Star Wars 2: Who was the fourth pillar of the Clone Attack Arena?

The last battle of the clone attack, the second episode of the Star Wars prelude, begins. The George Lucas Galaxy is in full swing between the Republic and the separatist movement led by Count Duku. Tensions peak. But for now, it is their public execution, organized in the great arena of Geonos, to which Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Padme must meet.

Riding on big poles they are really doomed to be swallowed, crushed or crushed by three disgusting creatures (depending on the case). It is clear that the two Jedi and Nabu senators are not going to liquidate themselves so easily and their murder will quickly turn into an epic confrontation.

However, in the midst of this mythical sequence the question remains: Given that there are only three prisoners, who could have booked the fourth pillar of the arena, just to the left of Padme?

While it is clearly possible that this last post was not for any particular reason, sound engineer Ben Bart, who discusses the scene in the film’s audio commentary, has a different theory. Indeed, he said, the fourth pillar could have been reserved for R4, a small astronomical droid that accompanied Obi-Wan during Geonos’ investigation and who was left alone after the capture of the Jedi.

“At one point we had a scene where Obi-Wan leaves and the geonos come in and give the R4 robot a rough time.”– says Ben Bart. “They pull him off the ship, cultivate him and put a lot of stress on him in Obi-Wan’s absence. It was funny, but it did not match that story.”

This deleted scene would allow fans to understand the fate that was reserved for the little Droid, but it is also possible to integrate the latter into the final battle, through the famous last post:

“The fourth pillar in the arena, which is uninhabited, would be a great place to connect R4 with the rest of our heroes who were being tortured or swallowed by monsters.”Continues Ben Bart. “Killing a robot would be very cruel. You can kill people, but not robots. There would be a commotion and we would have censorship on our backs.”

In addition to the central pillars, the architectural structure of the Petranaki Arena posed a real technical challenge for the film crew. Thus, animation director Rob Coleman recalls that initially the bleaches were much more symmetrical and ordinary than in the end result:

The stands were very geometric, that is, they looked like our stadiums.he says. “When it came to construction, George wanted a more organic arena, as these creatures created it from their secretions, or as termites build a termite mound.”

“There were no two parallel whiteners”Confirmed by visual effects director John Knoll. “It was a very organic sculptural form, so it was very difficult to distribute the creatures in the stadium.”

Result ? An unforgettable environment for an unforgettable action scene.

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