Now that many people have mentioned the “Apocalypse Now” shot, it got me wondering… what was the purpose of it in the first place? Simply homage? The TIEs have a sunset behind them and it is (or seemed like) the middle of the day on Takodana. Oh well…
JEDIT: Ok, never mind about the middle of the day…
The time of day seems to change on a whim on Takodana. It’s late afternoon when Rey steps out of the Falcon:
…then it’s mid-day when she runs away from the castle:
…then the apocalypse TIEs happen at sunset, then it’s mid-day again through the attack, then it’s nearly sunset when Leia arrives:
What if the entire battle was graded to take place near sunset? I did a quick adjustment to see what that might look like:
https://vimeo.com/199888518
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