tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045565.post3517844670133933367..comments2023-09-30T03:57:11.799-05:00Comments on ahistoricality: Comment Elsewhere: The Evil of the Clone WarsAhistoricalityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04004964192885891003noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045565.post-2405636825306811622010-02-17T14:21:51.187-05:002010-02-17T14:21:51.187-05:00Fortunately, the continuity between two trilogies ...Fortunately, the continuity between two trilogies is loosely coupled, so I have found myself not losing much sleep over the issue. I've been more concerned with some of the <a href="http://cranialhyperossification.blogspot.com/2010/01/accidental-or-purposeful.html" rel="nofollow">nitpicky plot points</a> than the overarching ridiculous portrayal of Anakin Skywalker.Not Importanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307127026012212518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045565.post-42822121902979457752010-02-06T00:02:49.703-05:002010-02-06T00:02:49.703-05:00He's tragic, but I'm not sure I'd call...He's tragic, but I'm not sure I'd call him a heroic figure. Sure, he's a cute kid in the first movie, but by the second, his anger, pride and adolescent narcissism are becoming very clear (to viewers: the supposedly perceptive jedi are clueless beyond belief. Also ethically challenged to a degree that strains sympathy, frankly). In the third, he's actively working against the Jedi in almost every meaningful way. Admittedly, he's being manipulated, but he's not really agonizing over these decisions: even the ultimate atrocity only takes him a minute or two to accept. <br /><br />Now this might not be entirely consistent with the original trilogy, but it's what they did.Ahistoricalityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04004964192885891003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045565.post-21052731268132862832010-02-05T18:50:47.884-05:002010-02-05T18:50:47.884-05:00I don't understand. Isn't Anakin suppose t...I don't understand. Isn't Anakin suppose to be viewed as a hero during the prequels? Isn't one of the main complaints of the prequel films was how bad Anakin's characterization was? He isn't supposed be a whiny bitch. He is a tragic character. A person who was once good that turned evil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com