""BLACK" is a dialogueless fight set to jazz music. Lucasfilm "Dark" is a 13-minute animated short by David Productions, and it's... difficult to explain. It's basically dialogueless, so you don't need to worry about watching subs vs. dubs, and is punctuated by light, freeform jazz that builds to a big climax. The visuals morph from sketches of the Battle of Yavin to painterly depictions of a stormtrooper's life before enlisting in the Empire's army."
"At Anime NYC, fans were shown a sneak peek of this episode, which was described as "a psychedelic battle between past and present," showing "the haunted psyche of an Imperial stormtrooper on the cusp of defeat." Unlike David Production's other anime offerings like Jojo's Bizarre Adventure or Cells at Work!, "BLACK" doubles down on experimental imagery. We never learn any character's name, and there's no real plot, but the effect is still there:"
Episode "BLACK" is a 13-minute, dialogueless animated short by David Productions that pairs light, freeform jazz with experimental imagery. The short features visuals that morph from sketches of the Battle of Yavin to painterly depictions of a stormtrooper's life before enlisting. The piece emphasizes sensation over narrative, offering no character names and no conventional plot. At Anime NYC the episode was described as a psychedelic battle between past and present, portraying the haunted psyche of an Imperial stormtrooper on the cusp of defeat. The short presents the agony and ecstasy of dying through abstract symbols and surreal montage.
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