I took my sons to see the new Star Wars movie on opening day. I have a cold so I wasn't feeling up to sitting through a 2+ hour movie so I didn't stay with them. I was also afraid that I would have a coughing fit that would cause the fans to attack me. As if missing some of Lucas' dialog would be that great of a loss.
This is just background to explain that I can't tell if the following makes sense.
My oldest son said a friend of his compared the Jedi Council to The Beatles and Padmé to Yoko Ono. The explanation he gave of why this is so wasn't very clear. For those of you who have seen the movie, does this comparison make sense? Can you explain it to me?
Posted by marybeth at May 24, 2005 01:56 PM Other StuffNo clue... but I'll be interested to see what it might be.
Posted by vw bug at May 25, 2005 12:11 PMI think the comparison is a bit of a stretch. It's true that Anakin's love for Padme contributes strongly to the distrust and ultimate separation between him and the council, but unlike Yoko Ono, her preference is for him to remain with the Jedi. Besides which, Anakin never feels included as a full-fledged member of the Council, nor do they see him as such.
Posted by Jeff at May 25, 2005 03:04 PMThanks. It sounded a bit far-fetched to me, that's why I asked. It was kind of neat that a kid born nearly a decade after Lennon died would even think of comparing him to Anakin.
Posted by marybeth at May 29, 2005 01:06 PM