Join me as I take a look at the romantic scenes between Anakin and Padme as well as behind the scenes info and the discourse surrounding them. A few other things I want to note:
In case anyone thinks I’m a sicko for thinking the Oedipus complex has a place in Star Wars, George Lucas has mentioned it and describes how it’s one of the many themes indirectly addressed throughout mythology which Star Wars is based on, so I might be onto something;
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The whole notion of Lucas being surrounded by “yes-men” is a hotly debated topic that could be explored a lot more than I did in the video, but I just wanted to briefly give some examples of his collaborative process. But don’t just take my word, there are the accounts of authors J. W. Rinzler and Paul Duncan who assert that the production of the original trilogy was very similar to the prequels. There are other authors who refute this but there are some major inconsistencies in their narrative;
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It may seem disingenuous of me to use a scripted encounter with Harrison Ford to paint him as grumpy but come on, they wouldn’t have written that if Ford didn’t already have that reputation due to actual comments he’s made akin to the other two I presented in the video.
I still haven’t found the origin of the claim that Christensen got the part because he looked good with Portman, but I found an article where Lucas attributes Anakin’s casting to his young daughter’s assessment of his looks. I think he’s just making a point about how his children weren’t fully aware of the cultural phenomenon that Star Wars is and how innocent they were about the whole thing, he’s not going in depth about the actual casting process or anything. As mentioned in the video, other interviews and bts material confirm there were lots of factors like his James Dean edge, and chemistry with Portman. So, he didn’t get the part (just) because he was cute.
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Also, around the 37 minute mark I may be mistaken in saying the Star Wars Archives (of which I now own both volumes) contains a 2020 interview of Lucas, it may have been earlier (December 2017, I believe).
00:00:00 - Just for the celibate
00:01:26 - How Star Wars was saved in the Oedipus
00:04:18 - Oh no he’s hot
00:09:30 - Don’t let the bedbu- kouhuns bite
00:11:22 - You got that James Dean, daydream look in your eye
00:14:29 - Ani's dream girl
00:16:49 - You don’t undersand this scene
00:27:00 - “Why would you send Anakin on basically the most romantic mission ever?”
00:29:40 - Paul Skywalker
00:34:34 - A couple in pearidise
00:36:25 - Pretty corny
00:40:18 - Fireplace
00:42:37 - “She is asking for it”
00:44:13 - Mum's the word
00:50:07 - Moment we’ve all been waiting for
00:52:59 - “You can’t marry a man you just met.”
00:55:31 - Welcome back to the bonus round
00:59:56 - Lucas's final remarks
01:01:22 - Brain-washing minus the brain
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