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Re: Padme Naberrie
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Mon, 25 Sep 2000 15:07:20 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Jason J. Railton writes:
> She's Queen Amidala's 'handmaiden'... and of course she later (back on Naboo,
> in front of the Gungan general) turns out to be Amidala herself, hiding
> amongst her own entourage... But, I think Qui-Gonn is supposed to know
> this from the start, given the sarcastic way he tells her "The Queen trusts
> my judgement..."
I'm not sure how we're supposed to interpret that exchange, especially given
George's limp dialogue writing in general and his uninspired character
direction in particular. There's no indication other than that single, off-
hand comment by QG that he suspects anything, and nothing visible is gained by
the "revelation" that he knows her identity. In addition, we have no
indication of how he's identified her (other than the fact that, as I've
mentioned previously, every person I know who saw TPM knew instantly that she
was really the queen), and we're left to assume--again, due to weak writing--
that some "Jedi Mind Trick" let QG see through her disguise.
Rather than wondering how QG identified her, I think it's much more
interesting that Obi-Wan failed to identify the bogus queen. Presumably he
spent a good deal of time in her presence, or at least nearby, and we have no
suggestion that he knew she was an imposter. I suppose the quickest and least
interesting explanation is that he spent all his time on ship maintenance or
some kind of esoteric Jedi Meditiation. Another possibility is that, as a
fledgling Jedi, his powers of observation are not yet as sharp as they will
one day be. This, too, fails unless Obi-Wan is more dense than everyone in
the theater along. It fails, also, because one of Obi-Wan's first lines in
the film implies a sensitivity to "unseen" things sharper than QG's; QG says
something like "I don't sense anything" when Obi-Wan expresses his
misgivings.
In essence, I'm not sure I believe that QG knew Padme was really the queen,
despite his sarcasm. Though I find the whole queen/Padme ruse to be hackneyed
and transparent, given the information on the screen I find no way to deduce
conclusively that QG knew any sooner than anyone else, unbelievable though it
seems.
Dave!
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| Limp dialogue is an understatement! Of course I bought EP1 on video to savor the digital scenery, etc...but I wince in embarrasment every time I hear little high school comments like "Are you brain dead?' or "You assume too much," as though it was (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) Actually, there are a couple of comments on Tatooine that make it seem as though Qui-Gonn might know. I can't remember the other one offhand, though. (...) No, but it does make for some interesting discussion, and that's what causes an (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) She's Queen Amidala's 'handmaiden', who is sent out to accompany Qui-Gonn and Jar-Jar around Tatooine. Anakin falls for her, and of course she later (back on Naboo, in front of the Gungan general) turns out to be Amidala herself, hiding (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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