how did padme know they were going to a hangar?

May all of you one day make a film that will undergo the most excruciating scrutiny imagineable by know-it-all, would-be storytellers/writers/filmmakers. I can't think of another group of films in history that gets this kind of treatment...because no other group of films has encouraged so many people to get interested in films.

I think it's possible she assumed Dooku wasn't going to try to escape from the planet on a speeder bike. So perhaps he would go to a hangar where there might be a....spaceship?

 

"I think it's possible she assumed Dooku wasn't going to try to escape from the planet on a speeder bike."


LOL, JWD! Good point!

 

"May all of you one day make a film that will undergo the most excruciating scrutiny imagineable by know-it-all, would-be storytellers/writers/filmmakers. I can't think of another group of films in history that gets this kind of treatment..."

Kewl! Thanks for the encouragement. If that does happen it would truly mean we have succeded. All of us aspiring movie-makers would die for the most exruciating scrutiny imaginable that STARWARS recieved. Wed be scrutinized all the way to the bank like Lucas.

Thanks, JohnwesleyDowney. May you also find success in whatever it is that inspires you creatively.

I didnt think much about this until I watched and realized she said "..Weve got to get to that Hangar." How does she know theres a Hangar? People have said that he will escape in a ship and yaddayadda, but. We see the Geonossians coming OUT OF THE GROUND. Theres ships rise from the ground and Dooku could have had a hideout anywhere. His Hangar is very Hangery and is up high and Padme's lines wernt meant as a GUESS, but as her personal knowledge that there was indeed a Hangar Dooku was heading to. Movie mistake. Why are they so hard to accept?

 

I think it's possible she assumed Dooku wasn't going to try to escape from the planet on a speeder bike

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Movie mistake. Why are they so hard to accept?

Not sure. Why is it so hard to accept that they might have seen it from the ship?

A weird story. One day I was traveling down the interstate, and I saw a Wal-mart. But the crazy part was that it wasn't anywhere near me. In fact, it was miles down the road! I thought I was going out of my mind. Usually I can't see anything until it's right in front of me. A little while later, I pulled in front of the Wal-mart and bought a pack of Chicklets.

 

"Not sure. Why is it so hard to accept that they might have seen it from the ship?"

They very well could have seen it fom the ship, eventually. But that only goes for the people that didnt fall out.

Just when ya think ya gotta snappy comeback, aye.

 

How does that make any sense? If you fell out of the ship, then you were obviously in the ship. So therefore, you could have seen it from the ship.

 

Ok. Lets review, all jokes and shots aside.

After, Padme falls out of the ship with her Clone buddy, an argument ensuese between Padawan and Master. During this exchange Obiwan says "..Follow that Speeder" telling the Pilot to stay on Dooku's tail. The idea of following the Speeder and not loosing it is because they do, not, know, where, it, is, going.

Now. If there is but only a Speeder ahead of the crew consisting of Annie, Obi, and whatever Clones', it is very safe to say that they dont see no Hangar. And if they dont see one yet then Padme and the Clone surely aint seen one because they fall out when the trip starts.

"Follow that Speeder" and "He's heading for that small Moon" have two different elements. One has the fleeing party fleeing to an UNKNOWN location, and the other has the fleeing party fleeing to a VISABLE destination.

Peace, my brutha.

 

The idea of following the Speeder and not loosing it is because they do, not, know, where, it, is, going.

That's pure speculation on your part. And you can't safely assume anything, because assuming.... well, you know where I'm going with that.

You have a good point, that line could very well mean that they had no idea where he was going. But it could also mean that they wanted to stay on him, because, even if they do know where he's heading, he's probably not going to wait for them when he gets there. Whether or not they catch him depends just as much on speed as it does knowing where he's going.

Besides, what else are you going to day during a chase... don't follow the speeder?

 

I always thought it strange when they are chasing the speeder Obi-Wan commands the pilot to shoot him down, then the pilot says they are out of missles. But what about the guns??? You could see the speeder from the cockpit. That pretty much means it's in range of their blasters and beam cannons.
Someone forgot to feed that part of the Gunship training to that clone.

 

Not too sure of the point you were trying to make Wombat but I know it wasnt in agreement. So that there are no "assumptions" lets just breakdown the facts.

Fact: You can clearly see what is ahead of both ships after Padme falls out. The far horizon is visable and there is nothing but a vast see of sand. Dooku's Hanger is carved into a large rock. There are NO formations above the horizon in the distance. Meaning, they had NOT reached the area of his hanger, hence, no one knew he was on his way to one. Least of all, Padme. I guess the key to this is that Padme expressed such certainty about the Hanger. She wasnt guessing, the line was meant to simply convey that she knew Duke was heading toward "That Hanger". A writing booboo.

Now lets get to the real noodle fryer...

After further examination of the scene in question, I discovered something greater than Padme's clairvoyance. Count Dooku hopped on his Speeder FROM A HANGER, strikingly similar to the Hanger in question. He rides off, gets spotted, then is chased, to another Hanger??? Why wasnt his ship parked in that Hanger in the first place?

 

Well maybe she saw it from the ground - she specifically said we have to get to THAT hangar and the clone knew what she was talking about.

 

Good point NeoBaggins

Maybe he did have a ship in the Arena hanger but he couldn't get to it or take off due to the Republic Army being there. So he cruised off to the other hanger where he had a back up ship. Maybe.

 

Not everyone on the planet can park in the same hangar. Dukoo had parked his ship in that other hangar, and then took a speeder to the arena parking area.

It also make perfect sense that he would be flying to another hangar to get away. This isn't clairvoyance, it's common sense.

 

I haven't checked the movie lately for scenes where you can check the horizon's visibility, but if you have and you can't see anything... then so be it, I digress on that point.

Still can't discount the possibility of the hangar appearing on scanners, or even a map or something.