Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to watch this reaction! I hope there were some moments that put a smile on your face and made you laugh like they did for me, because there will be a LOT less laughter in the Episode III reaction. 😂 💛 I have already watched Ep 3 and I think you all will REALLY enjoy my reaction to it. So make sure you subscribe and turn on the notification bell so that you are notified when it comes out. Also, I've addressed some frequently asked questions (CLONE WARS) I've received here: kaiielle.com/faq
I'm not sure if it's my OCD or because some reactors abandon series in the middle, but I like to watch Star Wars reactions by trilogy and only when the whole trilogy is released. So I waited for your episode 6 reaction to be released before I watch your 4-6 videos and now I'm waiting for episode 3 to be released so I can watch your prequel reactions so I am SO excited for your episode 3 reaction so I can watch these! I can't wait!
Anakin has spent the past decade surrounded by people that treat so many basic human emotions as a bad thing. He doesn't know how to communicate that he's in love, and he feels that it's wrong to grieve his mother's death. The council was already breathing down child Anakin's neck over missing his mom a day after leaving her.
@@kaiielle You know, regarding Anakin and the Jedi Order and the whole emotions thing I recommend you a video called "The Case Against The Jedi Order" by Pop Culture Detective. Interesting stuff.
I think people forget often that Anakin is literally a teenager here. Like quite literally a teenager. Every teenager is awkward when they find someone they really like. =/
That's a misconception The Jedi are fine with emotions, the intent of these scene is to show its Anakin not dealing with his own baggage properly and having outbursts that's the issue.
The actors playing Jango & Boba have a touching bit; the actor who played Boba didn't grow up with his father in his life & knowing this the actor who played Jango said just call me dad no matter if we're filming or not. He also called the actor who played Boba son no matter what. They still refer to each other that way to this day
I know the Prequels get a lot of hate for their dialogue, and rightfully so in many cases, but one part that I think was really smart, great screenwriting was Shmi Skywalker's eulogies section. If you notice, her husband Clieg Lars, his entire eulogy is about her. "You were the best thing to happen to me. You were the light of my life." Anakin's eulogy on the otherhand is all about him. "I wasn't strong enough to save you. I miss you you so much. I promise that'll never happen again." It subtlety shows the difference in thinking and Anakin's further fall into the darkside. It also echoes Episode 1 where at Qui Gon's funeral, Anakin asks Obi Wan, "What will happen to me now." If you pay attention to the film, that's the first time he's thought about himself first before other people. I think people were originally expecting Anakin in Ep. 1 and 2 to be more like a dark, edgy anti-hero character. Since you're a Mass Effect fan, this will probably make sense to you, but in otherwords, a Renegade character. Being a badass, take no prisoners, type of deal. But the Prequels, the first two in particular, go out of their way to show this wasn't the case. Slipping to the darkside is rarely this sexy, highly calculated image that so many other movies and tv shows portray. It's usually more realistic that people who go bad do so from a position of insecurity. Of mental anguish. Of deep seated pathological issues that stem back all the way to childhood.
Yeah the love story writing was rough at points but as others have mentioned there's just enough of other elements like age, circumstances of growing up as a jedi, etc. that make it somewhat make sense...and it is a space opera after all...but I'll always be grateful that it brought us Across The Stars, one of my favourite SW themes
There are deleted scenes that show Padme is already more into him earlier than what she lets on in the scenes they kept, it would be better if they didn't cut them I think.
George is great at ideas but man giving him total control was a terrible idea. He's a so so director and his writing is awful. Even the great actors in this trilogy were not good because he had them say terrible dialogue and Anakin and Padme had no chemistry at all. Hadyen was wooden as a actor and not believable when he falls prey to the dark side a better actor could have made his descent epic instead it was almost as bad as Daenerys in GOT.
Also Anakin is a teenager, and it shows. Like clearly teenager, all teenagers are awkward, especially with their first "love" (only put this in quotes because mostly it's not love, but in this case it actually is I think). They don't know what to do, how to properly express themselves, how would they?
@@Onezy05 Marcia Lucas was George's wife at the time, and actually worked on all three films as an editor. The same year RotJ comes out they get divorced, but I don't know the time table on that. She was the person who came up with the idea of killing Obi-Wan originally. She also had a hand in figuring out the ending of a new hope. Lawrence Kasdan is the person who wrote the scripts for Empire and Return. Specifically, he was brought in because the dialogue for the original script was poor. He was asked to return to the franchise because of his previous work but turned him down. Go watch the behind the scenes/making of (can't remember which) for these movies, and you'll seeit for yourself. At that point, Lucas is looking to carry on the story, but is working with people that now look up to him or grew up on him. Also, he's their boss. What benefit is there in saying no to him at that point?
I saw this in the theater and when the Yoda and Dooku fight began the whole audience went absolutely NUTS. People were cheering so loud that you couldn't hear anything until it was over.
Years later, my most memorable moment of this movie was seeing Yoda being a badass in battle. It was soooo awesome to see. Also I love your defense of Jar Jar. I loved his character as a kid and while he’s silly he’s great comic relief!
Yoda drawing his lightsaber is one of the most memorable moments I’ve ever been a part of at the theater. The entire theater went nuts. So much awesome lol
I love that you enjoy the scenes between Darth Sidious and Darth Tyranus so much. If you haven't already, that's another reason to check out The Clone Wars series, as scenes between those two (as well as a whole host of other villains) are plentiful there. Also, in case you didn't catch it, during the conversation between Jango Fett and Obi-Wan, Jango told him: "I was recruited by a man called Tyranus". There's actually a video game called Star Wars: Bounty Hunter that features Jango Fett as the main character, how he first meets and develops a partnership with Zam Wesell (the shapeshifting assassin from the beginning), and how Lord Sidious has Lord Tyranus test and recruit Jango Fett to be the genetic template for the Clone Army by sending him after one of Dooku's former apprentices: a Dark Jedi and crime lord named Komari Vosa.
The romantic dialogues in Attack of the Clones never bothered me. In my opinion, in that circumstance the romantic scenes must be cringe, because if they were not it would make no sense. After all, before Attack of the Clones Anakin had never tried to win over a woman in his entire life, so I think it’s normal for romantic scenes to be cringe because that’s the first time he tried. The first time we mens tried to win over a woman, all of us did some stupid and cringe things and we acted horribly, and who say the opposite is lying. If those scenes weren’t cringe, they wouldn’t make any sense. Also, keep in mind that the Jedi don't teach the padawans how to flirt... 😂 This is the reason why Padmé fell in love with him: Padmé, being a politician, was used to being surrounded by formal and cold people, and Anakin was the first to be spontaneous. She was used to the rigid formalities of political meetings, she was surrounded by cold, formal people, always precise and attentive people. But Anakin was different, he made her have fun and smile, he made her feel free from formalities, as well as acting spontaneously, unlike the rest of the people she was surrounded by on a daily basis. Anakin was the first person to act sincerely and spontaneously, showing to her his emotions as they were, and this left Padmé positivly impressed by his sincere and spontaneous attitude. Of course you could say that this is not true because everyone is kind and friendly with Padmé. But the fact Is, everyone is friendly and kind with her, but they only see her just as a politician, they don’t see her as a person. If you remember, even Obi-Wan himself at one point says that he doesn’t like politicians and that she probably only thinks about her personal business. Everyone is kind with her for a matter of courtesy, they don’t see her as a human person. But Anakin does. She initially rejected Anakin not because she disliked him, but simply because she knew that engaging in a relationship with him would result in her failing to fulfill her duties as a Senator. In fact, at some point In Attack of the Clones she tells Anakin that they can’t be together because they have to put duty before feelings, but then she lets go, admits she loves him and decides to marry him. So, in my opinion the romance staff makes perfect sense. The only thing I can reproach George is the organization of some scenes, because I think that some scenes should have been put before others, and not after as in the final version of the film (for exemple, I think the scene in wich Anakin and Padmé are talking on the grass should be put BEFORE their kiss on Naboo, and not after). But all in all, I think the romance makes perfect sense.
If you would like to expand your Star Wars journey then consider watching the Clone Wars series. Yes, it’s animated but it’s not kiddie animation. It continues the adventures of all of the main characters and adds many more characters to love and hate. If you do watch it I would suggest finding the chronological order as they were aired out of order. The movie and first season are a little rough but the series gets better over time. The 7 seasons bridge the 3 years between Episodes 2 & 3.
In Clone Wars multimedia project was awesome but TCW 2008 is trash. TCW 2008 really doesn't fit into movie universe because it ruin tons of characters while adding new that were never needed and returning some old junk. I would personally rather see sequels every day than 5 mins of TCW 2008. worst animation ever and dragged out story plus tons of more complaints
@@michaelstark8720 Tell me you never saw 7 Seasons of the Clone Wars without telling me.... 2003 was overexaggerated as hell power level for every character increased to 1000% lol But you don't see us crying about the show not feeling like the movies. Both are great in their own way.
The Clone Wars animated show (takes place between episode 2 and 3) is essential for the franchise. It gave the clones their own distinct characters and add to Anakin's & other force users'. Also introduces some of the best SW characters like Ahsoka. It expands the universe and explains the both sides of the war. It starts kinda slow and has some skippable arcs but gets better each season and becomes one of the best SW contents ever if not the best
The Grand Boba Confusion was amusing, not going to lie! :D When I saw this in theatres I was quite conflicted, on the other hand I loved the slightly more mature and less silly (=less Jar Jar) approach it had, but whiny teen Anakin was SO ANNOYING not to mention the super awkward romance. Still, enjoyed it overall and Sir Christopher Lee was obviously awesome here. Oh and it seems the older I get, the more I love Obi-Wan. Really looking forward to the series!
@@kaiielle Thank YOU for making and uploading these, I really appreciate all and any distractions in times like these - especially living next door to Russia. Looking forward to the next one!
Thanks for your reaction--always a pleasure to see younger generations reactions about movies that I watched as a kid. no need to be sorry about anything. There are many names and relationships to remember. Take a piece of paper and take some notes, if necessary--there's no shame in this. Have a nice day. And there you have the full lineage: Yoda trained Dooku, Dooku trained Qui-Gon, Qui-Gon trained Obi, who trained both Anakin & Luke.
If it makes you feel any better, when we saw this movie in theaters in 2002 we had to wait 3 years until EP3 was released to find out what happened next.
I took a quick scroll through comments and didn't see any mention, but I hope I'm not spamming you with this: There are a handful of deleted scenes that would've really helped build Anakin and Padme's mutual affection for each other in the eyes of viewers~ I highly recommend searching them up, if you haven't watched them already yet^.^
Yeah. You were killing me with that Boba thing. Calling Jengo Boba then when they revealed Boba you went blank but we're all human and you did eventually catch it. 😆
I'm *so* happy you left your reaction to the "I don't like sand" line in the edit. This is probably my least favorite of all of the movies, but damn if that final battle scene isn't great, and seeing Yoda pull out his lightsaber, me and everyone else in the theater absolutely lost it.
