/I doubt this version would include Anakin's slaughter of the Sand People/
That’s a relief. ^_^
/It's something that should be treated with a lot of gravity/
Yes, which is why I think that it was a big mistake to put it in the second movie. If it had to happen, it would be more fitting to place that scene in the third movie, after the point where Anakin is already far gone and has crossed over to the Dark Side.
/I mean, even in the scene, they seemed more interested in the whole duel thing than anything else./
I feel that at that moment, Padme became a prop. It was as if they said, “Okay, Padme and Anakin’s argument has ended, that’s now out of the way, and now Obi-Wan’s here. Right now we need Anakin and Obi-Wan to fight. But Padme can’t be involved because the fight is supposed to be a duel to the death between Anakin and Obi-Wan only. But she’s still here. Where are we supposed to put her? How do we get her out of this scene? Hmm… Oh, I know, let’s just have Anakin Force-choke her and make her unconscious. That way, she can’t interfere and she’s out of the way.” And then they just forgot that the whole time that Anakin and Obi-Wan were fighting, Padme was lying on the ground of a volcanic planet while her husband and friend had apparently forgotten all about her.
It would be hilarious if, in a parody, Padme woke up in the middle of the fight and interrupted Anakin and Obi-Wan by yelling at them for leaving her there.
/I think it would definitely be a better end for Padme -- going out being a hero/
I definitely agree. :)
/I definitely get what Lucas was going for with the "Noooo!", but it was kind of poorly executed, really. It didn't help that it just...sounded really off./
It was fine until that point. I don’t understand why certain fans had a problem with Vader saying his wife’s name. Do they think that it’s a dumb name and that’s why they thought it sounded dumb coming out of Vader’s mouth? I mean, I guess if he said “my wife” instead, it wouldn’t have sounded as jarring for them. But I hope that it’s just an issue of Padme’s name and not the fact that he mentioned her at all.
/So again, thanks! I'm really glad you liked it./
Oh, you're welcome! Yes, I really enjoyed this post. :)
Re: Warning: Major TL;DR here. (Part Two)
That’s a relief. ^_^
/It's something that should be treated with a lot of gravity/
Yes, which is why I think that it was a big mistake to put it in the second movie. If it had to happen, it would be more fitting to place that scene in the third movie, after the point where Anakin is already far gone and has crossed over to the Dark Side.
/I mean, even in the scene, they seemed more interested in the whole duel thing than anything else./
I feel that at that moment, Padme became a prop. It was as if they said, “Okay, Padme and Anakin’s argument has ended, that’s now out of the way, and now Obi-Wan’s here. Right now we need Anakin and Obi-Wan to fight. But Padme can’t be involved because the fight is supposed to be a duel to the death between Anakin and Obi-Wan only. But she’s still here. Where are we supposed to put her? How do we get her out of this scene? Hmm… Oh, I know, let’s just have Anakin Force-choke her and make her unconscious. That way, she can’t interfere and she’s out of the way.” And then they just forgot that the whole time that Anakin and Obi-Wan were fighting, Padme was lying on the ground of a volcanic planet while her husband and friend had apparently forgotten all about her.
It would be hilarious if, in a parody, Padme woke up in the middle of the fight and interrupted Anakin and Obi-Wan by yelling at them for leaving her there.
/I think it would definitely be a better end for Padme -- going out being a hero/
I definitely agree. :)
/I definitely get what Lucas was going for with the "Noooo!", but it was kind of poorly executed, really. It didn't help that it just...sounded really off./
It was fine until that point. I don’t understand why certain fans had a problem with Vader saying his wife’s name. Do they think that it’s a dumb name and that’s why they thought it sounded dumb coming out of Vader’s mouth? I mean, I guess if he said “my wife” instead, it wouldn’t have sounded as jarring for them. But I hope that it’s just an issue of Padme’s name and not the fact that he mentioned her at all.
/So again, thanks! I'm really glad you liked it./
Oh, you're welcome! Yes, I really enjoyed this post. :)