Akwat Kbrana said:
Presumably, from this little gem of dialogue from 77, between Uncle Owen (who lives on the same planet and in pretty much the same setting as Shmi did), and 3p0:
Yet, on the same movie, we see him do other things than protocol. Why is this so wrong with TPM but not wrong with ANH?
Akwat Kbrana said:
Moreover, it just seems like common sense. Are you seriously suggesting that a slave woman living on a backwater planet run by the hutts, owned by a sleazy junk dealer, apparently stuck at home all day, would have some pressing need for a droid that's been programmed for "etiquette and protocol"? What, do you think Watto had her busy entertaining foreign dignitaries or something?
Her son thought she did need help at home, and happen to find pieces of protocol droid, which from a physical point of view looks way more helpful than an astromech for chores.
Chewtobacca said:
All sorts of things can be used for tasks they weren't meant for. What is hard to believe is that Anakin would deliberately make a droid designed for diplomacy and protocol for a domestic environment. That's like making a sports car for a delivery man. Sure, he could use the sports car for deliveries, but wouldn't it be better to make him a van instead...
Yet, you need space on the vehicle for the deliveries. A protocol droid seems way more pratical for chores than an astromech. We do see 3PO serving drinks on RotS, IIRC. (R2 does the same in RotJ, but that only proves that there is no problem here.)
Chewtobacca said:
I don't think RLM feels he is nitpicking: he seems to me to be outlining what he believes to flaws with the film. He obviously likes the original film and seems genuinely disappointed with the prequels. I doubt that he set out to find fault.
I believe that he loves the originals and is disappointed with the prequels. But those videos are indeed about fault finding, in my opinion.
Chewtobacca said:
I fail to see how Artoo can be considered a gonk, not that I would use the term.
My mistake. I thought it was you who had mention a gonk.
Chewtobacca said:
I think it is perfectly logical for Anakin, a boy who wants to be a pilot, to construct himself an astromech droid. This seems more logical than constructing a protocol droid for his mother.
From the comments of his friends, an astromech is not something that common around there.
Chewtobacca said:
I meant that if we wanted to set up a more plausible scenario than the film presents us with, a ruler having a protocol droid for translating in diplomatic situations would be logical.
But that's not in question. Amidala may have one. Who's to say? It's not like she has an astromech instead of a protocol on a daily basis.
Chewtobacca said:
It makes more sense than Anakin or Shmi having one. If Lucas was determined to work Artoo and Threepio into the prequels, this would have been a better way of doing it, as far I'm concerned.
Read above.