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I rewatched it today. Sure, some of it doesn't quite work, but George Lucas is one hell of an artist and visionary. The trade dispute is an interesting storyline, considering the last four years of political turmoil in the UK, I found it more engaging than I did 20 years ago. The trade dispute is about Palpatine planting the seeds of his eventual rise to power. This is how dictators come to power, sometimes mirroring what occurred in the run-up to 1933 in Germany. Heavy stuff for kids.
Palpatine is playing a game of 3-D chess, holding all the pieces and moving them as political unrest in the galaxy unfolds. He is the ultimate villain of the series.
The Jedi are arrogant and complacent and STUPID. It's their fault for what transpires. They sit in their ivory tower debating, out of touch with what's happening outside. They don't support Qui-Gon to train Anakin. If Anakin was trained by Qui-Gon, he wouldn't have been seduced by Palpatine, who becomes the surrogate father.
Palpatine is playing a game of 3-D chess, holding all the pieces and moving them as political unrest in the galaxy unfolds. He is the ultimate villain of the series.
The Jedi are arrogant and complacent and STUPID. It's their fault for what transpires. They sit in their ivory tower debating, out of touch with what's happening outside. They don't support Qui-Gon to train Anakin. If Anakin was trained by Qui-Gon, he wouldn't have been seduced by Palpatine, who becomes the surrogate father.
Anakin is a slave to Watto, slave to his emotions, then eventually becomes a slave to Palpatine. He tries to save Padme, then kills her, is beaten by Obi-Wan, becomes a cyborg.
Like I said already, it doesn't always work. The exposition is heavy and doesn't have much suspense in those scenes. Padme decoy wasn't a surprise. The audience is far too ahead for this to work. The dialogue is ropey, but I think it's a stylistic choice.
Like I said already, it doesn't always work. The exposition is heavy and doesn't have much suspense in those scenes. Padme decoy wasn't a surprise. The audience is far too ahead for this to work. The dialogue is ropey, but I think it's a stylistic choice.
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