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G-III posted:He even grovels before her in front of the fire place... like a slave. Just as he does before palpatine after helping cause mace windu's death in the next movie. These little details are why I like going back to the prequels from time to time. Always liked the reprise of "I will do anything/whatever you ask" there
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The imagery of Padme drawing Anakin towards the fire-place ought to be pretty obvious, but Lucas also designed the dress’ tight collar to foreshadow her death. This isn’t just a poetic device, but characterization: in (however playfully) accepting this dominatrix role, Padme has unconsciously set the stage for her own destruction. And, with her gone, there’s nothing between Anakin and the flames. This imagery has been pretty consistently dismissed by fans, like Lucas just got too horny and accidentally made innocent Padme into a closet sadist.
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Jan 5, 2021 21:53
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Anakin absolutely called Padme "master" in the bedroom
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Jan 5, 2021 23:25
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FunkyAl posted:Is E.T. a Jedi? he's the rich failson of the senator(s) that we see in episode 1
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SuperMechagodzilla posted:The imagery of Padme drawing Anakin towards the fire-place ought to be pretty obvious, but Lucas also designed the dress’ tight collar to foreshadow her death. Forget fans, this was called out in exactly the way you describe by RLM.
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ungulateman posted:he's the rich failson of the senator(s) that we see in episode 1 Ah, so he can use the force because of his private Jedi tutor.
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Ingmar terdman posted:Always liked the reprise of "I will do anything/whatever you ask" there Yeah this is kinda key to Anakin's character- he's basically got a follower personality. He starts out as a slave, is separated from his mother at a tender age, spends the ten years in between in service to the Jedi, there's never a time where he's been allowed to be his own person. And Obi-Wan can't recognize this since he's been in service to the Jedi forever- and Padme, arguably, has always been groomed for politics (some of this was cut from Ep. II but they left in her first kiss being a guy from the Model UN club) so she probably doesn't have the best concept of a normal personal life either.
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Grendels Dad posted:Forget fans, this was called out in exactly the way you describe by RLM. That’s the really sad thing; a lot of their observations about the narrative are factual, but the conclusion is invariably a blanket rejection of reality itself: Padme literally flirts with fascism, and she should not do that. Anakin is a ‘creepy’ masochist, and he should not be that. But because she does, and he is, unavoidably, the only solution is to try desperately to force that toothpaste back in the tube. Declare Lucas mentally deficient! Decanonize the prequels! Check out my sexless fan-edit! Etc.
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https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-rogue-squadron-pilots-we-want-in-patty-jenkins-star-1846003856 (a) I completely forgot that Patty Jenkins is doing Rogue Squadron. Previously I thought "hey she's pretty competent" and was excited, but unfortunately I've now seen WW1984. (b) I'm almost certain that none of these weirdos will show up. Wedge might be referenced or something. Somehow they'll find a way to stick CGI Luke in there, though.
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Jan 8, 2021 01:57
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You don't get elected queen without at least a little sadism.
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Jan 8, 2021 11:11
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If only any of this had been reflected in Portman's performance!
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Jan 8, 2021 11:42
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Yeah but lightsabers go brrrrrrr
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Ghost Leviathan posted:You don't get elected queen without at least a little sadism.
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Jan 8, 2021 16:16
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Now I'm picturing Padme making Anakin wear the suit.
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Anakin def jizzes his pants at 'Instead of a Dark Lord, you would have a queen! Beautiful and terrible as the dawn! All shall love me and despair!'
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Ghost Leviathan posted:Now I'm picturing Padme making Anakin wear the suit. The dynamic is specifically Anakin asking her to make him wear the suit, and Padme going along with it even though she thinks it's silly. multijoe posted:If only any of this had been reflected in Portman's performance! It is; Padme being a very stern character much of the time is why Portman's performance is often dismissed as "wooden".
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whose video is this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLw30uC92Qo
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ungulateman posted:whose video is this Whoever this is, they have a good channel. https://youtu.be/rD2G0D-nyLA
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Yeah, I watched all their videos after that one and they make good stuff.
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ungulateman posted:whose video is this This video made me realize that the actual Gungans who aren't Jar Jar, look pretty loving cool. Like pause that video at 5:07. Those loving dope rear end fearless Gungan warriors look like loving bad-asses. I hope we see more Gugans in future Star Wars things. They're a cool unexplored alien race that the galaxy needs more of.
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Good video, immediately watched the others on his channel.
