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METAVOID Registered: Mar '05	Date Posted: 6/19/06 9:52am Subject: Why does Palpatine appear older in EP 2 than in EP3?
	I am sure most have noticed this. Is it an implication of using his immense skills in the darkside to hinder his aging? He appears more youthful in EP3. Or is it a lack of continuity of aging in the makeup department for the movie? -----signature----- "Are you threatening me, Master Jedi?" "Mister, we deal in lead." "Doh!" "Blaine is a pain"
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Ed-A_1978 Registered: Jul '04	Date Posted: 6/19/06 10:08am Subject: RE: Why does Palpatine appear older in EP 2 than in EP3?
	This is something that I have always wondered as well. I would like to think it has something to do with Palpatine's 'dark side' powers and not just bad continuity in make up!
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zombie Registered: Aug '99	Date Posted: 6/19/06 10:18am Subject: RE: Why does Palpatine appear older in EP 2 than in EP3?
	Originally they were going to have Palpatine slowly change into Sidious through the darkside basically corrupting his flesh, as it was implied in the novels and such, but Lucas did away with this in Episode III with a more instantaneous transformation. -----signature----- The Secret History of Star Wars -- now available in print http://secrethistoryofstarwars.com
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lovelucas Registered: Mar '04	Date Posted: 6/19/06 10:41am Subject: RE: Why does Palpatine appear older in EP 2 than in EP3?
	channeling the scene where Palps says, "I love the Republic" or even his first scene where he expresses his concern for Padme - he doesn't appear older than he is RotS, IMO. What is surprising is the change in Palpatine and Ian - from TPM - where he looked, dare I say, dapper? even spunky - recalling that jaunty walk and look on his face (plus the hair) when he tells Anakin on Naboo that he will watch his career with great interest. The majority of the filming for TPM took place, I think, in 1997 with RotS' primary filming ending in the autumn of 2003 ~ so time has gone by but for me the biggest physical change in Palpatine is how old he does look in RotS. -----signature----- The world will never have lasting peace so long as men reserve for war the finest human qualities. Peace is not just the absence of violence but the manisfestation of human compassion. Yub Yub makes the world go 'round
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emporergerner Registered: Jul '05	Date Posted: 6/19/06 11:00am Subject: RE: Why does Palpatine appear older in EP 2 than in EP3? - Date Edited: 6/19/06 11:10am (1 edits total) Edited By: emporergerner
	I honstly think he looks older in AOTC than in ROTS. EDIT maybe he looked younger in ROTS because he was about to make his final move against the Jedi. So like he was just preparing. Just a thought. Emporer Gerner Dark Lord of the Sith -----signature----- Student of Vancouver film school "What fuels your power with the Force but your passion? The stronger, darker emotions. Anger, hatred, fear… these passions empower us." Proud master of Sartorius
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brook_33 Registered: Dec '03	Date Posted: 6/19/06 11:05am Subject: RE: Why does Palpatine appear older in EP 2 than in EP3?
	I never thought of that, but maybe he does look older in AOTC. It would make sense, if they were trying to gradually make him change into ROTJ Palpatine, but since Lucas decided to have a quick injury be the cause, they decided not to put make-up on him to make him look older in ROTS until his fight with Mace. -----signature----- I'm one of those Fan Filmers that writes a ton of amazing scripts and never films them
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voodoopuuduu Title: Classic Trilogy Trivia Host Registered: Mar '04	Date Posted: 6/19/06 4:43pm Subject: RE: Why does Palpatine appear older in EP 2 than in EP3?
	I believe I read somewhere he was under the weather during the filming of AOTC. -----signature----- Winner CT Trivia Challenge 44, 54 Winner PT Trivia Challenge 10 , 13, 14, 17 Joint-Winner CT Challenge 49 and 50, PT Challange 18
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TaradosGon Registered: Feb '03	Date Posted: 6/19/06 4:47pm Subject: RE: Why does Palpatine appear older in EP 2 than in EP3?
