Originally posted by: eros
same goes for revealing what Jabba looks like before ROTJ. Sometimes what you don't see is just as important as what you do see.
same goes for revealing what Jabba looks like before ROTJ. Sometimes what you don't see is just as important as what you do see.
Exactly. And Lucas majorly mis-stepped in revealing Palpatine's character. Although it was no secret from the audience, it was meant to be a shock to Anakin. Lucas made inappropriate leaps in revelation (majorly BUCK-ROGERS-like in their simplistic dialogue and direction).
The biggest example of this was when Palpatine told Anakin that he could not learn "this power" form a Jedi after he had been relating the story of Darth Plagus the Wise. Only when Palpatine tells Anakin later "Hey, I know the Dark Side, You can learn it form me" does Anakin snap to the obvious conclusion "oh, so you're the bad guy."
Lame exposition of character, and it makes Anakin look beyond naive to the point of stupidity.