@@kaiielle Not really because the more I see new fans like yourself get into the franchise, the more upsetting it is to think about what the sequels did to it. I know it's just my opinion but I genuinely think the previous movies are retroactively made less powerful because of the sequels
@@TheMarioAdams If you get this upset by it, you should detach yourself from the franchise then. I hate Metallica's album St. Anger but they are still my favourite band of all time. :)
The Star Wars prequel trilogy is a great masterpiece, it gives a real political context to better understand the events of the original trilogy, there are more planets like Naboo, Coruscant, Mustafar, Utapau, there is a lot of creativity in the settings, the lightsaber fights and the action scenes are more fluid, dynamic and better paced, there are a lot of emotions, the characters are very endearing, Anakin's journey is very well told from the beginning because he starts his switch to the dark side as soon as Qui Gon dies in episode 1. Yes, if Qui Gon would have trained Anakin, he wouldn't have become the monster he became, Anakin didn't need a brother like Obi-Wan but a father like Qui Gon, and his switch continues in episode 2 with the death of his mother, a scene that is so sad by the way. And Palpatine had the power over Anakin since his childhood, because at the end of The Phantom Menace, Anakin starts to side with the Emperor, proof that his destiny was all set, and this is also illustrated in episode 2 with the shadow of Anakin that forms the mask of Vader. And his love story with Padme is very well done because it's sad to think that he lost his great love because of the emperor, and we really hate the emperor and it's a relief when Vader takes the emperor and throws him into the void in Return of the Jedi because it's all his fault. The emperor is also better developed in the prequels than in the original trilogy since he is really shown as a manipulative cunning. The fight between Obi-Wan and Anakin gives more weight to their reunion in the Death Star in episode 4. There are memorable characters like Darth Maul, Obi-Wan McGregor, Anakin Skywalker and Darth Sidious, great scenes like the pod race, the fight with Maul and the one with Yoda and Palpatine and Obi-Wan and Anakin, the battle of Geonosis and in the prequels, we learn more about the history of the Empire with the fall of the Republic and we learn more about the Sith, and the actors are great.
The awkward love story is just the best that Lucas can do. His view of romance is from a perpetual 10 year old. I loved the amount of eye-rolls that you had in this reaction. Seems genuine :D.
Yeah, you have to remember that George Lucas was the one who, in producing Raiders of the Lost Ark, forced in the idea that Indy had a prior relationship with Marion when she was SIGNIFICANTLY underaged, because the idea of such a relationship was "more interesting". The movie on refers to it in passing, but it is still like, wait, WHAT??? The guy has some seriously weird/offputting takes on relationships in his stories.
Also, the juxtaposition of Anakin's "I slaughtered them like animals" with Padme's "I love you" being pretty close together in the storyline is very confusing. Surely that would have been a substantial red flag.
@@juvandy Padme saw that Anakin was guilty and remorseful for his actions after his confession, and he evidently wasn't proud of what he had done. If his confession came from a place of malice , then it wouldn't make sense for her to eventually confess her love in that life/death situation. But because it was based on his natural human emotions, it does make sense :)
I agree 100% with Mace Windu being among my favorite characters. Samuel L. Jackson was a huge Star Wars fan before he was cast and you can kinda tell he’s really having fun. Plus the purple lightsaber, which I mean come on, it’s just awesome.
@@kaiielle there’s a behind the scenes video where he asks George Lucas for a purple lightsaber instead of the normal blue or green. It’s like a kid on Christmas. Highly recommend if you are able to find it
I dunno if you processed it yet or if you talked about it in the video and I missed it but I love that the training line goes Yoda, Dooku, Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, Anakin! Dooku would have been like Anakin’s great-grandfather if Dooku didn’t leave the Jedi Order, which is slightly hilarious.
The Cloners in Cameno are similar to the aliens in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind, directed by Steven Spielberg who is George Lucas close friend. Lucas pays homage to his friend Spielberg 3 times in the prequels by including the aliens CETTK movie in Star Wars. Can you spot them? 😃 The background scenery was borrowed from other movies. Currosant at night chase scene was borrowed from the movie, “Blade Runner” (1982) staring Harrison Ford. The area scene on Genosis was borrowed from the success of the movie “Gladiator” (2000).
Now that you brought it up, I do wonder if when Shepard and Liara are chasing after the Asari Spectre if it wasn't inspired by the Obi Wan/Anakin chase scene XD One of my favorite scenes in this movie is when Obi Wan meets Jango Fett. Such a tense scene where everything they say has a double meaning or alterative motive behind it. And their fight is pretty awesome. Something not talked about in this (but revealed in lore and actually in a video game starring Jango Fett that took place directly before the cloning started), is that Lord Tyranus is actually Count Douku and is his Sith title pretty much
I was 9 when episode one came out so I loved jar-jar and don't mind him as much but I can see why he got a lot of hate. Maybe people should just appreciate him for the fact he got a lot of young kids into star wars.
He gets hate because working for Palpatine and not very smart, he was easily twisted into proposing giving the Chancellor emergency powers. Meanwhile Palpatine was engineering the clone army and Dooku's alliance so there would be a reason for the emergency powers. Of course, once he got them, he never gave them up.
Kaiielle, great reaction of course but just had to say I love how you do a 'thoughts and review' afterwards. Initial reaction is great but, it's even better to see the less immediate train of thought.
Thank you for saying that! My analytics shows that a significant amount of people stop watching as soon as that starts (and it's easy to tell which commenters don't watch those sections), so I'm always happy to hear when people like them. I'm sure you're going to enjoy the video that I will be making once all the movies are watched. I'll be making a sit down and chatty "final thoughts" video about the series overall.
I think the main problem with Anakin and Padme's romance is that it's choppily cobbled together. Put it this way. I completely buy that Anakin has been obsessed with her especially in the environment where the Jedi don't approve of emotions. But what's going on with Padme's side? She starts out the movie specifically saying that she still thinks of him as the little boy on Tatooine. Their next scene where they talk she makes it clear she's uncomfortable with him getting close to her. Next three scenes (getting off the transport, eating dinner, arguing in front of the Naboo council), they're just talking to each other, but there is nothing romantic about it, it's just fact based. Padme never shows any hints that she's thinking about Anakin differently than she did before. And the argument ends with Padme putting Anakin in his place and basically saying he's still a student. Their next scene, they kiss. At no point was there ever any indication that she even thought about him in a romantic sense. I don't know what made her decide to kiss him in that moment because it wasn't built up. I could make the argument that she no longer sees him as the boy on Tatooine because he saved her life by killing the worms and might be thinking of him as a man now, but again, I didn't see a moment where you could tell she thought of him as anything other than a friend. And that sudden change I think is the actual problem with the romance, because I'm asking in that scene "I know why he's moving in to kiss her, why is she going for it? Cause there's no way the dialogue charmed her". Put it this way, let's say their picnic scene where they're laughing together and having fun happened before the first time they kissed. Then I could see the romance working. It doesn't make the lines any better and tonally I don't think it would flow, but if that had happened I think it would have made a bit more sense. Or if in one of the scenes while they're travelling they start having the banter and the laughing together in a deeper way than what we get. Something to indicate that Padme is warming up to him and really enjoying her time with him, or a scene that indicates she now sees him as a man. Someone had the idea that Anakin is unconsciously using the Force to influence Padme, and that's the only real reason I can use to explain it. Because here's the thing; I get their relationship in Revenge of the Sith. I get their relationship in the Clone Wars. But for the life of me I don't know what changed for Padme besides what the script is telling me
its actually the scene where anakin admits that he killed the sand people and regrets it that convinces Padme to love him. In the first half of the movie, Padme is guarded and defined by deception. She is independent, but she's also alone (her decoys die, she talks about how isolating a lot of her growth was and how she has to define herself by her duties and roles). Anakin is emotionally open, but Padme is guarded. He's like the stereotypical emo kid in school, and Padme thinks he's just a fuckboy. Even on Naboo, despite the fact they are attracted to each other, Padme treats it more like a fling and brings up that "our duties come first". Anakin doesn't think like that. If he loves, he loves with his whole heart. When Anakin shows the depth of his emotion in admitting that not only did he hate the sand people for kiling his mother, but he loved his mother, ties it to why he loves fixing things and he regrets this confluence of emotions within him, Padme realizes, holy shit, this kid cares A LOT. He's not some fuckboy, he legit cares about the world around him. He has this insane emotional depth he's wrestling with every day. So what does it mean if he loves me? that's where it clicks for Padme. That's where he's not just some fuckboy, or some kid he knew, but a person with such frightening passion and incredible love. That she should be open to feeling that sort of passion again outside of her work. That yeah, she loves Anakin, and that love for anakin means more than just some fling. Anakin took his heart out, threw it on the ground and cried out in anguish. Padme got to see someone beyond pleasantries, beyond work, beyond the structures and formalities of polite society, she saw someone's SOUL. This gets reflected in Ep III, when padme becomes the one who is emotionally open and Anakin is the one who becomes emotionally guarded.
Don’t even try to explain women and love. It’s not logical. The shit i have experienced is not normal 😂. I know women who started to love their crush even more after he fcked her best friend. I know women who are only attracted to criminals. I know women who like to be treated like a sex toy. I can’t remember exactly but it was something along the lines of „i love to feel powerless and like i don’t have a choice“. I know women who fell in love with a guy who basically forced her to love him. I know countless women who hooked up with a guy they weren’t interested in because he kept flirting and after a few months they suddenly wanted him so bad. And obviously the classic being 10 times more attracted to a man when they find out he has a girl. I could continue this list indefinitely 😂. So yeah padmes sudden attraction to the emotionally stunted, cringe child murderer is fully believable to me 😅. I think it’s just women liking dominance and power. That’s the one thing i‘ve noticed in basically every woman i’ve dated. Even the ones who didn’t like to admit it to themselves were like that. Jedi is a powerful position and anakin knowing exactly what he wants (her) and him not stopping til he gets it is pretty dominant. While the dialogue is completely cringe and unbelievable the love story itself seems pretty normal to me from what i experienced and from what i‘ve seen in my social circles
I've always seen Padmé as an enabler to Anakin's turn to the Dark Side. She willingly went along with the relationship even though she knew it wasn't right. She let Anakin have tantrums without knocking his butt back into place with a reality check of some sort. She was feeding her darker nature rather than encouraging and helping him to rise above it.
Great & honest reaction - some fantastic eye-rolling! Lol & something fun to look out for the next time you watch this movie, the small ship that Count Dooku escapes in at the end after fighting Yoda, I think has a ramp & doorway that looks like the face of a frog or gungan, an alarmed Jar Jar! ;)
One cool thing about Christopher Lee appearing in this film is that he played Dracula against Peter Cushing as Van Helsing and Peter Cushing played Grand Moff Tarkin in episode IV A New Hope. 😊
I hated Jar jar until the sequels came out. Now I'm fine with him. They make Jar Jar seem pretty good as a character compared to the sequel characters.
One thing about teenage romance, especially when viewing in 3rd person, it can come off as very awkward. Whether it was intended or not it does make sense. Remember that Padme and Anikan are young, talent and powerful but these things make them very isolated to most people. Especially Anakin, he falls for a very gifted and beautiful woman and Padme is probably the only woman that he has engaged with because he is quickly put into the Jedi Order. I think most people can relate to falling hard for their first love.
I don't expect you to watch 7 seasons of the Clone Wars before watching Episode 3, but it begins right after this movie and ends around Episode 3 if you want to see more of what Anakin went through.
