Anakin: “I killed them. I killed them all. They’re dead, every single one of them. And not just the men, but the women and the children, too. They’re like animals, and I slaughtered them like animals. I HATE THEM!”
Padme: “To be angry is to be human”.
That’s actually peak comedic timing.
Oh wow lol…thank you for posting that!
I don’t like sand its course, rough, and irritating.
I’m just a simple man trying to make my way in the universe.
Star Wars has 3 eras: The eras are 1977-1983(pre Expanded Universe), (1983-2014) expanded universe, or (2014- now) Disney-bought version. Each are valid.
My movie reviews aren’t AI, they’re just written by someone who’s Neurodivergent. If you don’t like them, then simply don’t read them.
Haven’t seen it mentioned yet, but that scene where Padme is packing her luggage and talking to Anakin always makes me cringe.
“It’s worse. He’s overly critical. He never listens. He doesn’t understand. It’s not fair!”
“Please don’t look at me like that.”
“Why not?”
“It makes me uncomfortable.”
“Sorry, my lady.”
All his life has he looked away… to the future, to the horizon. Never his mind on where he was. Hmm? What he was doing. Hmph!
Haven’t seen it mentioned yet, but that scene where Padme is packing her luggage and talking to Anakin always makes me cringe.
“It’s worse. He’s overly critical. He never listens. He doesn’t understand. It’s not fair!”
“Please don’t look at me like that.”
“Why not?”
“It makes me uncomfortable.”
“Sorry, my lady.”
Lucky for Annie, he found out her knick’s genocide.
I refuse to dehumanize anyone. Your ethical/moral/political/religious views may be repugnant to me, but I strive to hold Luke 23:34 close to my heart.
Anakin’s entire monologue in the fireplace scene.
I love AOTC (and the Prequels in general), but this is probably the most excruciating part for me.
So many people point to the “I don’t like sand” dialogue but that never bothered me. In fact I get why he would hate sand. That’s just me.
It’s not hated because he hates sand. It is because its romance dialogue and the Padme/Anakin relationship is creepy and unbelievable for people.
Perhaps Anakin’s awkwardness being a celibate monk is deliberate, it’s not like he is smooth with the ladies. He isn’t Han Solo.
He lives in a commune of other monks. Where attachment is forbidden. Growing up isolated away from the societal norms of growing up in a family and a regular citizen of the republic.
He had a mother, no father. Orphaned as a teenager. He has the bad father in Palpatine as his adviser and the good father in Obi-Wan, who does make mistakes and overlook things Anakin does.
It’s not hated because he hates sand. It is because its romance dialogue and the Padme/Anakin relationship is creepy and unbelievable for people.
Perhaps Anakin’s awkwardness being a celibate monk is deliberate, it’s not like he is smooth with the ladies. He isn’t Han Solo.
He lives in a commune of other monks. Where attachment is forbidden. Growing up isolated away from the societal norms of growing up in a family and a regular citizen of the republic.
He had a mother, no father. Orphaned as a teenager. He has the bad father in Palpatine as his adviser and the good father in Obi-Wan, who does make mistakes and overlook things Anakin does.
Yes, you said it better than I could about his awkwardness. For me, I don’t like the frolicking around in the meadow scene. That’s so bad IMO. But, for all the reasons you laid out, the “sand” comment never really bothered me. But, I know I’m in the minority on this one…lol.
It’s not hated because he hates sand. It is because its romance dialogue and the Padme/Anakin relationship is creepy and unbelievable for people.
Perhaps Anakin’s awkwardness being a celibate monk is deliberate, it’s not like he is smooth with the ladies. He isn’t Han Solo.
He lives in a commune of other monks. Where attachment is forbidden. Growing up isolated away from the societal norms of growing up in a family and a regular citizen of the republic.
He had a mother, no father. Orphaned as a teenager. He has the bad father in Palpatine as his adviser and the good father in Obi-Wan, who does make mistakes and overlook things Anakin does.
It’s a damn weird angle to play if you’re writing a romance. You have this awkward monk but instead of playing into his conflict, he’s a total horndog. There’s a ton of charm to wring out of the pretty boy with a repressed crush. On the flip-side, Padme has no reason to be so chaste, because she doesn’t have a duty to be celibate. Why not have Anakin be the shy and reluctant one, and let Padme - who’s had a relatively normal life - be a little more cheeky and human. It would contrast against his Jedi training. I still laugh at the image of her in a damn leather corset telling him nothing can happen, lol.
I’ve always enjoyed the immense meme potential that the prequel movies gave us. The subreddit prequelmemes was a goldmine at times. Yes the dialogue was terrible but it was also hilarious. Yes, you can bemoan the massive wasted potential that the prequel trilogy represented, but you can also just enjoy the movies for what they are.