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lilORANG posted...

treewojima posted...

lilORANG posted...

RotS is the best star wars movie and haters don't get Hayden's brilliance in that movie.

I like and trust you as a poster, so make your argument and I'll genuinely consider it lol

Ani is an awkward af emotionally stunted kid. He was accepted into the jedi order later than is normal. He was allowed to feel real emotion for the first several years of his life and then had to adapt the jedi teachings of being bland and stiff. So that's what he is, some real dude who is trying to act like things don't get to him. Additionally, he's had zero examples of healthy relationships in his life, so his cringe game with Padme is to be expected. He's trying to express himself in ways the jedi forbid him from doing, while also totally oblivious as to how to do it.

From a story perspective, I can see that. He was taken in late, clearly had some emotional issues (see AOTC), and is clinging to Padme and scared shitless of what might happen but can't talk to his peers about it.

I just can't help but notice his utter lack of personality compared to the other Jedi. Obi-wan was presumably raised "properly" from a young age and he's expressive as all get out. Even Mace Windu, in his big money 15 minutes of screen time, manages to be more believable. I'll grant that by the end when Anakin flips he's turned on his emotion switch, but goddamn, before that it's just a slog for me.