You react perfectly - the thing many people get confused about regarding Anakin is that he is reacting PASSIONATELY = That is a big No No for the Jedi. It is honestly that simple. We can all build on what comes after that - but the starting point; He is passionate.
I always thought that it was interesting how Obi-Wan gave Jango and Boba the slip by releasing the tool kit for distraction and then hiding on an asteroid. This explains why when Boba was older and Han Solo hid the Millennium Falcon on the Star Destroyer in Empire Strikes Back and waited for the trash dump to sneak out that Boba was onto that trick and didnt fall for it again. He had already seen a reverse version of it as a kid.
You making fun of yourself for forgetting that this is a prequel... was very entertaining. I didn't laugh at you for getting mixed up... but I laughed when you laughed at yourself.
Palpatine knows how to use the force. Good and bad. He plants things into Anakin's mind and twists emotions in him too. While awake as we see in some scenes and in his sleep, the dream about his mom.
Great reaction , KL! I loved your confusion about little Boba Fett. It's a mistake any could make but it made me smile. I've always found the love story to be the weak link of this movie. Some of the dialogue between Padme and Anakin was downright cringy; I remember people laughing out loud in the theatre. Yoda rocks, and poor Jar Jar being tricked into giving Palpatine the emergency powers was quite tragic. I'm looking forward to your reaction to Revenge of the Sith!
Now you have seen the small but significant part that JAR JAR played, he was the one who basically got the Empire formed (giving the emergency power to Palpatine) as we know the force can have influence over the weak minded, and they needed someone with a weak mind to be in the power position. All, manipulation by Palpatine again.
i can tell by your expression in the thumbnail you must have had so much fun seeing what a pleasant, respectful, and humble young man anakin has become :)
The ones who hated Jar Jar are the adults that grew up with Star Wars and saw the prequels with the eyes of adults instead of kids. These are kids' movies according to George Lucas himself. It seems like the people that didn’t grow up with the originals usually like both trilogies, it’s some of the original fans that get butt hurt. I have no issues with the prequels, my kids loved them and so do I.
I can't believe she was chatting & laughing through THE COOLEST SOUND IN THE STAR WARS UNIVERSE! Go back and listen to those Seismic Charges in the Asteroid Field Fight... ;)
Hey Kaiielle, now you see why this is the 2nd worse movie to me. The cheese is way too thick, especially the love story. Can't wait for 3, I loved that one! BTW there's a making of Star Wars, it's called Empire of Dreams. You can find it here on UA-cam, it's pretty awesome!!
Yes the whole Boba Fett thing had me laughing. It's mainly because we all have those "oh, Duh" moments where we feel kinda stupid and we can't help but to laugh at ourselves for missing something that's so obvious. If you continue to pay attention to the music as much as you can, it will help hint towards things and help confirm/tell you things as the movie moves along. For example, at the end of Return of the Jedi when Darth Vader saves Luke from the Emperor, the music that represented Vader had changed. It was not the Imperial March playing. The music signaled that Vader had changed sides and was a Jedi once again which is the title of the movie "Return of the Jedi" John Williams is the best when it comes to creating music for movies. Yes there are some other people who are really good too like Hans Zimmer but John Williams is a master of what he does.
You're learning which is awesome. Just remember, Jedi are taught to read other people's thoughts and emotions/intentions. That is why in minutes he knew Lars, Owen and Beru were good people.
My favorite fan theory, is that Jar Jar Binks is a powerful Sith lord working for Darth Sidious. Jar Jar hides his use of the force as being clumsy. He interfered substantially in Episode 1 to make sure everything was on track. And then in Episode 2, Jar Jar off course has the honor of proposing the Senate to grant emergency powers to his master, effectively ending democracy, and pave was for his master's absolute power and the rise of the Galactic Empire.
About R2D2 & C3P0 left in the arena, I can't answer your question, but Anakin, Padmé & Obi knew that they were on the planet Geonosis--anyone could have been there to pick them up, but they were witnesses at the wedding, so I'd say either Anakin or Padmé (or both).
The relationship between Anakin and Padme actually makes a lot of sense if you look closely at the details and understand the context and totality of their situations. Others have touched on it but here's a much deeper look: Because Anakin was born into slavery and grew up in the Jedi Temple he has no experience in forming close personal relationships, in fact as a Jedi he’s forbidden from doing so. His attachment to his mother makes him different than other padawans who are taken from their families at a very young age and molded into warrior monks. He knows what it’s like to care deeply for people but he’s always being told that basic human emotions can lead to bad things. He becomes confused and alienated as a result. He’s also incredibly powerful, far more powerful than anyone else his age. As the “chosen one” he has very little in common with his peers, and very little in common with non-Jedi. His mentor is cold towards him, he misses his mother and he feels alone. In his mind Padme can fill that void. They do share a lot in common. Padme, who at fourteen was a monarch, was also robbed of having a normal childhood and normal relationships due to growing up in the political arena. In keeping with Naboo customs she too was forced to suppress her feelings as a stoic Queen and hide her emotions behind a veil of white face paint. They’re both young, reckless and immature in different ways and we see this from both of them throughout the films. They also share a sense of idealism and higher purpose. They have the same pressures, expectations, work ethic and feel a need to help others. Just as Anakin has risked his life on many daring missions in service of the Republic she also has given her life up for public service to make the Galaxy a better place. They understand each others burdens more than anyone else could and they both have nobody else to shoulder them with. It begins with a shared crisis in Episode I - Anakin is ripped from his mother and Padme is ripped from her home. They bond and she even keeps the necklace he made for her. Fast forward a decade. In the novelization of Episode II her family is giving her the rundown for not finding someone and popping out babies and she becomes conscious of her biological clock. Then a very different Anakin enters back into her life. Although she’s five years his senior and she’s an important figure, a Senator and former Queen, Anakin is no ordinary nineteen year old either. Just as Padme is the “chosen one” of her people, Anakin is the poster boy of the Jedi Order. He’s tall, handsome and strong. He’s mastered multiple forms of saber techniques and has a higher potential than even Yoda. He already helped liberate her planet Naboo as a young boy. Padme is empathetic and compassionate, she sees the good in everybody, including him. He’s willing to do anything for her and after all he’s one of the Jedi, the guardians of peace and justice. She sees his dark side but her idealism and faith makes her think he can be a better person. Even when he tearfully admits to slaughtering the Tuskens she has reason for hope, as he’s clearly in shock and disbelief at what he did and knows it was wrong. She also sees a deeply scarred and troubled soul who has always been demanded to give to others. He wears his heart on his sleeve, very different from the rigid Jedi mentality. He’s awkward, possibly even dangerous, but he’s genuine. He jokes, he plays, he obviously views her as the best thing in his life, more important than the Jedi Order. He's the only one who doesn’t view her as a politician and she can be herself around him. When she sees the all powerful Jedi knight out of his shell, and instead an emotionally troubled man over the same things she probably can relate to - it’s her only real companion of choice who can share her burdens. Because she’s supposed to be the older, responsible one and she understands that them being together may have repercussions, she resists his advances, but never fully. Look no further than the duality of her rejecting him by the fireside while wearing a sexy leather outfit. When it’s clear that they’re going to die anyway before the arena fight, she finally does what she was reluctant to do earlier and pledges her love. There’s nothing to lose anymore and knowing how hard his life has been, wants him to die knowing that he was loved. They survive of course. Then after the near-fatal duel with Dooku she marries Anakin to show him (and herself) that she has no regrets about the love pledge and won’t abandon him. She wants him to have hope despite all his fears and insecurities, she wants him to do the right thing and she believes he will. Meanwhile Palpatine is using both of them to gain power, playing off of Anakin’s insecurities and distrust for the Jedi and Padme’s optimism about him bringing an end to the war. He pushes them together through subtle acts like getting Anakin assigned to protect her, only so that he can use their relationship to his advantage in Episode III. It’s actually really good writing in my opinion. It’s an awkward, imperfect romance between two complex characters but it’s also more human and far more interesting than most love stories. We’re also talking about Darth Vader here. It had to be tragic and misguided. As far as dialogue, all Star Wars movies have their fair share of cheesy lines. Back in the day, critics and even some of the actors themselves mocked the original trilogy for it. There’s much more to it than people realize though. Watch the UA-cam video “George Lucas: King of Wooden Dialogue” by So Uncivilized, he does a great job at explaining Lucas’s style of writing. It’s clunky at times, but it’s honest, straight forward and high flown. Almost Shakespearian in a way. It gives the movies a unique charm and makes them VERY quoteable. In Episode II George sort of accentuates this style even more because of the films romance/noir/mystery elements. For an example of a line that’s deeper than what it seems, take the infamous “I don’t like sand”: Padme remembers days of swimming and lying on the sand with an old boyfriend, and Anakin feebly jokes about how much he hates sand. It’s an uncomfortable moment, but deliberately so: Anakin tries to shrug aside a hint of romantic jealousy with humor, but accidentally reveals a hole in his soul, as he’s actually talking about his childhood on a planet where sandstorms were dangerous and life was hard, a place to which he’ll soon return. Characterization, backstory, foreshadowing. Not so bad for a dumb joke about sand.
You’re description of George’s intention is perfect, unfortunately it just doesn’t make it to the movie. I’ve always liked the idea of their romance it’s just that Lucas cannot write compelling dialogue to show this properly. I actually like this movie but one thing I can’t defend about it is the romance.
The problem is that there is sooo much story missing for context. Why the Clone Wars animated series and movies were made. It is a LOT of story (7 seasons) but worth your attention. When you put up ep3 on UA-cam, we will help fill in the blanks.
The time period throughout the movie is deceiving. In the beginning she still sees Anakin as this little boy but the longer they spend together alone, the more she sees how grown up he has become. Also, he comes off as immature, but he's a 19 year old boy so in many ways he is. When you realize he was protecting her and alone together for months it makes more sense.
The Clone army at the end of the film (when Palpatine watches over them) was the largest digital army ever put on screen at the time. The way in which they are lined up and observed is also inspired by Leni Riefenstahl's 'The Triumph of the Whill', a piece of Nazi propaganda, which foreshadows the eventual transition of the Republic into the Empire. The same set up was used at the end of Ep 4, except that time the traditionally fascist imagery was instead recontextualized into something positive :)
Jar Jar hate has almost become more or less a fact of pop culture. One that is actually waning I think. Most people; especially new viewers/fans of Star Wars for the prequels, don't see Jar Jar in the same BURNING hate, light. Which I think is better. Back when he got annihilated it was mostly because older fans just expected one thing from The Phantom Menace and got something else. One that my/our generation grew up on and don't mind/even like. So it is what it is. Old fans, OT fanboys and girls seethe and we let them. Because they're more and more irrelevant! :D Great reaction by the way, very fun. :3
I think the thing that sticks out to people about the flirting in this movie isn't that it's unrealistic. It's that it's painfully realistic. Some dorks out there absolutely would go on a rant about how they dislike sand and then turn it into a pickup line. Shows and films have this unspoken rule that dialog needs to be written to be idealistically, basically be the perfect conversation. Flirting needs to be done well, information needs to be conveyed neatly (no "sorry say again"), arguments need clear winners and losers with all of their pent up frustration rolling right off the tongue. This movie doesn't do that. Anakin's lines are written to reflect someone who grew up in an emotionally repressed environment where having a crush is forbidden, let alone pursuing it. And that comes through loud and clear. Padme doesn't fall for him because he smooth talked her into it. It's because he is a dork who turns rants about sand into pickup lines. That's a very endearing trait to some people.
