check out this interview...they are almost gleeful
http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/movies/mmx-0505180309may18,0,1141542,print.story?coll=mmx-movies_heds
As Senator Padme, played by Natalie Portman, watches Palpatine consolidate his power amid a rapturous senate, she comments disgustedly, "This is how liberty dies: with thundering applause."
"I didn't expect that to be true," Lucas said, then laughed. "It gets truer every day, unfortunately."
apparently the story will be on Thursday evening, not tonite...
Thank you for the quote. Yep, when Anachan Skywalker avenged his mother's death, it was supposed to be BAD, BAD. Oh how evile it was, to do his home planet a small favor like that. How evile to let the tuskans know that it could be dangerous to mess with other races.
It should have been a fun moment, watching him slice and dice those creepo tuskans. I felt gyped. I didn't want to dis Lucas, though. But now, I could care less.
I'm sick of those Xena-jumps. I don't care how strong the force is. It's Luney-Tunes to see them jumping 50 feet in the air. And when Yoda fought Duku, I laughed my head off. Lucas has been going to the dogs, anyway. If we want to watch 70 foot jumps, we can watch cheap karate films or Peter Pan.
And Miss Brilliance, wanting to block a standing army for the Republic? How stupid can you get? Obviously, someone would secretly form an army somewhere. The Republic was just begging for a Civil War.
I think Lucas should have made it more clear that Padme flunked in Galactic History to have such a stupid notion in her nut-sized brain. The history of her own planet, the war SHE LED should have shown her the vital importance of a strong standing army.
And it was stupid to write back in time to begin with. Gee, where's this plot going? Will they have two children-- one boy and one girl? Will it be twins? Will Anachan be turned to the dark side? Will the Republic fall? Will the jedi be crushed? Will an empire rise up? Will Yoda end up hiding in some slimy mudhole? Will Obe Wan survive all his adventures and end up hiding in a desert? Gee, I don't know. If you want to wipe out half the mystery before the movie even begins, do what Lucas did.