oh_riginal said:
Monroville said:
Well, there's nothing saying that if anything is added, it's just when the Falcon is coming back (ie similar to the background stuff in The Last Battle in ANH:R, you just show the TIEs above the city fighting with cloud cars and other ships trying to escape, with smoke coming from where the city on top is being pummeled).
Hell, at least show a plethora of ships in the distance all around the upper area of the frame showing the mass evacuation. ANYthing to add some life and show what Lando gave an order for.
In response to the above image, I had always assumed that the threat of the Empire meant taking over Cloud City, not necessarily destroying it. Think Martial Law, not Mass Execution. Though it could be argued that the Empire WOULD do a mass slaughter, in this case I just thought it would lead to the lockdown of Cloud City more than anything, with the only certain fear of death being put upon the main characters, though that also isn't guaranteed since the capture of a high ranking rebellion leader like Leia would be worth the effort, even if it wasn't very effective in ANH.
If I were to add anything to the shot of Cloud City as the Falcon fled, it would be a Star Destroyer arriving to blockade and (offscreen) drop Stormtroopers off. But I do think seeing random ships evacuating in the background is already enough.
Well, the idea would be to keep it relatively small. I wouldn't want to see "mass destruction" per se so much as TIEs shooting down the pod cars attacking them as they cover ships fleeing the city. I would at least show the engine lights of multiple ships leaving the city, and maybe show the lights going out as the city is abandoned/deserted.