Anakin's obsession makes total sense. My reasoning goeth thusly. Anakin starts as a slave as a boy, owned and controlled by forces beyond his control with no recourse. He immediately goes from that into a cloistered order of monks, he gets inducted into a cult, that's what the Jedi order is. His socialisation, except for the other younglings is almost non-existent and he's being told continuously that his emotions, as a child, are a problem. That the way he is responding to separation from his mother, his protector is a problem. There is no one in the order who seems to realise he's a literal fucking child. If you haven't been in a cult or grown up in a cult, especially from childhood, you'd have no understanding of how inorganic the forced socialisation is and always under the watchful eye of others who are judging you and weighing you and conditioning their children to respond to other children in inorganic ways. I actually can't think of a worse situation for a child to grow up in than something like the Jedi order. Meanwhile those are also being indoctrinated into the message that the Jedi are good and the Sith are evil, without any grey area allowed. Anger leads to hate, except where it doesn't. Anger can be a powerful tool for positive outcome. In many ways the Jedi order are as corrupt as the Sith and as detrimental to galactic wellbeing because without the Jedi and the Sith we don't end up with the conflicts that created the Empire and led to such untold evil and suffering. Whether Jedi or Sith, they are a mirror of the evil of the other. Having said all that, the part I never liked about the romance is that someone who has been a Queen and gone through the things that Padme did, would fall for Anakin. It would have been much better, though far darker for the story if things had unfolded differently. If the love had been unrequited and the obsession took a different turn but that's a little much for a star wars movie. Her being so open to it is the part that doesn't make any sense. If it were that anger at being rejected by Padme that led to Darth Vader, which would make far more sense but then we still have the problem of how she gets pregnant...so yeah, much darker.
I agree this was always my least favorite of the original six film's. The love story really brings it down sadly... There are some deleted scenes with Padme's family on Naboo. I think if I was editing this film I'd have left those scenes in the movie and cut out most of "romantic" scenes that we got. That scene by the fireplace in particular is so uncomfortable and so hard to watch that I almost always have to fast forward through it. Aside from that though this movie has some really awesome parts! I agree every time I play Mass Effect 2 I'm reminded of this film. I almost think must've been an intentional homage from the developers at Bioware. Everything with Obi Wan and Jango Fett was awesome! As a kid Boba Fett was one of my very favorite characters! I had his action figure along with a frozen Han Solo! I also had a Lego set of his ship. So it was really cool to see where Boba Fett comes from.
Yes, I think the devs at Bioware were very heavily inspired by the Star Wars movies, which just makes me so happy as the Mass Effect games are my absolute favourites. Boba Fett (I almost just typed Feet... oof) seems to have really been loved by so many. So awesome for a relatively minor character.
Hi KL. Another great reaction from yourself. Surprised it took you that long to realise that Jangos 'son' was Boba Fett. I liked your reaction to Yoda duelling. Looking forward to Revenge of the Sith. Keep up the awesome work. 👍
Palpatine is a Sith Lord. They’re similar to Jedi but different in their beliefs of the Force. A Jedi uses the Force like an ally. A Sith makes the Force bend to their will. Usually, as I’m sure you noticed, Sith typically have red lightsabers while Jedi have a variety of colors. So in short, no Emperor Palpatine is not a Jedi. The archives were erased by Jedi Master Sifo Deyas or Jedi Master (at the time) Dooku aka Darth Tyranus.
If you want to watch any of the shows like Mandolorian, Book of Boba Fett and so on, I would suggest even if it’s not for the channel Clone Wars and Rebels, there’s a lot of connection and the creators of those series are bringing all these series together.
I guess I’m a very big minority. I can’t stand Windu and blame him for Anakin’s turn. The next one of definitely one of my favorites. So very emotional and just a great story.
Windu and the other Jedi WERE (partially) responsible for Anakins turn. Their hypocrisy and moral decline is what caused Anakin to become disillusioned with them, and blurred the lines between the Sith and Jedi :)
@@onemoreminute0543 well I’d say more than partially as the council never really trusted him and never really try to help him grow passed his time as a slave. Which is also plays a part in why he had issues with people of authority since he was treated less than a person for 10 years
@@knightangel2190 They refused to train him on the grounds that he had fear and was too old, a decision rooted in stubborn tradition and hypocrisy , as they themselves have fear too. The Jedi claim to be 'keepers of the peace' yet become generals in a war, showing their moral decline. When Anakin sees Windu attempt to kill Palpatine in ROTS, it confirms two things for him : 1)That the Jedi are seemingly trying to overthrow the Republic , an idea planted in his head by Palpatine 2) When Windu says 'he's too dangerous to be kept alive!', it echoes Palpatines words to Anakin after he killed Count Dooku , something he knew was wrong. This suggests to him that perhaps, after all, the Jedi and Sith aren't so different :)
A lot of people feel that the Illium skycab chase in Lair of the Shadow Broker was based on the scene in this film. I don't know if it was confirmed by the developers.
@@kaiielle you're not the only one to not realize it, ep 3 is said to be the best of the prequels, and personally my favorite movie of the Star Wars saga.
The wedding was secret. That is why Obi-Wan wasn’t there. They both knew that Jedi were supposed to be free of attachments but had to follow their hearts. 😎
39:58 pretty much all younglings learn under Yoda and are technically his padawan. 41:44 the reason no one is there cause it’s forbidden for Jedi to be married. They have to have a secret marriage.
I have always felt Anakin should have been Obi-Wan's padawan in Episode one. That way, in this film, we see teenage crushes evolve into forbidden love.
Remember Anakin is still a teenager with a teenager's passion. Anyway episode III is one of the great tragedies in film history. It might be the best of the nine Skywalker films.
Agree. There's honestly a LOT to unpack with Anakin that I'm going to get to a little bit in my thoughts about Ep 3 (as I've already watched it, just editing it now). And I will further unpack it in my final "thoughts" video that I'm going to do once all the movies are watched!
@@kaiielle Out of curiosity, are you still planning to watch episodes 7, 8, and 9? Even though they're not considered part of Lucas's saga, they have (for better or worse depending on who you ask) become part of the franchise:?
@@onemoreminute0543 Yes, of course. At this point I've received so many "DoN't WaTcH tHe SeQuElS!!1!" comments on my videos that I HAVE to watch them to form my own opinions! That being said, it was always planned from the very beginning that I would watch all 9 movies, plus Solo and Rogue One. I'm looking forward to them!
@@kaiielle I'm glad you're deciding to! I'm personally not a fan of the sequels myself (though ep 8 has some strong moments imo) but I do get annoyed when I see such comments. Like it or not, the sequels are here to stay and be part of the franchise. I mean, I generally draw a line between Star Wars under Lucas and then after him, and do consider the sequels to be (for lack of a better term) 'apocryphal'. Lucas did have a story outline for the sequels when he sold Lucasfilm to Disney but the executives chose to ditch them and do their own. The details of what he would have done in his episode 7,8, and 9 are fascinating but I won't reveal any details at this point in time, lest they alter your viewing experience of those later films :)
I think anakin's obsessive love/crush on padme is very understandable and relatable, for a young male who grew up basically alone and in a culty environment (the jedi). As an autistic male, homeschooled, and raised in a christian cult, i can relate. I had several crushes, and one obsessive love, in my youth.
This one is pretty low on my list, but I still enjoy it. It’s mostly because Hayden was such a young actor, and the love story was… poorly written. However, the action was awesome.
@@kaiielle - But kudos to Sir Christopher, he truly was an outstandinc actor (even in the "trash" roles of Fu Man Chu or Dracula) and his voice and lines are VERY convincing. Just like with Saruman ...
Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to watch this reaction! I hope there were some moments that put a smile on your face and made you laugh like they did for me, because there will be a LOT less laughter in the Episode III reaction. 😂 💛 I have already watched Ep 3 and I think you all will REALLY enjoy my reaction to it. So make sure you subscribe and turn on the notification bell so that you are notified when it comes out. Also, I've addressed some frequently asked questions (CLONE WARS) I've received here: kaiielle.com/faq
I'm not sure if it's my OCD or because some reactors abandon series in the middle, but I like to watch Star Wars reactions by trilogy and only when the whole trilogy is released. So I waited for your episode 6 reaction to be released before I watch your 4-6 videos and now I'm waiting for episode 3 to be released so I can watch your prequel reactions so I am SO excited for your episode 3 reaction so I can watch these! I can't wait!
@@GingerNipples Def not abandoning these movies at all!
@@kaiielle you don’t have to watch the sequels, spare yourself the pain. Save yourself before it’s too late
@@methampheminist Shut up.
@@kaiielle HELL YEAH! Great response!
Anakin has spent the past decade surrounded by people that treat so many basic human emotions as a bad thing. He doesn't know how to communicate that he's in love, and he feels that it's wrong to grieve his mother's death.
The council was already breathing down child Anakin's neck over missing his mom a day after leaving her.
I completely agree and I feel really bad for Anakin. I talk about this a bit at the end of my Ep 3 reaction.
@@kaiielle You know, regarding Anakin and the Jedi Order and the whole emotions thing I recommend you a video called "The Case Against The Jedi Order" by Pop Culture Detective. Interesting stuff.
I think people forget often that Anakin is literally a teenager here. Like quite literally a teenager. Every teenager is awkward when they find someone they really like. =/
That's a misconception The Jedi are fine with emotions, the intent of these scene is to show its Anakin not dealing with his own baggage properly and having outbursts that's the issue.
The actors playing Jango & Boba have a touching bit; the actor who played Boba didn't grow up with his father in his life & knowing this the actor who played Jango said just call me dad no matter if we're filming or not. He also called the actor who played Boba son no matter what. They still refer to each other that way to this day
I love that both actors are from New Zealand and had some instilled chemistry because of that.
This is the way
I know the Prequels get a lot of hate for their dialogue, and rightfully so in many cases, but one part that I think was really smart, great screenwriting was Shmi Skywalker's eulogies section. If you notice, her husband Clieg Lars, his entire eulogy is about her. "You were the best thing to happen to me. You were the light of my life." Anakin's eulogy on the otherhand is all about him. "I wasn't strong enough to save you. I miss you you so much. I promise that'll never happen again." It subtlety shows the difference in thinking and Anakin's further fall into the darkside. It also echoes Episode 1 where at Qui Gon's funeral, Anakin asks Obi Wan, "What will happen to me now." If you pay attention to the film, that's the first time he's thought about himself first before other people.
I think people were originally expecting Anakin in Ep. 1 and 2 to be more like a dark, edgy anti-hero character. Since you're a Mass Effect fan, this will probably make sense to you, but in otherwords, a Renegade character. Being a badass, take no prisoners, type of deal. But the Prequels, the first two in particular, go out of their way to show this wasn't the case. Slipping to the darkside is rarely this sexy, highly calculated image that so many other movies and tv shows portray. It's usually more realistic that people who go bad do so from a position of insecurity. Of mental anguish. Of deep seated pathological issues that stem back all the way to childhood.
