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Re: Another one of those 'what's wrong with TPM' posts
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Thu, 1 Jun 2000 16:03:21 GMT
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> > You're assuming that because Qui-Gon doesn't say anything about it that
> > he doesn't know it. Notice how he doesn't act surprised when Amidala
> > reveals herself to the Gungans.
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> Okay, perhaps we can write off Qui-Gon, but not in a really satisfactory • way.
> I would have preferred *some* indication prior to the revelation that he'd
> realized it. I'm sure Jedi have great poker faces, so maybe he was utterly
> surprised but didn't show it. I don't blame Liam Neeson--this, once again, is
> the fault of poor character direction.
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> Dave!
Now maybe it is just me but the second viewing I had this overwhelming thought
that Qui-Gon knew he was taking the real Queen out on Tattooine. It also
seemed he kept trying to call her bluff. i.e. "The Queen trusts my Judgement
and so must you." to which the Queen replies under her breath "you assume too
much." One misses this with the first viewing but subsequent viewings seem to
illistrate Qui-Gon dropping subtle hints (sometimes just a glare) that he knew.
Kind of like in ANH when Han says "It'll make the Kessel run in 2.3 parsecs"
and Obi-wan just smiles.
Another thing that seems very obvious now is Luke never knew how to use a
Lightsaber very well and Vader was just playing with him. Obi-wan and Vader
also seem to just toy with each other while talking.
-Lord Insanity
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| (...) Lucas said at one point before the movie (as an answer to a question about whether there would be a lightsaber duel in TPM) that what we had seen up until now (ie, the first three movies) was old men past their prime and a young kid who had no (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) We're basically agreeing here, though our aesthetic opinions are in conflict. Thoughtful criticism demands close viewing/reading. Perhaps the problem is less specifically with plot than with particular elements of pacing and story. The (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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