	I wish they could have at least kept ROTS palpatine and AOTC Palpatine consistent even though they changed Palpatine's transformation from slow decay to a quick corruption by dark side power. Instead of making AOTC Palpatine look older, scrap the idea and then revert to a healthier looking Palpatine for ROTS.
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sonofcoruscant Registered: Feb '06	Date Posted: 6/19/06 4:50pm Subject: RE: Why does Palpatine appear older in EP 2 than in EP3?
	It is kind of funny. I mean, there are a whole host of in universe reasons though, so no need to regard it as a continutity error. Hell, maybe Pals had a bad case of Corellian Meta Flu or something during the events of 2. But it is a good observation. -----signature----- NEW ORDER YO!
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KILLER-CLONE Registered: Sep '05	Date Posted: 6/19/06 6:21pm Subject: RE: Why does Palpatine appear older in EP 2 than in EP3?
	Surely this begs the question: was Palpatine's Sithy prune-headed features the result of deflected Force Lightning or the lowering of a sort of 'glamour' that was cloaking his real appearance? That would account for the fluctuations in his appearance from Ep2 to Ep3.
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Master_Starwalker Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: Sep '03	Date Posted: 6/19/06 6:22pm Subject: RE: Why does Palpatine appear older in EP 2 than in EP3?
	I think it was the lightning reflected at him, but that's quite the subject of debate still. -----signature----- "Imaginary is the future. Always now, even eternity will be." - Yoda "We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves." - The 14th Dalai Lama
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TaradosGon Registered: Feb '03	Date Posted: 6/19/06 6:52pm Subject: RE: Why does Palpatine appear older in EP 2 than in EP3?
	KILLER-CLONE posted: Surely this begs the question: was Palpatine's Sithy prune-headed features the result of deflected Force Lightning or the lowering of a sort of 'glamour' that was cloaking his real appearance? That would account for the fluctuations in his appearance from Ep2 to Ep3. Personally I'd say neither. According to Knoll it was due to the "strain of all this exertion" that transforms him. This vague explanation I'd imagine means that he transforms because he is using so much darkside energy.
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KILLER-CLONE Registered: Sep '05	Date Posted: 6/19/06 7:07pm Subject: RE: Why does Palpatine appear older in EP 2 than in EP3?
	By 'Knoll' I assume you mean John Knoll, set designer/FX dude, who is pretty low down the story writing food chain. So anything he says should be taken as opinion rather than fact.
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darthzeppo Registered: Aug '05	Date Posted: 6/19/06 7:20pm Subject: RE: Why does Palpatine appear older in EP 2 than in EP3?
	Palpy got Botox? -----signature----- "If you make people think they’re thinking, they’ll love you; but if you really make them think, they’ll hate you." —Don Marquis Padawan to Ryoo Naberrie Darthzeppo's greatest hits & misses http://boards.theforce.net/the_saga/b10476/25090645/p1/?0
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TaradosGon Registered: Feb '03	Date Posted: 6/19/06 8:23pm Subject: RE: Why does Palpatine appear older in EP 2 than in EP3?
	KILLER-CLONE posted: By 'Knoll' I assume you mean John Knoll, set designer/FX dude, who is pretty low down the story writing food chain. So anything he says should be taken as opinion rather than fact. Well if he worked on the scene then I think it's safe to say that Lucas would have told him what's going on. And it's not like anybody contradicts him in the commentary. Knoll and McDiarmid seem to push the idea that Palpatine's transformation was not a wound, while Hidalgo seems to be the one pushing for the "lightning did it" explanation which I'd say is less credible.
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KILLER-CLONE Registered: Sep '05	Date Posted: 6/19/06 8:34pm Subject: RE: Why does Palpatine appear older in EP 2 than in EP3?
	Yeah well Hidalgo is even further down the food chain than Knoll. My opinion is worth about as much as Hidalgo's. And thats being kind to Hidalgo.
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