Thanks for this comment! Love it and totally agree.
The Star Wars Prequels are great Masterpieces !
Yeah the love story writing was rough at points but as others have mentioned there's just enough of other elements like age, circumstances of growing up as a jedi, etc. that make it somewhat make sense...and it is a space opera after all...but I'll always be grateful that it brought us Across The Stars, one of my favourite SW themes
There are deleted scenes that show Padme is already more into him earlier than what she lets on in the scenes they kept, it would be better if they didn't cut them I think.
George is great at ideas but man giving him total control was a terrible idea. He's a so so director and his writing is awful. Even the great actors in this trilogy were not good because he had them say terrible dialogue and Anakin and Padme had no chemistry at all. Hadyen was wooden as a actor and not believable when he falls prey to the dark side a better actor could have made his descent epic instead it was almost as bad as Daenerys in GOT.
Also Anakin is a teenager, and it shows. Like clearly teenager, all teenagers are awkward, especially with their first "love" (only put this in quotes because mostly it's not love, but in this case it actually is I think). They don't know what to do, how to properly express themselves, how would they?
@@dsfddsgh Citation for his control on the prequels being different to that of the other movies
@@Onezy05 Marcia Lucas was George's wife at the time, and actually worked on all three films as an editor. The same year RotJ comes out they get divorced, but I don't know the time table on that. She was the person who came up with the idea of killing Obi-Wan originally. She also had a hand in figuring out the ending of a new hope.
Lawrence Kasdan is the person who wrote the scripts for Empire and Return. Specifically, he was brought in because the dialogue for the original script was poor. He was asked to return to the franchise because of his previous work but turned him down.
Go watch the behind the scenes/making of (can't remember which) for these movies, and you'll seeit for yourself. At that point, Lucas is looking to carry on the story, but is working with people that now look up to him or grew up on him. Also, he's their boss. What benefit is there in saying no to him at that point?
I saw this in the theater and when the Yoda and Dooku fight began the whole audience went absolutely NUTS. People were cheering so loud that you couldn't hear anything until it was over.
Years later, my most memorable moment of this movie was seeing Yoda being a badass in battle. It was soooo awesome to see. Also I love your defense of Jar Jar. I loved his character as a kid and while he’s silly he’s great comic relief!
Yoda drawing his lightsaber is one of the most memorable moments I’ve ever been a part of at the theater. The entire theater went nuts. So much awesome lol
The age difference is only 5 years.
Anakin: 19
Padmé: 24
that's can't be right.
actually the novelization says that its just past his 20th birthday
He got a good deal.
@@rickardroach9075 Frodo as in Lord of the Rings? Different franchise different cultures.
Anakin was 8 iand Padme was 14 in Phantom Menace check your Math.
I love that you enjoy the scenes between Darth Sidious and Darth Tyranus so much. If you haven't already, that's another reason to check out The Clone Wars series, as scenes between those two (as well as a whole host of other villains) are plentiful there.
Also, in case you didn't catch it, during the conversation between Jango Fett and Obi-Wan, Jango told him: "I was recruited by a man called Tyranus". There's actually a video game called Star Wars: Bounty Hunter that features Jango Fett as the main character, how he first meets and develops a partnership with Zam Wesell (the shapeshifting assassin from the beginning), and how Lord Sidious has Lord Tyranus test and recruit Jango Fett to be the genetic template for the Clone Army by sending him after one of Dooku's former apprentices: a Dark Jedi and crime lord named Komari Vosa.
The romantic dialogues in Attack of the Clones never bothered me. In my opinion, in that circumstance the romantic scenes must be cringe, because if they were not it would make no sense. After all, before Attack of the Clones Anakin had never tried to win over a woman in his entire life, so I think it’s normal for romantic scenes to be cringe because that’s the first time he tried. The first time we mens tried to win over a woman, all of us did some stupid and cringe things and we acted horribly, and who say the opposite is lying. If those scenes weren’t cringe, they wouldn’t make any sense. Also, keep in mind that the Jedi don't teach the padawans how to flirt... 😂
This is the reason why Padmé fell in love with him: Padmé, being a politician, was used to being surrounded by formal and cold people, and Anakin was the first to be spontaneous. She was used to the rigid formalities of political meetings, she was surrounded by cold, formal people, always precise and attentive people. But Anakin was different, he made her have fun and smile, he made her feel free from formalities, as well as acting spontaneously, unlike the rest of the people she was surrounded by on a daily basis. Anakin was the first person to act sincerely and spontaneously, showing to her his emotions as they were, and this left Padmé positivly impressed by his sincere and spontaneous attitude. Of course you could say that this is not true because everyone is kind and friendly with Padmé. But the fact Is, everyone is friendly and kind with her, but they only see her just as a politician, they don’t see her as a person. If you remember, even Obi-Wan himself at one point says that he doesn’t like politicians and that she probably only thinks about her personal business. Everyone is kind with her for a matter of courtesy, they don’t see her as a human person. But Anakin does.
She initially rejected Anakin not because she disliked him, but simply because she knew that engaging in a relationship with him would result in her failing to fulfill her duties as a Senator. In fact, at some point In Attack of the Clones she tells Anakin that they can’t be together because they have to put duty before feelings, but then she lets go, admits she loves him and decides to marry him.
So, in my opinion the romance staff makes perfect sense. The only thing I can reproach George is the organization of some scenes, because I think that some scenes should have been put before others, and not after as in the final version of the film (for exemple, I think the scene in wich Anakin and Padmé are talking on the grass should be put BEFORE their kiss on Naboo, and not after). But all in all, I think the romance makes perfect sense.
KL: “Got a whole war ahead, we have.”
You’re starting to talk like Yoda.
Obi-Wan flying out the window has to be the most incredible movie scene of all
If you would like to expand your Star Wars journey then consider watching the Clone Wars series. Yes, it’s animated but it’s not kiddie animation. It continues the adventures of all of the main characters and adds many more characters to love and hate. If you do watch it I would suggest finding the chronological order as they were aired out of order. The movie and first season are a little rough but the series gets better over time. The 7 seasons bridge the 3 years between Episodes 2 & 3.
Agree wholeheartedly. The Clone Wars has some of the BEST Star Wars content ever. The end of Season 7 was mindblowing!
In Clone Wars multimedia project was awesome but TCW 2008 is trash. TCW 2008 really doesn't fit into movie universe because it ruin tons of characters while adding new that were never needed and returning some old junk. I would personally rather see sequels every day than 5 mins of TCW 2008. worst animation ever and dragged out story plus tons of more complaints
@@michaelstark8720 Tell me you never saw 7 Seasons of the Clone Wars without telling me.... 2003 was overexaggerated as hell power level for every character increased to 1000% lol But you don't see us crying about the show not feeling like the movies. Both are great in their own way.
Well, she's started this journey, so the Clone Wars is a Must along with Rebels, the Bad Batch, all of it.
@@otakuwolf4ever985and rouge one and Solo for those scenes
The Clone Wars animated show (takes place between episode 2 and 3) is essential for the franchise. It gave the clones their own distinct characters and add to Anakin's & other force users'. Also introduces some of the best SW characters like Ahsoka. It expands the universe and explains the both sides of the war. It starts kinda slow and has some skippable arcs but gets better each season and becomes one of the best SW contents ever if not the best
Will be watching it!
@@kaiielle I watched Clone Wars in chronological order. Glad I did. You can Google the chronological order.
The Grand Boba Confusion was amusing, not going to lie! :D When I saw this in theatres I was quite conflicted, on the other hand I loved the slightly more mature and less silly (=less Jar Jar) approach it had, but whiny teen Anakin was SO ANNOYING not to mention the super awkward romance. Still, enjoyed it overall and Sir Christopher Lee was obviously awesome here.
Oh and it seems the older I get, the more I love Obi-Wan. Really looking forward to the series!
Glad you found it amusing! I love Obi-Wan a lot too. ❤
@@kaiielle Thank YOU for making and uploading these, I really appreciate all and any distractions in times like these - especially living next door to Russia. Looking forward to the next one!
@@Nekrovelho Please stay safe!
Thanks for your reaction--always a pleasure to see younger generations reactions about movies that I watched as a kid. no need to be sorry about anything. There are many names and relationships to remember. Take a piece of paper and take some notes, if necessary--there's no shame in this. Have a nice day. And there you have the full lineage: Yoda trained Dooku, Dooku trained Qui-Gon, Qui-Gon trained Obi, who trained both Anakin & Luke.
If it makes you feel any better, when we saw this movie in theaters in 2002 we had to wait 3 years until EP3 was released to find out what happened next.
I took a quick scroll through comments and didn't see any mention, but I hope I'm not spamming you with this: There are a handful of deleted scenes that would've really helped build Anakin and Padme's mutual affection for each other in the eyes of viewers~ I highly recommend searching them up, if you haven't watched them already yet^.^
Yeah. You were killing me with that Boba thing. Calling Jengo Boba then when they revealed Boba you went blank but we're all human and you did eventually catch it. 😆
100% LOL still embarrassed about it. At least I realized it during the movie.
I'm *so* happy you left your reaction to the "I don't like sand" line in the edit.
This is probably my least favorite of all of the movies, but damn if that final battle scene isn't great, and seeing Yoda pull out his lightsaber, me and everyone else in the theater absolutely lost it.
Thank you Jake! 💚 I'm glad you are enjoying these so much.
Still much better than the sequels
Don't you "sequels suck" crowd ever get tired of replying to people about it?
@@kaiielle Not really because the more I see new fans like yourself get into the franchise, the more upsetting it is to think about what the sequels did to it. I know it's just my opinion but I genuinely think the previous movies are retroactively made less powerful because of the sequels
@@TheMarioAdams If you get this upset by it, you should detach yourself from the franchise then. I hate Metallica's album St. Anger but they are still my favourite band of all time. :)
The Star Wars prequel trilogy is a great masterpiece, it gives a real political context to better understand the events of the original trilogy, there are more planets like Naboo, Coruscant, Mustafar, Utapau, there is a lot of creativity in the settings, the lightsaber fights and the action scenes are more fluid, dynamic and better paced, there are a lot of emotions, the characters are very endearing, Anakin's journey is very well told from the beginning because he starts his switch to the dark side as soon as Qui Gon dies in episode 1. Yes, if Qui Gon would have trained Anakin, he wouldn't have become the monster he became, Anakin didn't need a brother like Obi-Wan but a father like Qui Gon, and his switch continues in episode 2 with the death of his mother, a scene that is so sad by the way. And Palpatine had the power over Anakin since his childhood, because at the end of The Phantom Menace, Anakin starts to side with the Emperor, proof that his destiny was all set, and this is also illustrated in episode 2 with the shadow of Anakin that forms the mask of Vader. And his love story with Padme is very well done because it's sad to think that he lost his great love because of the emperor, and we really hate the emperor and it's a relief when Vader takes the emperor and throws him into the void in Return of the Jedi because it's all his fault. The emperor is also better developed in the prequels than in the original trilogy since he is really shown as a manipulative cunning. The fight between Obi-Wan and Anakin gives more weight to their reunion in the Death Star in episode 4.
