Revenge of the Sith - How much time does it span?

Hate to post this with the diluge of other RotS-related threads, but Lit fans know their timelines well...

I read somewhere previous ( hmm, did I see it in the RotS novelization? I forget... ) that before being reunited on Coruscant, Anakin had not seen Padme in five months. Now, that's quite awhile to wait before telling Anakin that she's pregnant, but anyway...

So I'm assuming that after the fighting and aftermath of the Battle of Coruscant, the movie jumps ahead four months.

Anyone else have thoughts?

 

You may want to check out this thread. Personally, when I saw the film today, it seemed like to span out simply over the course of a few weeks. However, from what I've heard, according to the novelization, it actually spans out over 2-3 months, which makes more sense.

 

I think stover said it spans a few weeks. I'm not sure where you can find that quote, but i do remember seeing it.

 

Anakin had been off fighting the Clone War for those five months(none of which take place within RotS); when he's reunited with Padme, it's less than 24 hours since the movie started. He'd been on the Outer Rim and out of contact with Padme.

 

Yes, but if he last saw Padme five months previous, then she couldn't have become pregnant any other time except then, or before then.

So the movie would have to span at least a few months. Well, then again, it would be nine Earth months for a human child to be born -- I guess seven months going by Coruscant / Galactic Standard Time.

So, could the movie span two GFFA months? ( approximately 70 days. )

 

I'm fairly certain that the twins were born premature, so she doesn't have to be full-term.

 

So, could the movie span two GFFA months? ( approximately 70 days. )

If I knew his manipulation by Paplpatin and the Council during the movie last about two months, it would make his turn to the darkside more believable.

 

yeah i would have to agree there.

 

ABG?

 

"After the Battle of Geonosis"

 

"After [the] Battle of Geonosis."

And I'd have to disagree slightly with anything less than in the neighborhood of "one month," considering the twins' birthweight, and the "five months" conception-figure given in the movie, which also jibes with Anakin and his wife meetin' up and gettin' fonky circa Obsession.

Messr. Blackman did it that way for a reason, as we can now see for ourselves.



...And glad you've finally returned from the spoiler-free wilderness, Sturm.

 

And I'd have to disagree slightly with anything less than in the neighborhood of "one month," considering the twins' birthweight, and the "five months" conception-figure given in the movie.

It's not like they could have real, prematurely born babies on set...

 

Okay, well, if the twins are born premature, I guess that's fine, and one can ignore my theories.

 

How did the Falcon get to Bespin from Hoth without an operable hyperdrive?

They'll tell you that "inbetween scene" was 3 months later.

Those flammin movies don't indicate time span. It's frustrating and ultimately hard to take seriously.

 

Speaking of timeline (and I am sure this has come up on the board before) I saw ROTS then came home and watched Episode 4. How is it that the twins were born when Obi Wan looked like he was 30 but when the 19 YR OLD Luke meets Old Ben Obi Wan looks 75?

 

Trisha Biggar said Padme is seven months.

 

The kids were extremely premature. They had to operate to save the babies remember so it wasnt a natural childbirth.

I think the movie spans over a couple of weeks max.

 

If Trisha Biggar said 7 months, I guess that's our best source for the time being...

Now, did she mean Earth months, or GFFA months?

 

Biggar?

Am I not safe from one sensible SW name?

 

No, Excellence, that's actually the name of a real human being. Here on Earth. She's the costume designer for the PT.

Also, I don't know if it's a well-known fact, but twins are usually born prematurely. And yes, in the film the medical droid told Obi-Wan that they had to operate to get the babies out, right after he told him that Padme was dying. So it all makes sense in my mind.

However, his turn to the darkside....it needed more time, I think. More time, indeed.

 

Wait...

So they operated, which to me means C-section, so why didn't she have anesthetic or be unconcious and why did it seem like it was a normal birth?

Did they just rip the birthing canal wide open figuring she was gonna die anyways? Because.. oww damn.