I think I'm a clone now
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vovatSo, Attack of the Clones. Let's see here. I know there are both Star Wars fans and Star Wars haters on my friends list. I fall more on the fan side, although I don't love the movies as much as a lot of people I know do. I somehow missed seeing Episode 2 in the theater, but I've heard good things about Episode 3, and wanted to watch it on the big screen. So I'm bringing myself up to speed, and will probably see Episode 3 in the near future.
It's been a while since I saw Episode 1. Six years, I guess, since I DID see that one at the theater, and haven't rewatched it since. Still, I'm inclined to think Episode 2 was better, mostly because of a more interesting plot and less annoying stuff. I actually liked the idea of the clone army, and it was interesting to see how Palpatine was manipulating everyone to get himself into power. But, really, what was up with Anakin? I'm not just talking about his out-of-control teen angst, but just the way he talked in general. I mean, I guess you could say that most of the dialogue in the Star Wars films is pretty corny, but most of the characters/actors are able to pull it off pretty well. Anakin's delivery often just made it sound like there was something wrong with him, though. And did he have the lamest pickup lines ever, or what? I mean, that thing about "you're everything soft and smooth"? Come on!
I've heard people say that using Boba Fett's father as a major villain was simply a way to work an inexplicably popular character from the original trilogy into the new one, which is probably true. Still, I'm pretty sure the original movies didn't tell us anything about Boba's past, so it doesn't come off as anywhere near as ridiculous as, say, Anakin building C-3PO in Episode 1. Yes, a nine-year-old boy builds a fully functioning robot, complete with artificial intelligence and the ability to understand nine million languages, out of scraps from the junkyard. Did he get the instructions out of a magazine, or what? Speaking of C-3PO, doesn't it seem like Owen would recognize him in Episode 4, considering that the droid used to belong to his dad? Since he was apparently handmade, rather than mass-produced, it seems like he'd be particularly recognizable. Oh, well. I did like seeing how Owen was related to the Skywalkers, which was something I wondered after seeing Episode 1.
Incidentally, whenever a character referred to something as happening a certain number of years ago, it made me wonder how they defined "years." I mean, for us, the year is the length of time it takes the Earth to make one revolution around the Sun. When you have a whole lot of planets and suns under one government, though, which planet defines the years? I guess it would make sense for everyone to adopt Coruscant years, but still. Similarly, there's one part where Obi-Wan refers to a star system as "south" of another. How do directions like "south" work in space? I'm sure some nerd has already worked out explanations for these things. At least they got the definition of a parsec right this time (it's a unit of distance). And while I'm talking about technical things, how come nobody ever got hurt when falling from a great height? Even when Padme fell out of the ship to the sand towards the end of the film, she just lay there for a few minutes, and then got up and walked around normally.
By the way, I'm assuming that Jar Jar's appointment as interim Senator was done simply to annoy people. Maybe it was George Lucas' revenge for the fans causing a stink about his plan to put *NSync in the movie. At least we didn't actually see that much of Jar Jar.
So, yeah, I had some problems with it, but it wasn't bad overall, I guess. Maybe in a little while I'll have seen Episode 3, and be totally caught up.
It's been a while since I saw Episode 1. Six years, I guess, since I DID see that one at the theater, and haven't rewatched it since. Still, I'm inclined to think Episode 2 was better, mostly because of a more interesting plot and less annoying stuff. I actually liked the idea of the clone army, and it was interesting to see how Palpatine was manipulating everyone to get himself into power. But, really, what was up with Anakin? I'm not just talking about his out-of-control teen angst, but just the way he talked in general. I mean, I guess you could say that most of the dialogue in the Star Wars films is pretty corny, but most of the characters/actors are able to pull it off pretty well. Anakin's delivery often just made it sound like there was something wrong with him, though. And did he have the lamest pickup lines ever, or what? I mean, that thing about "you're everything soft and smooth"? Come on!
I've heard people say that using Boba Fett's father as a major villain was simply a way to work an inexplicably popular character from the original trilogy into the new one, which is probably true. Still, I'm pretty sure the original movies didn't tell us anything about Boba's past, so it doesn't come off as anywhere near as ridiculous as, say, Anakin building C-3PO in Episode 1. Yes, a nine-year-old boy builds a fully functioning robot, complete with artificial intelligence and the ability to understand nine million languages, out of scraps from the junkyard. Did he get the instructions out of a magazine, or what? Speaking of C-3PO, doesn't it seem like Owen would recognize him in Episode 4, considering that the droid used to belong to his dad? Since he was apparently handmade, rather than mass-produced, it seems like he'd be particularly recognizable. Oh, well. I did like seeing how Owen was related to the Skywalkers, which was something I wondered after seeing Episode 1.
Incidentally, whenever a character referred to something as happening a certain number of years ago, it made me wonder how they defined "years." I mean, for us, the year is the length of time it takes the Earth to make one revolution around the Sun. When you have a whole lot of planets and suns under one government, though, which planet defines the years? I guess it would make sense for everyone to adopt Coruscant years, but still. Similarly, there's one part where Obi-Wan refers to a star system as "south" of another. How do directions like "south" work in space? I'm sure some nerd has already worked out explanations for these things. At least they got the definition of a parsec right this time (it's a unit of distance). And while I'm talking about technical things, how come nobody ever got hurt when falling from a great height? Even when Padme fell out of the ship to the sand towards the end of the film, she just lay there for a few minutes, and then got up and walked around normally.
By the way, I'm assuming that Jar Jar's appointment as interim Senator was done simply to annoy people. Maybe it was George Lucas' revenge for the fans causing a stink about his plan to put *NSync in the movie. At least we didn't actually see that much of Jar Jar.
So, yeah, I had some problems with it, but it wasn't bad overall, I guess. Maybe in a little while I'll have seen Episode 3, and be totally caught up.
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Date: 2005-06-29 09:21 pm (UTC)In the original trilogy, C-3PO sees another droid that looks exactly like him- several, in fact- so how could Anakin have made him a one-of-a-kind thing?
Stupid George. Just playing with his computer-animated toys.
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Date: 2005-06-30 11:49 pm (UTC)I guess there's a set way that a protocol droid looks. Which adds fuel to my semi-joking idea that Anakin built C-3PO based on a magazine or something, I suppose. {g}