There are memorable characters like Darth Maul, Obi-Wan McGregor, Anakin Skywalker and Darth Sidious, great scenes like the pod race, the fight with Maul and the one with Yoda and Palpatine and Obi-Wan and Anakin, the battle of Geonosis and in the prequels, we learn more about the history of the Empire with the fall of the Republic and we learn more about the Sith, and the actors are great.
The awkward love story is just the best that Lucas can do. His view of romance is from a perpetual 10 year old. I loved the amount of eye-rolls that you had in this reaction. Seems genuine :D.
Its Shakespearean type of dialogue which sound little weird today but it sound great overall. To be or not to be
Yeah, you have to remember that George Lucas was the one who, in producing Raiders of the Lost Ark, forced in the idea that Indy had a prior relationship with Marion when she was SIGNIFICANTLY underaged, because the idea of such a relationship was "more interesting". The movie on refers to it in passing, but it is still like, wait, WHAT???
The guy has some seriously weird/offputting takes on relationships in his stories.
Also, the juxtaposition of Anakin's "I slaughtered them like animals" with Padme's "I love you" being pretty close together in the storyline is very confusing. Surely that would have been a substantial red flag.
@@juvandy Padme saw that Anakin was guilty and remorseful for his actions after his confession, and he evidently wasn't proud of what he had done.
If his confession came from a place of malice , then it wouldn't make sense for her to eventually confess her love in that life/death situation. But because it was based on his natural human emotions, it does make sense
:)
@@onemoreminute0543 sorry, but that's insane. He just murdered dozens of people, but she falls in love with him because he's "sorry"? Nah.
I agree 100% with Mace Windu being among my favorite characters. Samuel L. Jackson was a huge Star Wars fan before he was cast and you can kinda tell he’s really having fun.
Plus the purple lightsaber, which I mean come on, it’s just awesome.
The purple lightsaber is epic. I love Windu.
@@kaiielle there’s a behind the scenes video where he asks George Lucas for a purple lightsaber instead of the normal blue or green. It’s like a kid on Christmas. Highly recommend if you are able to find it
@@kaiielle Fun fact: Sam Jackson has the words 'bad motherf*cker' etched under the hilt of his lightsaber :)
I dunno if you processed it yet or if you talked about it in the video and I missed it but I love that the training line goes Yoda, Dooku, Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, Anakin! Dooku would have been like Anakin’s great-grandfather if Dooku didn’t leave the Jedi Order, which is slightly hilarious.
The Cloners in Cameno are similar to the aliens in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind, directed by Steven Spielberg who is George Lucas close friend. Lucas pays homage to his friend Spielberg 3 times in the prequels by including the aliens CETTK movie in Star Wars. Can you spot them? 😃
The background scenery was borrowed from other movies. Currosant at night chase scene was borrowed from the movie, “Blade Runner” (1982) staring Harrison Ford.
The area scene on Genosis was borrowed from the success of the movie “Gladiator” (2000).
Now that you brought it up, I do wonder if when Shepard and Liara are chasing after the Asari Spectre if it wasn't inspired by the Obi Wan/Anakin chase scene XD
One of my favorite scenes in this movie is when Obi Wan meets Jango Fett. Such a tense scene where everything they say has a double meaning or alterative motive behind it. And their fight is pretty awesome. Something not talked about in this (but revealed in lore and actually in a video game starring Jango Fett that took place directly before the cloning started), is that Lord Tyranus is actually Count Douku and is his Sith title pretty much
I think there was definitely inspiration there.
@@kaiielle i love that you love Mass Effect. Many consider it a blend of Star Wars and Star Trek anyways. So it's awesome you saw these movies.
I was 9 when episode one came out so I loved jar-jar and don't mind him as much but I can see why he got a lot of hate. Maybe people should just appreciate him for the fact he got a lot of young kids into star wars.
He gets hate because working for Palpatine and not very smart, he was easily twisted into proposing giving the Chancellor emergency powers. Meanwhile Palpatine was engineering the clone army and Dooku's alliance so there would be a reason for the emergency powers. Of course, once he got them, he never gave them up.
Kaiielle, great reaction of course but just had to say I love how you do a 'thoughts and review' afterwards. Initial reaction is great but, it's even better to see the less immediate train of thought.
Thank you for saying that! My analytics shows that a significant amount of people stop watching as soon as that starts (and it's easy to tell which commenters don't watch those sections), so I'm always happy to hear when people like them. I'm sure you're going to enjoy the video that I will be making once all the movies are watched. I'll be making a sit down and chatty "final thoughts" video about the series overall.
I think the main problem with Anakin and Padme's romance is that it's choppily cobbled together. Put it this way. I completely buy that Anakin has been obsessed with her especially in the environment where the Jedi don't approve of emotions. But what's going on with Padme's side? She starts out the movie specifically saying that she still thinks of him as the little boy on Tatooine. Their next scene where they talk she makes it clear she's uncomfortable with him getting close to her. Next three scenes (getting off the transport, eating dinner, arguing in front of the Naboo council), they're just talking to each other, but there is nothing romantic about it, it's just fact based. Padme never shows any hints that she's thinking about Anakin differently than she did before. And the argument ends with Padme putting Anakin in his place and basically saying he's still a student. Their next scene, they kiss. At no point was there ever any indication that she even thought about him in a romantic sense. I don't know what made her decide to kiss him in that moment because it wasn't built up.
I could make the argument that she no longer sees him as the boy on Tatooine because he saved her life by killing the worms and might be thinking of him as a man now, but again, I didn't see a moment where you could tell she thought of him as anything other than a friend. And that sudden change I think is the actual problem with the romance, because I'm asking in that scene "I know why he's moving in to kiss her, why is she going for it? Cause there's no way the dialogue charmed her".
Put it this way, let's say their picnic scene where they're laughing together and having fun happened before the first time they kissed. Then I could see the romance working. It doesn't make the lines any better and tonally I don't think it would flow, but if that had happened I think it would have made a bit more sense. Or if in one of the scenes while they're travelling they start having the banter and the laughing together in a deeper way than what we get. Something to indicate that Padme is warming up to him and really enjoying her time with him, or a scene that indicates she now sees him as a man.
Someone had the idea that Anakin is unconsciously using the Force to influence Padme, and that's the only real reason I can use to explain it. Because here's the thing; I get their relationship in Revenge of the Sith. I get their relationship in the Clone Wars. But for the life of me I don't know what changed for Padme besides what the script is telling me
its actually the scene where anakin admits that he killed the sand people and regrets it that convinces Padme to love him.
In the first half of the movie, Padme is guarded and defined by deception. She is independent, but she's also alone (her decoys die, she talks about how isolating a lot of her growth was and how she has to define herself by her duties and roles). Anakin is emotionally open, but Padme is guarded. He's like the stereotypical emo kid in school, and Padme thinks he's just a fuckboy. Even on Naboo, despite the fact they are attracted to each other, Padme treats it more like a fling and brings up that "our duties come first".
Anakin doesn't think like that. If he loves, he loves with his whole heart.
When Anakin shows the depth of his emotion in admitting that not only did he hate the sand people for kiling his mother, but he loved his mother, ties it to why he loves fixing things and he regrets this confluence of emotions within him, Padme realizes, holy shit, this kid cares A LOT. He's not some fuckboy, he legit cares about the world around him. He has this insane emotional depth he's wrestling with every day. So what does it mean if he loves me?
that's where it clicks for Padme. That's where he's not just some fuckboy, or some kid he knew, but a person with such frightening passion and incredible love. That she should be open to feeling that sort of passion again outside of her work. That yeah, she loves Anakin, and that love for anakin means more than just some fling.
Anakin took his heart out, threw it on the ground and cried out in anguish. Padme got to see someone beyond pleasantries, beyond work, beyond the structures and formalities of polite society, she saw someone's SOUL.
This gets reflected in Ep III, when padme becomes the one who is emotionally open and Anakin is the one who becomes emotionally guarded.
Don’t even try to explain women and love. It’s not logical. The shit i have experienced is not normal 😂.
I know women who started to love their crush even more after he fcked her best friend.
I know women who are only attracted to criminals.
I know women who like to be treated like a sex toy. I can’t remember exactly but it was something along the lines of „i love to feel powerless and like i don’t have a choice“.
I know women who fell in love with a guy who basically forced her to love him.
I know countless women who hooked up with a guy they weren’t interested in because he kept flirting and after a few months they suddenly wanted him so bad.
And obviously the classic being 10 times more attracted to a man when they find out he has a girl.
I could continue this list indefinitely 😂.
So yeah padmes sudden attraction to the emotionally stunted, cringe child murderer is fully believable to me 😅.
I think it’s just women liking dominance and power. That’s the one thing i‘ve noticed in basically every woman i’ve dated. Even the ones who didn’t like to admit it to themselves were like that.
Jedi is a powerful position and anakin knowing exactly what he wants (her) and him not stopping til he gets it is pretty dominant.
While the dialogue is completely cringe and unbelievable the love story itself seems pretty normal to me from what i experienced and from what i‘ve seen in my social circles
I've always seen Padmé as an enabler to Anakin's turn to the Dark Side. She willingly went along with the relationship even though she knew it wasn't right. She let Anakin have tantrums without knocking his butt back into place with a reality check of some sort. She was feeding her darker nature rather than encouraging and helping him to rise above it.
Great & honest reaction - some fantastic eye-rolling! Lol & something fun to look out for the next time you watch this movie, the small ship that Count Dooku escapes in at the end after fighting Yoda, I think has a ramp & doorway that looks like the face of a frog or gungan, an alarmed Jar Jar! ;)
One cool thing about Christopher Lee appearing in this film is that he played Dracula against Peter Cushing as Van Helsing and Peter Cushing played Grand Moff Tarkin in episode IV A New Hope. 😊
I hated Jar jar until the sequels came out. Now I'm fine with him. They make Jar Jar seem pretty good as a character compared to the sequel characters.
I loved your realization moment about the movie being a prequel because you completely accept both a young Obi-Wan and Anakin in the same movie. lol
I can't believe you are already through Attack of the Clones. Wonderful video as always
Thanks Mikey!
In the lounge scene the white guy just over Anakin’s shoulder is Sir Anthony Daniel the actor who played C-3PO in all 9 movies.
One thing about teenage romance, especially when viewing in 3rd person, it can come off as very awkward. Whether it was intended or not it does make sense. Remember that Padme and Anikan are young, talent and powerful but these things make them very isolated to most people. Especially Anakin, he falls for a very gifted and beautiful woman and Padme is probably the only woman that he has engaged with because he is quickly put into the Jedi Order. I think most people can relate to falling hard for their first love.
And I forgot to say how awesome your Star Wars series has been. Can't wait to watch the rest! So glad your enjoying it.
All the stalker looks that Anakin gives to Padme are just gold!
I don't expect you to watch 7 seasons of the Clone Wars before watching Episode 3, but it begins right after this movie and ends around Episode 3 if you want to see more of what Anakin went through.
I've already watched Ep 3 so def can't. That being said, that series is on my list to watch.
You react perfectly - the thing many people get confused about regarding Anakin is that he is reacting PASSIONATELY = That is a big No No for the Jedi. It is honestly that simple. We can all build on what comes after that - but the starting point; He is passionate.
