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The Force is with me (Star Wars)
So, I've now rewatched the entirety of the Imperial Trilogy (saw someone use the terms 'Republic Trilogy' and 'Imperial Trilogy' and went... oh! That's a much better way of putting it than 'Original' or 'Classic' versus 'Prequel'.).
So, I can't see Darth Vader anymore. All I see is Anakin Skywalker. There were several moments, over the course of the films, when I would say, "Oh, Ani," in this mournful way. Because... it hurts, to see him like that, trapped in so many ways.
And Luke and Leia have such cute kisses (I may have to make myself an icon of at least one of them). The two surprise ones in ANH, the big 'showing Han' one in ESB and then I could swear that Leia kisses Luke after she's recovered him from Cloud City (and I think he kisses her good-bye in RotJ).
Han really reminded me of Anakin, which was amusing, because so does Leia! Like attracting to like, I suppose.
I loved the new films so much because of how they've changed my view of Anakin, Obi-Wan, Yoda, and Artoo and Threepio. The whole thing is just so much deeper. I was amazed at how much I cared about all the characters.
The first two movies of the Republic Trilogy have already arrived via netflix. I was shocked at the speed! I now plan on watching them tonight.
So, I can't see Darth Vader anymore. All I see is Anakin Skywalker. There were several moments, over the course of the films, when I would say, "Oh, Ani," in this mournful way. Because... it hurts, to see him like that, trapped in so many ways.
And Luke and Leia have such cute kisses (I may have to make myself an icon of at least one of them). The two surprise ones in ANH, the big 'showing Han' one in ESB and then I could swear that Leia kisses Luke after she's recovered him from Cloud City (and I think he kisses her good-bye in RotJ).
Han really reminded me of Anakin, which was amusing, because so does Leia! Like attracting to like, I suppose.
I loved the new films so much because of how they've changed my view of Anakin, Obi-Wan, Yoda, and Artoo and Threepio. The whole thing is just so much deeper. I was amazed at how much I cared about all the characters.
The first two movies of the Republic Trilogy have already arrived via netflix. I was shocked at the speed! I now plan on watching them tonight.
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Now, I really wish that I could remember where I read that! It does work so well.
Han and Leia and Anakin: fernwithy's "Father's Heart" saga which centres on Leia really plays on her similarity with Anakin, and "The Penitent" which is something she cowrote with a couple of other authors and is an AU in which Anakin stands trial after RotJ plays on the Han similarities (which shock the hell out of Han for a moment when he realizes that Darth Vader, of all the people, gets what flying means to him...). Anakin laughing when he and Obi-Wan pursue Zam because of the speed thrill, or saying "this is where the fun begins" in RotS? Definitely something Han would do as well.
I loved hearing that line echo from Republic to Imperial. Those stories do sound interesting. How well do they mesh with what we now know from RotS?
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"The Penitent" is down right now but will be up again in a few days. There are a few more continuity problems with it because it was written after TPM, so for example it's Amidala, not Padme, and the assumption is she never stopped being Queen of the Naboo until the fall. Otherwise, though, it holds up well, though I'd say the depth of Obi-Wan's attachment to Anakin is underestimated, but hey, again, written after TPM.
Let me also recommend this, also by Fernwithy: "Family Portrait" (http://fanfic.theforce.net/pdafanfic.asp?ID=664), a terrific story set between TPM and AotC (but written after AotC was released, so with knowledge of it), centring on the relationship between Obi-Wan and Anakin, and fits very well with RotS. It has plot, it has character, and it should be a published book because it's way better than what I've read of the EU, which admittedly isn't much.
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Hee, clearly.
"The Penitent" is down right now but will be up again in a few days. There are a few more continuity problems with it because it was written after TPM, so for example it's Amidala, not Padme, and the assumption is she never stopped being Queen of the Naboo until the fall. Otherwise, though, it holds up well, though I'd say the depth of Obi-Wan's attachment to Anakin is underestimated, but hey, again, written after TPM.
Which is funny, because I always figured that Obi-Wan cared about Anakin a great deal, just from the way he talked about him in ANH. I wasn't expecting the level of attachment that we did get (because, if I had been, I would have been paying more attention to the Republic Trilogy the first time around, let me tell you), but I knew that Obi-Wan had loved Anakin. Just the wistful way that he says, "And he was a good friend." always struck me as one of the more powerful moments of the movie, before I saw any of the rest. Luke was, I think, my favorite character before the Republic Trilogy came out, but Obi-Wan was second. Of course, I didn't care anywhere near as much about them then as I do now, but I did like the movies. I just wasn't a 'fan'.
Let me also recommend this, also by Fernwithy: "Family Portrait", a terrific story set between TPM and AotC (but written after AotC was released, so with knowledge of it), centring on the relationship between Obi-Wan and Anakin, and fits very well with RotS. It has plot, it has character, and it should be a published book because it's way better than what I've read of the EU, which admittedly isn't much.
I will definitely check it out. I've read a few SW essays by fernwithy that I thought were interesting.
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