Meaning of Darth Vader-esque | Babel Free

Definitions

Resembling or characteristic of the fictional character Darth Vader.

Examples

“Full of low-angle crotch shots and ominous Darth Vader-esque music, these gross distortions of gay and lesbian life (though mostly it’s gay men’s lives that are depicted) have⟳ been making the rounds in Congress and among the Joint Chiefs of Staff.”

“Her big mission is to recover⟳ the precious Blue Star (a glowing rock in a box), which leads to a Western shoot-out, a space-age motorcycle gang, and an unamusing Darth Vader-esque villain.”

“Its self-billing as a multimedia sound-and-light show⟳ makes it sound⟳ grander than it actually is: wax figures are used to depict the hysteria, a Darth Vader-esque voice is used to narrate⟳ the show⟳, and thanks to the museums circular seating arrangement, there are significant portions of the performance where you can’t actually see⟳ what’s happening.”

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