Hypothesis: the reason these movies came out in the order they did was
In charge of sequence of the stories being made, Yoda was.
kaiielle: 25:56 "So we get like an origin story for Boba Fett too which is really cool!"
Me: Lets not go there!
I always thought that it was interesting how Obi-Wan gave Jango and Boba the slip by releasing the tool kit for distraction and then hiding on an asteroid. This explains why when Boba was older and Han Solo hid the Millennium Falcon on the Star Destroyer in Empire Strikes Back and waited for the trash dump to sneak out that Boba was onto that trick and didnt fall for it again. He had already seen a reverse version of it as a kid.
You making fun of yourself for forgetting that this is a prequel... was very entertaining.
I didn't laugh at you for getting mixed up... but I laughed when you laughed at yourself.
Palpatine knows how to use the force. Good and bad. He plants things into Anakin's mind and twists emotions in him too. While awake as we see in some scenes and in his sleep, the dream about his mom.
Robot Chicken... "Little Orphan Anni!".... 🤣
Can't wait for your reaction to Ep III. It's the best one in this trilogy, in my opinion. I'm loving following your journey! 🤗💕
Great reaction , KL! I loved your confusion about little Boba Fett. It's a mistake any could make but it made me smile. I've always found the love story to be the weak link of this movie. Some of the dialogue between Padme and Anakin was downright cringy; I remember people laughing out loud in the theatre. Yoda rocks, and poor Jar Jar being tricked into giving Palpatine the emergency powers was quite tragic. I'm looking forward to your reaction to Revenge of the Sith!
Now you have seen the small but significant part that JAR JAR played, he was the one who basically got the Empire formed (giving the emergency power to Palpatine) as we know the force can have influence over the weak minded, and they needed someone with a weak mind to be in the power position. All, manipulation by Palpatine again.
Palpatine is v manipulative.
' Begun the Cone War has' still sends chills down my spine
i can tell by your expression in the thumbnail you must have had so much fun seeing what a pleasant, respectful, and humble young man anakin has become :)
The ones who hated Jar Jar are the adults that grew up with Star Wars and saw the prequels with the eyes of adults instead of kids. These are kids' movies according to George Lucas himself. It seems like the people that didn’t grow up with the originals usually like both trilogies, it’s some of the original fans that get butt hurt. I have no issues with the prequels, my kids loved them and so do I.
I can't believe she was chatting & laughing through THE COOLEST SOUND IN THE STAR WARS UNIVERSE!
Go back and listen to those Seismic Charges in the Asteroid Field Fight... ;)
I heard them. Calm down.
Hey Kaiielle, now you see why this is the 2nd worse movie to me. The cheese is way too thick, especially the love story. Can't wait for 3, I loved that one! BTW there's a making of Star Wars, it's called Empire of Dreams. You can find it here on UA-cam, it's pretty awesome!!
Yes the whole Boba Fett thing had me laughing. It's mainly because we all have those "oh, Duh" moments where we feel kinda stupid and we can't help but to laugh at ourselves for missing something that's so obvious. If you continue to pay attention to the music as much as you can, it will help hint towards things and help confirm/tell you things as the movie moves along. For example, at the end of Return of the Jedi when Darth Vader saves Luke from the Emperor, the music that represented Vader had changed. It was not the Imperial March playing. The music signaled that Vader had changed sides and was a Jedi once again which is the title of the movie "Return of the Jedi" John Williams is the best when it comes to creating music for movies. Yes there are some other people who are really good too like Hans Zimmer but John Williams is a master of what he does.
I'm glad you figured out Boba Fett but I'm sad it was during the scene with one of the coolest star wars sounds, the seismic charges lol
Welp, can't go back and change that!
just subscribed. I will be watching your IV, V, VI reactions after your episode III reaction. Right now I will be watching your reaction to episode I.
09:06 grrrr.... Jar Jar.... bleeeeeh... lol 🤣
22:47 wow... thank God, better late than never
26:32 AKA Dracula
30:52 and not just that scene, hehe
3P0 and R2 made their way back via Greyhound Bus, but they can't show that part.
> A whole war ahead, we have. Aaaah!
It’s normal to talk like this when you watch all the movies in a short time span.
Of course I enjoy the reactions, but allways when I see this kind of reaction, I am happy, I was there 20 years ago, when the movie was released. 🙂
You're learning which is awesome. Just remember, Jedi are taught to read other people's thoughts and emotions/intentions. That is why in minutes he knew Lars, Owen and Beru were good people.
Can’t wait for your Episode III reaction!!
Editing it right now! 😊
My favorite fan theory, is that Jar Jar Binks is a powerful Sith lord working for Darth Sidious. Jar Jar hides his use of the force as being clumsy. He interfered substantially in Episode 1 to make sure everything was on track. And then in Episode 2, Jar Jar off course has the honor of proposing the Senate to grant emergency powers to his master, effectively ending democracy, and pave was for his master's absolute power and the rise of the Galactic Empire.
Interesting fan theory. 👀
Palpatine actually manipulated Jar Jar into that. If you watch The Clone Wars you'll see more of Palpatine manipulating Jar Jar.
I never got the hate for this trilogy, I love it! Even jar jar binks hahaha
About R2D2 & C3P0 left in the arena, I can't answer your question, but Anakin, Padmé & Obi knew that they were on the planet Geonosis--anyone could have been there to pick them up, but they were witnesses at the wedding, so I'd say either Anakin or Padmé (or both).
The relationship between Anakin and Padme actually makes a lot of sense if you look closely at the details and understand the context and totality of their situations. Others have touched on it but here's a much deeper look:
Because Anakin was born into slavery and grew up in the Jedi Temple he has no experience in forming close personal relationships, in fact as a Jedi he’s forbidden from doing so. His attachment to his mother makes him different than other padawans who are taken from their families at a very young age and molded into warrior monks. He knows what it’s like to care deeply for people but he’s always being told that basic human emotions can lead to bad things. He becomes confused and alienated as a result. He’s also incredibly powerful, far more powerful than anyone else his age. As the “chosen one” he has very little in common with his peers, and very little in common with non-Jedi. His mentor is cold towards him, he misses his mother and he feels alone. In his mind Padme can fill that void.
They do share a lot in common. Padme, who at fourteen was a monarch, was also robbed of having a normal childhood and normal relationships due to growing up in the political arena. In keeping with Naboo customs she too was forced to suppress her feelings as a stoic Queen and hide her emotions behind a veil of white face paint. They’re both young, reckless and immature in different ways and we see this from both of them throughout the films. They also share a sense of idealism and higher purpose. They have the same pressures, expectations, work ethic and feel a need to help others. Just as Anakin has risked his life on many daring missions in service of the Republic she also has given her life up for public service to make the Galaxy a better place. They understand each others burdens more than anyone else could and they both have nobody else to shoulder them with.
It begins with a shared crisis in Episode I - Anakin is ripped from his mother and Padme is ripped from her home. They bond and she even keeps the necklace he made for her. Fast forward a decade. In the novelization of Episode II her family is giving her the rundown for not finding someone and popping out babies and she becomes conscious of her biological clock. Then a very different Anakin enters back into her life. Although she’s five years his senior and she’s an important figure, a Senator and former Queen, Anakin is no ordinary nineteen year old either. Just as Padme is the “chosen one” of her people, Anakin is the poster boy of the Jedi Order. He’s tall, handsome and strong. He’s mastered multiple forms of saber techniques and has a higher potential than even Yoda. He already helped liberate her planet Naboo as a young boy.
Padme is empathetic and compassionate, she sees the good in everybody, including him. He’s willing to do anything for her and after all he’s one of the Jedi, the guardians of peace and justice. She sees his dark side but her idealism and faith makes her think he can be a better person. Even when he tearfully admits to slaughtering the Tuskens she has reason for hope, as he’s clearly in shock and disbelief at what he did and knows it was wrong. She also sees a deeply scarred and troubled soul who has always been demanded to give to others. He wears his heart on his sleeve, very different from the rigid Jedi mentality. He’s awkward, possibly even dangerous, but he’s genuine. He jokes, he plays, he obviously views her as the best thing in his life, more important than the Jedi Order. He's the only one who doesn’t view her as a politician and she can be herself around him. When she sees the all powerful Jedi knight out of his shell, and instead an emotionally troubled man over the same things she probably can relate to - it’s her only real companion of choice who can share her burdens.
Because she’s supposed to be the older, responsible one and she understands that them being together may have repercussions, she resists his advances, but never fully. Look no further than the duality of her rejecting him by the fireside while wearing a sexy leather outfit. When it’s clear that they’re going to die anyway before the arena fight, she finally does what she was reluctant to do earlier and pledges her love. There’s nothing to lose anymore and knowing how hard his life has been, wants him to die knowing that he was loved. They survive of course. Then after the near-fatal duel with Dooku she marries Anakin to show him (and herself) that she has no regrets about the love pledge and won’t abandon him. She wants him to have hope despite all his fears and insecurities, she wants him to do the right thing and she believes he will.
Meanwhile Palpatine is using both of them to gain power, playing off of Anakin’s insecurities and distrust for the Jedi and Padme’s optimism about him bringing an end to the war. He pushes them together through subtle acts like getting Anakin assigned to protect her, only so that he can use their relationship to his advantage in Episode III. It’s actually really good writing in my opinion. It’s an awkward, imperfect romance between two complex characters but it’s also more human and far more interesting than most love stories. We’re also talking about Darth Vader here. It had to be tragic and misguided.
As far as dialogue, all Star Wars movies have their fair share of cheesy lines. Back in the day, critics and even some of the actors themselves mocked the original trilogy for it. There’s much more to it than people realize though. Watch the UA-cam video “George Lucas: King of Wooden Dialogue” by So Uncivilized, he does a great job at explaining Lucas’s style of writing. It’s clunky at times, but it’s honest, straight forward and high flown. Almost Shakespearian in a way. It gives the movies a unique charm and makes them VERY quoteable. In Episode II George sort of accentuates this style even more because of the films romance/noir/mystery elements. For an example of a line that’s deeper than what it seems, take the infamous “I don’t like sand”:
Padme remembers days of swimming and lying on the sand with an old boyfriend, and Anakin feebly jokes about how much he hates sand. It’s an uncomfortable moment, but deliberately so: Anakin tries to shrug aside a hint of romantic jealousy with humor, but accidentally reveals a hole in his soul, as he’s actually talking about his childhood on a planet where sandstorms were dangerous and life was hard, a place to which he’ll soon return. Characterization, backstory, foreshadowing. Not so bad for a dumb joke about sand.
You’re description of George’s intention is perfect, unfortunately it just doesn’t make it to the movie. I’ve always liked the idea of their romance it’s just that Lucas cannot write compelling dialogue to show this properly. I actually like this movie but one thing I can’t defend about it is the romance.
The problem is that there is sooo much story missing for context. Why the Clone Wars animated series and movies were made. It is a LOT of story (7 seasons) but worth your attention. When you put up ep3 on UA-cam, we will help fill in the blanks.
Clone Wars series is on my list to watch.
