Attack of the Clones
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Some thoughts on Attack of the Clones:
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Thousands of star systems were seceding from the Republic. However, now the Republic has a fearsome Clone Army-- if I heard correctly, there are two hundred thousand clones with a million more on the way. That's several hundred clones per star system. Imagine how hard it would be to take over, say, planet Earth with several hundred crack troops. Granted, the clones are super soldiers, the Jedi even more so, but they don't seem that tough.
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When did everybody start calling Anakin Annie? No wonder he's sullen. I guess now that his mother is dead, he's little orphan Annie.
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Anakin was Born of a Virgin. Somehow when the universe offers up a virgin birth, you don't expect the kid to be bratty. It's sort of like the damask-clad arm of the Lady of the Lake rising from the waters, bearing aloft a cheap knock-off of a Ginsu knife available for three payments of $19.99.
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"When I left you, I was but the learner. Now I am the master." It would be nice if we'd seen Anakin learning something, anything, from Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan gets a fair amount of screen time, but he seems a bit of a bumbler: spends a lot of time falling and coming out badly in fights. Anakin comes to his rescue a lot.
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I can't wait to find out how C-3PO forgets his years of working on the Lars homestead before Episode IV. "Wait... this planet seems familiar... Wait... this farm seems familiar..."
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