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The Psychology of Color
Star Wars:Episode I

Chapters 41-45 and 49

Colorful characters:

Darth Maul- evil Sith who duels Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan

Qui-Gon- (Liam Neeson) wise Jedi Knight

Obi-Wan- (Ewan McGregor) learning to be a Jedi from Qui-Gon

Queen Amidala- (Natalie Portman)- Queen of the planet Naboo that is being threatened

Yoda- wise old Jedi

After viewing the Star Wars clip, you should be able to answer the following questions:

  1. Why is Darth Maul have red and black tattoos on his face?  Why is his light saber red?  Why does he wear black?
  1. Why is Qui-Gon’s light saber green?
  1. Why is Obi-Wan’s light saber blue?
  1. What is the significance of Obi-Wan losing the blue light saber and then using Qui-Gon’s green saber?
  1. What color is Amidala wearing in the first clip we see?  Why do you think she’s wearing that color?
  1. What color is Amidala’s dress in the last clip?  Why do you think she is wearing this color?
  1. Why is Yoda green?