The time period throughout the movie is deceiving. In the beginning she still sees Anakin as this little boy but the longer they spend together alone, the more she sees how grown up he has become. Also, he comes off as immature, but he's a 19 year old boy so in many ways he is. When you realize he was protecting her and alone together for months it makes more sense.
Random fact: there were no actual clone troopers in the movie. All of them were CGI.
The Clone army at the end of the film (when Palpatine watches over them) was the largest digital army ever put on screen at the time.
The way in which they are lined up and observed is also inspired by Leni Riefenstahl's 'The Triumph of the Whill', a piece of Nazi propaganda, which foreshadows the eventual transition of the Republic into the Empire.
The same set up was used at the end of Ep 4, except that time the traditionally fascist imagery was instead recontextualized into something positive :)
More props to the sound design. Ben Burtt is my idol :)
That’s all green screen amazing though it’s looks so real
26 memes from this movie are ready...with a million more well on the way.
Jar Jar hate has almost become more or less a fact of pop culture. One that is actually waning I think. Most people; especially new viewers/fans of Star Wars for the prequels, don't see Jar Jar in the same BURNING hate, light. Which I think is better. Back when he got annihilated it was mostly because older fans just expected one thing from The Phantom Menace and got something else. One that my/our generation grew up on and don't mind/even like.
So it is what it is. Old fans, OT fanboys and girls seethe and we let them. Because they're more and more irrelevant! :D
Great reaction by the way, very fun. :3
This is a great point. And thank you!
I think the thing that sticks out to people about the flirting in this movie isn't that it's unrealistic. It's that it's painfully realistic. Some dorks out there absolutely would go on a rant about how they dislike sand and then turn it into a pickup line.
Shows and films have this unspoken rule that dialog needs to be written to be idealistically, basically be the perfect conversation. Flirting needs to be done well, information needs to be conveyed neatly (no "sorry say again"), arguments need clear winners and losers with all of their pent up frustration rolling right off the tongue. This movie doesn't do that. Anakin's lines are written to reflect someone who grew up in an emotionally repressed environment where having a crush is forbidden, let alone pursuing it. And that comes through loud and clear. Padme doesn't fall for him because he smooth talked her into it. It's because he is a dork who turns rants about sand into pickup lines. That's a very endearing trait to some people.
Anakin's obsession makes total sense. My reasoning goeth thusly. Anakin starts as a slave as a boy, owned and controlled by forces beyond his control with no recourse. He immediately goes from that into a cloistered order of monks, he gets inducted into a cult, that's what the Jedi order is. His socialisation, except for the other younglings is almost non-existent and he's being told continuously that his emotions, as a child, are a problem. That the way he is responding to separation from his mother, his protector is a problem. There is no one in the order who seems to realise he's a literal fucking child. If you haven't been in a cult or grown up in a cult, especially from childhood, you'd have no understanding of how inorganic the forced socialisation is and always under the watchful eye of others who are judging you and weighing you and conditioning their children to respond to other children in inorganic ways. I actually can't think of a worse situation for a child to grow up in than something like the Jedi order. Meanwhile those are also being indoctrinated into the message that the Jedi are good and the Sith are evil, without any grey area allowed. Anger leads to hate, except where it doesn't. Anger can be a powerful tool for positive outcome. In many ways the Jedi order are as corrupt as the Sith and as detrimental to galactic wellbeing because without the Jedi and the Sith we don't end up with the conflicts that created the Empire and led to such untold evil and suffering. Whether Jedi or Sith, they are a mirror of the evil of the other.
Having said all that, the part I never liked about the romance is that someone who has been a Queen and gone through the things that Padme did, would fall for Anakin. It would have been much better, though far darker for the story if things had unfolded differently. If the love had been unrequited and the obsession took a different turn but that's a little much for a star wars movie. Her being so open to it is the part that doesn't make any sense. If it were that anger at being rejected by Padme that led to Darth Vader, which would make far more sense but then we still have the problem of how she gets pregnant...so yeah, much darker.
I agree this was always my least favorite of the original six film's. The love story really brings it down sadly... There are some deleted scenes with Padme's family on Naboo. I think if I was editing this film I'd have left those scenes in the movie and cut out most of "romantic" scenes that we got. That scene by the fireplace in particular is so uncomfortable and so hard to watch that I almost always have to fast forward through it.
Aside from that though this movie has some really awesome parts! I agree every time I play Mass Effect 2 I'm reminded of this film. I almost think must've been an intentional homage from the developers at Bioware.
Everything with Obi Wan and Jango Fett was awesome! As a kid Boba Fett was one of my very favorite characters! I had his action figure along with a frozen Han Solo! I also had a Lego set of his ship. So it was really cool to see where Boba Fett comes from.
Yes, I think the devs at Bioware were very heavily inspired by the Star Wars movies, which just makes me so happy as the Mass Effect games are my absolute favourites. Boba Fett (I almost just typed Feet... oof) seems to have really been loved by so many. So awesome for a relatively minor character.
Hi KL. Another great reaction from yourself. Surprised it took you that long to realise that Jangos 'son' was Boba Fett. I liked your reaction to Yoda duelling. Looking forward to Revenge of the Sith. Keep up the awesome work. 👍
Palpatine is a Sith Lord. They’re similar to Jedi but different in their beliefs of the Force. A Jedi uses the Force like an ally. A Sith makes the Force bend to their will. Usually, as I’m sure you noticed, Sith typically have red lightsabers while Jedi have a variety of colors. So in short, no Emperor Palpatine is not a Jedi. The archives were erased by Jedi Master Sifo Deyas or Jedi Master (at the time) Dooku aka Darth Tyranus.
If you want to watch any of the shows like Mandolorian, Book of Boba Fett and so on, I would suggest even if it’s not for the channel Clone Wars and Rebels, there’s a lot of connection and the creators of those series are bringing all these series together.
Gonna be watching them all!
I guess I’m a very big minority. I can’t stand Windu and blame him for Anakin’s turn. The next one of definitely one of my favorites. So very emotional and just a great story.
Windu and the other Jedi WERE (partially) responsible for Anakins turn. Their hypocrisy and moral decline is what caused Anakin to become disillusioned with them, and blurred the lines between the Sith and Jedi :)
@@onemoreminute0543 well I’d say more than partially as the council never really trusted him and never really try to help him grow passed his time as a slave. Which is also plays a part in why he had issues with people of authority since he was treated less than a person for 10 years
@@knightangel2190 They refused to train him on the grounds that he had fear and was too old, a decision rooted in stubborn tradition and hypocrisy , as they themselves have fear too.
The Jedi claim to be 'keepers of the peace' yet become generals in a war, showing their moral decline.
When Anakin sees Windu attempt to kill Palpatine in ROTS, it confirms two things for him :
1)That the Jedi are seemingly trying to overthrow the Republic , an idea planted in his head by Palpatine
2) When Windu says 'he's too dangerous to be kept alive!', it echoes Palpatines words to Anakin after he killed Count Dooku , something he knew was wrong. This suggests to him that perhaps, after all, the Jedi and Sith aren't so different
:)
Agreed!
@@onemoreminute0543 too old* younglins usually start learning younger
A lot of people feel that the Illium skycab chase in Lair of the Shadow Broker was based on the scene in this film. I don't know if it was confirmed by the developers.
As with everyone who gives these surface-level judgments on Anakin and Padme, it's so much fun seeing Episode III rip their hearts out.
100%. Their relationship is much better in III. 3 years to grow in the relationship together. And then what happens. Truly gut wrenching.
The Boba Fett realization cracked me up!
I'm glad. I'm still embarrassed, but also still laughing about it.
@@kaiielle you're not the only one to not realize it, ep 3 is said to be the best of the prequels, and personally my favorite movie of the Star Wars saga.
I really enjoyed Ep 3. I can't wait for you all to see the reaction soon.
@@kaiielle can't wait!
And honestly the whole fall of the Jedi is really jar jar if he never gets full power switched to the emperor he never gets control.
"... not even Obi Wan ..." Indeed.
12:47 "If one is to understand “the great mystery” one must study all it’s aspects, not just the dogmatic narrow view of the Jedi."
I can't wait!!
The wedding was secret. That is why Obi-Wan wasn’t there. They both knew that Jedi were supposed to be free of attachments but had to follow their hearts. 😎
39:58 pretty much all younglings learn under Yoda and are technically his padawan. 41:44 the reason no one is there cause it’s forbidden for Jedi to be married. They have to have a secret marriage.
Funny thing about Kamino. It looks white to humans but it is full of color and street directions for spectrum Kaminoans see.
Every failed attempt to understand the Boba/Jango Fett situation hurt
It hurt me too.
@@kaiielle I see that lol
I have always felt Anakin should have been Obi-Wan's padawan in Episode one. That way, in this film, we see teenage crushes evolve into forbidden love.
Remember Anakin is still a teenager with a teenager's passion. Anyway episode III is one of the great tragedies in film history. It might be the best of the nine Skywalker films.
Agree. There's honestly a LOT to unpack with Anakin that I'm going to get to a little bit in my thoughts about Ep 3 (as I've already watched it, just editing it now). And I will further unpack it in my final "thoughts" video that I'm going to do once all the movies are watched!
@@kaiielle Out of curiosity, are you still planning to watch episodes 7, 8, and 9? Even though they're not considered part of Lucas's saga, they have (for better or worse depending on who you ask) become part of the franchise:?
@@onemoreminute0543 Yes, of course. At this point I've received so many "DoN't WaTcH tHe SeQuElS!!1!" comments on my videos that I HAVE to watch them to form my own opinions! That being said, it was always planned from the very beginning that I would watch all 9 movies, plus Solo and Rogue One. I'm looking forward to them!
@@kaiielle I'm glad you're deciding to! I'm personally not a fan of the sequels myself (though ep 8 has some strong moments imo) but I do get annoyed when I see such comments. Like it or not, the sequels are here to stay and be part of the franchise.
I mean, I generally draw a line between Star Wars under Lucas and then after him, and do consider the sequels to be (for lack of a better term) 'apocryphal'. Lucas did have a story outline for the sequels when he sold Lucasfilm to Disney but the executives chose to ditch them and do their own.
The details of what he would have done in his episode 7,8, and 9 are fascinating but I won't reveal any details at this point in time, lest they alter your viewing experience of those later films :)
@@onemoreminute0543 Appreciate that, thank you! Still wanting to go into everything spoiler-free. :)
I think anakin's obsessive love/crush on padme is very understandable and relatable, for a young male who grew up basically alone and in a culty environment (the jedi). As an autistic male, homeschooled, and raised in a christian cult, i can relate. I had several crushes, and one obsessive love, in my youth.
This one is pretty low on my list, but I still enjoy it. It’s mostly because Hayden was such a young actor, and the love story was… poorly written. However, the action was awesome.
Romance work through Shakespearean type of dialogue which sound little weird today but it sound great overall. To be or not to be
"So Count Dookoo is a good guy" ... er ... weeeeeell ... Do NOT trust your feelings :)
I still laugh at myself for that one!
@@kaiielle - But kudos to Sir Christopher, he truly was an outstandinc actor (even in the "trash" roles of Fu Man Chu or Dracula) and his voice and lines are VERY convincing. Just like with Saruman ...
I love how it feels like you getting old every time Ani talks about love :D That ”love story” is just too disturbing.