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Oi I must been typing too early in the morn but I posted some thoughts on you're observations Chris in the last Movie I watched thread in the general movies & tv discussion thread. I copied here and deleted most of the other.


I haven't posted this previously but I did watch AotC this past week while I was working on some projects. It didn't get my full attention but I went back chapters if I left the room to grab something. I also did watch PM the last of Jan.

In response to Chris re: the Shop scene with Anakin & Padme I kinda take it that Padme senses there is something more to Anakin's agitation than just the circumstances of his mother dying. From the dialogue and the way he killed the tuskens he only blamed himself and the tuskens for her death. He may have been angry the Lars hadn't made more effort but did not blame them. It is one of the moments that occurs where you kinda feel you need the force to understand The Makers feelings in the scene or just wish he'd taken a few seconds more to set up the scene better.

To the Scene with Dooku and Obi-Wan, I actually stopped and had paid very close attention to this (actually to most of Dooku's Scenes). I believe more and more Dooku has never sided with anyone and is only playing for who's gonna get him the most. I think he was telling Obi-Wan the truth, that he did want Obi to help him overthrow the emporer knowing full well he could never do it himself. Who better to gain allegiance with than the former padawan of the Rebelious Jedi and his own former padawan (and how much of Qui-Gon's rebel attitude did he get from Dooku, one of the lost Jedi?) It only took that short interaction for Dooku to understand he could probably not sway Obi-Wan. Dooku's motivation had nothing to do with becoming the Sith Lord and to the last he believed he could undermine the emporer. He still seems to hold on to some of the Jedi beliefs of behavior (or this could be just his aristocratic upbringing) and still has significant respect for many Jedi but sees himself as far more superior. The emporer doesn't just see them as inferior but worthless and a hindrance. Unfortunately for Dooku everyone recognizes his duplicity. There's so much to Dooku I could say but it would be an essay and I not up for that now.

Oh and I'd have to reread Dark Rendesvous again, it was a great book, but I'm working only from the films, I still am wary of much the EU.

My deal with AotC is how did a bumbling Gungan with no political background suddenly become the sole representative of Naboo and be able to make significant desicions and senate recommendations without counsel. What were they Thinking? Even Padme seemed to be in freguent if not continous contact with the Queen as to her motivations in the senate.