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Filming in darkness offers filmmakers the chance to mask flaws. For example, the fight between Darth Dustry and the Jedi was filmed amid trees and shadows, likely to hide subpar choreography. This technique is not unique to this episode—look at Revenge of the Sith, where the supreme importance of film composition and choreography is evident. In that film, George Lucas’s team ensured Jedi Masterful duels, deliberately keeping the action clear and engaging.
Here, the obscured combat diminishes audience investment in the outcome. When Jedi are slaughtered en masse, the emotional resonance is missing. Instead of feeling sorrow or tension, viewers react with indifference, akin to the Simpsons' meme of disapproval—highlighting how poorly executed or insipid such scenes are.