Rogue_Follower posted:I think they mean before that. You know, like when Anakin was talking about how he thought about her all the time? To say that about someone you haven't seen in years is kinda odd. As are his pitiful attempts to make conversation. Those alone warrants the "creep" designation. Anakin can have good moments as a character, but IMHO he goes downhill whenever Padme is around. Strike that, everything goes downhill whenever Padme is around.
rhonderoo posted:Wait. Did we watch the same movie? When did Anakin "stalk" Padme after they agreed that it would "destroy them"? When she asked to come to Tatooine with him? When she told him she was taking them to Geonosis whether he liked it or not, and then SHE confessed her feelings to him and HE said, "I thought we agree not to fall in love..."? It would be interesting to see how many "Anakin is a stalkerists" are in relationships. Or ever have been.
Rogue_Follower posted:I think they mean before that. You know, like when Anakin was talking about how he thought about her all the time? To say that about someone you haven't seen in years is kinda odd. As are his pitiful attempts to make conversation. Those alone warrants the "creep" designation.
Jedi Merkurian posted:"I never got the 'Ani-stalker' argument either." Might have something to do with: "Don't look at me that way. It makes me uncomfortable." Followed by Anakin's creepy-looking grin as she walks away....
Darth_Shpydar posted:Umm, no. "Don't look at me that way. It makes me uncomfortable." As in, "I'm trying not to let myself fall for you, when you look at me like that, you make it hard to do." (a la Han holding Leia's hands on the Falcon and her "Stop that, my hands are dirty.") Anakin's grinning, because he realizes that she is, actually, attracted to him.
Darth_Shpydar posted:I've said it before, i'll say it again: bad acting + bad directing =/= valid analysis of actual character intent Though honestly, for me, i never saw that scene any other way than how i described, even with bad acting/direction.
dp4m posted:But that's your own opinion and one with which you're very likely in the minority.
dp4m posted:Also, your first statement is pretty ludicrous at face value since the ONLY measuring stick we have for G-canon portrayals is, y'know, the directing and acting.
Darth_Shpydar posted:I see what you're saying, but i think it depends on how you look at it. It's certainly possible to look past flaws in acting and directing to see the underlying intent of a scene when it's taken in the broader context (in this case, the broader context would include the overall relationship of Anakin/Padme, including the remainder of AotC, in which it becomes clearer that Padme does/did in fact have feelings for Anakin, but was trying to supress and/or control them).
dizfactor posted:dp4m posted:And Padme? Enabler much? Just... don't even get me started on Padme. Leia is strong evidence for nurture over nature in the SW universe, let's put it that way. She's so much more like Bail than Padme or Anakin.
dp4m posted:And Padme? Enabler much?