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Lol'ed pretty hard at showing footage of George Lucas bein a goof while he says "...treating any person as if they have no value simply because they don't behave the way we expect them to, and they put their quirks on display for all of us to see, is to risk the doom of our entire civilization"
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AndyElusive posted:This video made me realize that the actual Gungans who aren't Jar Jar, look pretty loving cool. Like pause that video at 5:07. Those loving dope rear end fearless Gungan warriors look like loving bad-asses. I remember one random EU comic book had them get genocided by disease bombs lol Probably wishful canon for more than a few ppl Martman posted:Lol'ed pretty hard at showing footage of George Lucas bein a goof while he says "...treating any person as if they have no value simply because they don't behave the way we expect them to, and they put their quirks on display for all of us to see, is to risk the doom of our entire civilization" Amazing. No wonder he's always dissing the fans
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Its kind of ridiculous at this point how Lucas ended up making one of, if not the, most prescient and vital pieces of mass market pop culture for the world we are immediately living in and people are still going "NO gently caress YOU LUCAS NOBODY WOULD ACT LIKE THAT"
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Blood Boils posted:I remember one random EU comic book had them get genocided by disease bombs lol It was an arc I actually read that also features Durge, who's like boba Fett but way bigger and also a squidgy worm monster under the armour, killing four jedi comically easily, mostly with lava.
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I was watching the AotC deleted scenes and wow they basically cut Padme's entire plotline. And it's got some juicy stuff too. She gives this whole speech in the Senate where she points out that authorizing an army and attacking the Separatists with it (looking at you here Yoda) will force the Separatists to retaliate in self-defense. Then she talks about how a war will just give the Republic an excuse to become a police state and take away everyones rights.
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galagazombie posted:I was watching the AotC deleted scenes and wow they basically cut Padme's entire plotline. And it's got some juicy stuff too. She gives this whole speech in the Senate where she points out that authorizing an army and attacking the Separatists with it (looking at you here Yoda) will force the Separatists to retaliate in self-defense. Then she talks about how a war will just give the Republic an excuse to become a police state and take away everyones rights. That's a bit too on the nose. I prefer the story where everyone is a little uneasy about what's going on but they don't see the danger until it's too late.
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Alchenar posted:That's a bit too on the nose. I prefer the story where everyone is a little uneasy about what's going on but they don't see the danger until it's too late. As it is, people think Lucas left that entire plotline and reading in there by accident. I don't think you can be too subtle.
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Shiroc posted:Its kind of ridiculous at this point how Lucas ended up making one of, if not the, most prescient and vital pieces of mass market pop culture for the world we are immediately living in and people are still going "NO gently caress YOU LUCAS NOBODY WOULD ACT LIKE THAT" https://twitter.com/FriendsOfForce/status/1347953244463620098
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Alchenar posted:That's a bit too on the nose. I prefer the story where everyone is a little uneasy about what's going on but they don't see the danger until it's too late. I'd disagree because I'd say the whole point is that everyone knows exactly what's happening but are so ossified in the status-quo that they can't bring themselves to do anything about it or imagine a different solution.
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Snowman_McK posted:It was an arc I actually read that also features Durge, who's like boba Fett but way bigger and also a squidgy worm monster under the armour, killing four jedi comically easily, mostly with lava. Oh yeah that guy. He was pretty much unkillable until Anakin fired him into a sun lol Unlimited powah
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Seems to be george directing the unveiling of the empire but sheev's robe isnt the same
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Snowman_McK posted:As it is, people think Lucas left that entire plotline and reading in there by accident. I don't think you can be too subtle. It's actually that you can't be too obvious. By the end of the film, you've literally got Padme doing banter while blasting brown-skinned people with a laser rifle in the space-mideast. Like, literally joking that killing people is way better than boring diplomacy. If that's not clear enough, that's not on the film. Again, people got confused by Revenge Of The Sith when Anakin's shouting "I think that the Jedi do more harm than good!" and Obiwan's like "but I'm apolitical! I don't believe in anything!"
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Ingmar terdman posted:Seems to be george directing the unveiling of the empire but sheev's robe isnt the same I think it’s the moment he throws one of the Senate pods at Yoda.
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Vinylshadow posted:In Solo, Lando's droid became part of the Falcon, and in Empire, Artoo jacks into the Falcon, so that's two people who have screwed the Falcon Lando and R2: Eskimo Brothers.
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thrawn527 posted:Lando and R2: Eskimo Brothers. Honestly I'd watch a movie of just these two.
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i can't get over how good the revenge of the sith novelization is as a story that technically tells the same narrative but manages to pull out wildly different implications and suggest very different things. it's a remarkable example of how important creative difference is when doing adaptations
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