*Did I detect a slight British accent coming out of Carrie Fisher’s mouth?
Yes, yes, you did. She even said so herself - "I was fresh out of Acting School in London, and...what was that DAMN accent? *shows a clip* Look! There it is! There it is again!"
Re: I love when people do this! (CONT. Max characters exceeded previous comment)bohemiannekoDecember 19 2006, 04:07:33 UTC
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*Some people have stated that Luke’s upbringing had prepared him to face Owen and Beru’s deaths a lot better than Anakin had dealt with Shmi’s death. But considering Luke’s reaction to Obi-Wan’s death, along with Han and Leia’s endangerment in both ESB and ROTJ, I would say that Luke did not feel as emotionally close to the Lars as he did to the other three.
~Beru and Owen were the closest thing to parents Luke had ever known so I hardly see him being cold toward their deaths but I think that this shows forth the kind of calm and collected resiliency that Luke may have inherited more from mother than father.
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*”That’s okay. I’m never coming back to this planet, again.” - Careful Luke. Never make promises that one cannot keep.
~Have we not yet learned just how rash the Skywalkers are?
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*I don’t think that even the massacre at the Jedi Temple in ROTS could ever exceed the horror of Alderaan’s destruction. Tarkin made Vader look like an amateur.
~This is very true. Anakin/Vader does have a heart though and as far as
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Re: I love when people do this! (CONT. Max characters exceeded previous comment)arkan2December 19 2006, 19:36:17 UTC
"*”Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed. The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force.” - Was this an example of Vader’s past Jedi training coming to the fore? Or was this an example of his Sith background? Or his 30 odd years as a Force user
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Re: I love when people do this!arkan2December 19 2006, 20:00:25 UTC
"Just a question: Is Bail's name Organa or Antilles? I'm confused."
Bail Organa.
Bail Antilles of Alderaan is a completely different character who was mentioned in The Phantom Menace. He bears no relation to Captain Antilles of the Tantive IV (I think the one in Revenge of the Sith is a different Captain Antilles from the one in A New Hope) who in turn bear no relation to Wedge Antilles. It used to confuse the heck out of me, too.
Yattah (Yippee) ~ ! Another Ns & Os ! : )
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December 19 2006, 09:35:05 UTC
Arigatoh (Thank you) for writing another one like this ! I bet anyone who enjoyed reading your Notes and Observations of SW would immediately like to watch the films too
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I must admit that I find it hard to accept TPM as being more cartoonish than ANH. With a nine year-old Anakin and Jar-Jar in the mix, it can be seen as being very appealing to children. But so can ANH - especially with characters like 3P0, R2 and Han (who was a bit too cartoonish at times).
~Beru and Owen were the closest thing to parents Luke had ever known so I hardly see him being cold toward their deaths but I think that this shows forth the kind of calm and collected resiliency that Luke may have inherited more from mother than father.
Unfortunately, Luke's calm resilience was no where to be seen, when he had witnessed Obi-Wan’s death or when he learned that Leia and Han were in danger in both ESB and ROTJ. Yes, Luke saw Beru and Owen as his parents. But I still believe that he was not as emotionally close to them as he was to Han, Obi-Wan and Leia.
Obi-Wan and Luke are the "heroes" of their respective trilogies... look at the similarities of Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan's relationship to that of Obi-Wan and Luke, and you'll see).
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"Obi-Wan and Luke are the "heroes" of their respective trilogies... look at the similarities of Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan's relationship to that of Obi-Wan and Luke, and you'll see
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Really? Even after the battle of Mustafar? I don't know so much about the whole trilogy, but it seems pretty obvious to me that after Anakin turns evil, Obi-Wan is the hero of Revenge of the Sith, if not actually the protagonist.
I guess we both view Obi-Wan in a different light. To me, Anakin Skywalker is the protagonist of the entire saga. Obi-Wan and Luke, each play an important impact upon his life and story . . . whether it is a positive impact (Luke) or a negative (Obi-Wan). Yes, both Luke and Obi-Wan play major roles in the saga - probably secondary to Anakin. But I believe that Anakin is the main character.
Remembering timepronkerDecember 23 2006, 17:12:11 UTC
Good debate -- will ponder the Lucas statement about the whole six movies being about Vader's redemption (he said this about twenty-five years ago, I think, so maybe he'd given up on the idea of having nine movies at that point, because otherwise what would the seventh, eighth, and ninth ones have been about?) -- and the difference between protagonists and "heroes." I haven't seen ANH in some years and it's been good to rethink some things. I remember seeing the original at 9 a.m. on a Sunday and just being blown away (that double sunset scene!); yes, I saw it the next day after work. Again.
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Yes, yes, you did. She even said so herself - "I was fresh out of Acting School in London, and...what was that DAMN accent? *shows a clip* Look! There it is! There it is again!"
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*Some people have stated that Luke’s upbringing had prepared him to face Owen and Beru’s deaths a lot better than Anakin had dealt with Shmi’s death. But considering Luke’s reaction to Obi-Wan’s death, along with Han and Leia’s endangerment in both ESB and ROTJ, I would say that Luke did not feel as emotionally close to the Lars as he did to the other three.
~Beru and Owen were the closest thing to parents Luke had ever known so I hardly see him being cold toward their deaths but I think that this shows forth the kind of calm and collected resiliency that Luke may have inherited more from mother than father.
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*”That’s okay. I’m never coming back to this planet, again.” - Careful Luke. Never make promises that one cannot keep.
~Have we not yet learned just how rash the Skywalkers are?
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*I don’t think that even the massacre at the Jedi Temple in ROTS could ever exceed the horror of Alderaan’s destruction. Tarkin made Vader look like an amateur.
~This is very true. Anakin/Vader does have a heart though and as far as ( ... )
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Bail Organa.
Bail Antilles of Alderaan is a completely different character who was mentioned in The Phantom Menace. He bears no relation to Captain Antilles of the Tantive IV (I think the one in Revenge of the Sith is a different Captain Antilles from the one in A New Hope) who in turn bear no relation to Wedge Antilles. It used to confuse the heck out of me, too.
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~Beru and Owen were the closest thing to parents Luke had ever known so I hardly see him being cold toward their deaths but I think that this shows forth the kind of calm and collected resiliency that Luke may have inherited more from mother than father.
Unfortunately, Luke's calm resilience was no where to be seen, when he had witnessed Obi-Wan’s death or when he learned that Leia and Han were in danger in both ESB and ROTJ. Yes, Luke saw Beru and Owen as his parents. But I still believe that he was not as emotionally close to them as he was to Han, Obi-Wan and Leia.
Obi-Wan and Luke are the "heroes" of their respective trilogies... look at the similarities of Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan's relationship to that of Obi-Wan and Luke, and you'll see). ( ... )
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I guess we both view Obi-Wan in a different light. To me, Anakin Skywalker is the protagonist of the entire saga. Obi-Wan and Luke, each play an important impact upon his life and story . . . whether it is a positive impact (Luke) or a negative (Obi-Wan). Yes, both Luke and Obi-Wan play major roles in the saga - probably secondary to Anakin. But I believe that Anakin is the main character.
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It was a joke.
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