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PT What was Anakin doing in this scene ?

Discussion in 'Prequel Trilogy' started by dg1995, Jan 12, 2019.

  1. dg1995

    dg1995 Jedi Padawan star 1

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    Was he playing with a PSP ? I have searched a lot and didn't find any answer to this.
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    Did the novel of Revenge Of The Sith reveal what was that device that Anakin puts aside ?
     
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  2. LAJ_FETT

    LAJ_FETT Tech Admin (2007-2023) - She Held Us Together star 10 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    It's most likely a datapad of some type. (I'm guessing). Maybe he's catching up on battle reports over Jedi communications - possibly the same system that Obi and Yoda change later in the film?
     
  3. dg1995

    dg1995 Jedi Padawan star 1

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    Was there any mention of it in the script of the movie ?
     
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  4. LAJ_FETT

    LAJ_FETT Tech Admin (2007-2023) - She Held Us Together star 10 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    I don't recall if there was anything in the novel - been awhile since I read it.
     
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  5. I Are The Internets

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    He's playing the game Wife Dies in Childbirth, and he lost at it.


    (reference to the Rifftrax commentary for ROTS)
     
  6. Subtext Mining

    Subtext Mining Jedi Master star 4

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    I know that they digitally moved his hand as he lifts the pad up. Or does he lower it down, can't remember.
     
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  7. Deliveranze

    Deliveranze Force Ghost star 6

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    Lowers it, I think. He's having the second vision of Padme, and when the vision zooms out, it's in his hands.
     
  8. DARTHLINK

    DARTHLINK Force Ghost star 4

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    Probably just a data pad where he’s keeping track of battle reports and the latest updates in the galactic affair/the war.
     
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  9. The_Phantom_Calamari

    The_Phantom_Calamari Force Ghost star 5

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    It starts out lowered and then he raises it. It was digitally altered so that he wouldn't be looking at it when the scene started, in order to avoid this:

    Since the Padme vision happens right before this scene, Lucas was concerned the editing made it appear like it was a video Anakin was watching--which, even if you argue it wouldn't have actually confused anybody, still makes for an awkward cut.
     
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  10. Pain and Suffering

    Pain and Suffering Jedi Master star 3

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    Anakin is secretly a gamer in his spare time. :p

    To be serious, though, I bet the device is probably something like the real-world equivalent of an ipad or tablet, so there are probably any number of things he could be doing. He could possibly be checking the news or something.
     
  11. christophero30

    christophero30 Chosen One star 10

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    In the novel Palpatine has subtly planted some info in Anakin's mind that Obi Wan was seen leaving Padme's apartment in the wee hours. Maybe he was tracking Obi Wan.
     
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  12. s_heffley

    s_heffley Chosen One star 7

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    My head canon will always be that he was playing video games.
     
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  13. dg1995

    dg1995 Jedi Padawan star 1

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    Lol. Yeah I remember Hayden was in behind the scenes of Episode 3 video game(He done Anakin's Mocap) and one of the developers said: "He plays a lot of video games."
     
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  14. darth_mccartney

    darth_mccartney Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Bandersnatch.

    He chose the wrong path.
     
  15. B99

    B99 Force Ghost star 6

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    Mario Kart
     
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  16. Darth Smurf

    Darth Smurf Small, but Lethal star 6

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    It's his Kindle with Luceno's Darth Plagueis
    Birthday present from Palps
     
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  17. HevyDevy

    HevyDevy Force Ghost star 5

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    Hate to be the one to give a serious answer, but wasn't it stated in the novelisation that Anakin was looking at a list of Senators who were suspected to not be loyal to Palpatine?
     
  18. Jedi Princess

    Jedi Princess Jedi Master star 4

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    The screenplay just says "Anakin is in the living room, working. He sits on the couch where Obi-Wan was sitting."
     
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  19. Kururu

    Kururu Jedi Master star 1

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    I also remember reading exactly the same in some book. I am not sure if it was in the novelisation, visual dictionary or the making of.
     
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  20. The_Phantom_Calamari

    The_Phantom_Calamari Force Ghost star 5

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    If his version of "working" is anything like my version of it, then he's probably messing around on HoloNet forums.
     
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  22. Deliveranze

    Deliveranze Force Ghost star 6

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    Hey, how did you get that footage of me playing Battlefront Elite Squadron in my apartment?! Must be Mace recording me to make sure I take a seat.
     
  23. mes520

    mes520 Jedi Master star 4

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    It's the names of the Petition of the 2000, the bill that Padmé and the other Senators petition Palpatine to give up his emergency powers. Anakin has just come from the Chancellor's office and of course Palpatine is filling Anakin's head with doubts regarding Padmé and Obi-Wan. The fact that he can sense Obi-Wan and other Senators had been there does not help Anakin.

    From the novel:
     
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  24. TeridaxXD001

    TeridaxXD001 Jedi Knight

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    Coincidentally, the PSP was launched in North America less than two months prior to RotS.

    The novel is based on a non-finalized screenplay, right? That doesn't look like flimsiplast to me.
     
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  25. DARTHLINK

    DARTHLINK Force Ghost star 4

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    Did you win the game, Anakin?