missing with these new robes.
(Though the sleeveless robes and bunched up sleeves look nice. But that guy on the right, his robes are so flat and plain. And the thin white cloak clasped that the neck isn't doing him or his posture any favors.)
Somerset
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I've been enjoying the quality of costumes in FX's Shogun (also showing on Disney Plus, so perhaps a reasonable comparison). The costumes look so rich and dense that it's a shame something like Acolyte doesn't quite reach the same level. I suppose the benefit is that in historical fiction production goes to a lot of effort to make the costumes authentic to the original time period (I am assuming that's what they did here because they look so good!).
great example.
You are 100% on-point. Great storytelling and production values, indeed.
kristen jones
Master Member
I expect the wookie is displaying some form of a Chonmage (traditional Edo period Samurai top knot hairstyle), but not only does it look silly, but it also seems like a too-on-the-nose shorthand for Jedi (read: samurai)
kristen jones
Master Member
Yes.
And this is a good example of the original concept which the Prequel era jedi were modelled after: Edo era Samurai. Their clothing is loose and weighty. It's not meticulously tailored (like the Acolyte costumes are).
NakedMoleRat
Master Member
George was all about the visuals. I can’t complain about how anything he did looked. Star Wars was lived in, to be sure.
If a Jedi is a mix between a monk and a samurai, the high republic looks to be a mix of a knight and a samurai. Removing the fullness of the sleeve in the runic and the robes to me makes it feel more western. For sure they removed all monk aspect from it in the high republic era from what I can see in concept art.
They remain a strange group of celibate monks, of a sort, who take as their model a certain loafer in Los Angeles…
JediG60racer
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I mean, that's basically how any show with Steve Carell or Will Ferrell usually works.
Or... well, just about anything these days. It's a "which friend can I call at the last minute to come do a thing" vibe in nearly every production.
Except for BSG cast members. They always seem to go all in on their characters, no matter how low budget a production is.
I'm pretty sure the director cast her gf as one of the leads in this show.
So far The Acolyte is Frozen meets Kill Bill meets The Matrix meets Rashomon and now meets The Phantom Menace.
but does it meet the parents?
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