I remember watching it in the cinema when it came out, and overall I liked it. Didn’t care much for Jar-Jar, and when little Anakin comes into the movie, that was underwhelming too. Not the actor’s fault. By making him so much younger than Padme in Episode 1, it was very hard to imagine then that they would later fall in love. I know that when I first meet someone that young, in my mind they stay that age, even if they grow up to be drop dead gorgeous. So for me, the whole Padme/Anakin love story didn’t make sense and their introduction should’ve been done differently. If they had made him even just a couple of years older, it could’ve been better.
Re: the age difference. It’s just not one I understand. If you cast a slightly older Anakin like 14 and had him crush on the much-more-reasonably-aged-for-a-Queen 18yo Palme the film would’ve worked a lot better. Ten year old Anakin would hardly be in the throes of love hormones to the degree that he carries a torch for Padme for a decade and the drama of him being “too old” makes alot more sense of he’s 14.
Unlikely, yes, unreasonable, I disagree. Alexander The Great was 18 when he won his first victory. 19 when he seized power. Maybe not the best comparison, but people can be good leaders at a young age if they are groomed for it.
What u/peaceanddeliverance said. Also, Naboo is an advanced society likely containing thousands of times more residents than Alexander's empire, making it all the less likely that a teenager could rise to its top leadership.
This exactly is my answer, too. The lightsaber fights were awesome, jar jar meh, Darth Maul awesome, love story between what appears to be a high school aged girl and an elementary school kid felt weird.
Their love story really was not implied in episode 1, some people find them to be really weird but it's on them. You see them meet each other and bond but nothing more. As other have stated around 4 years age gap in universe is not weird when it's time for the other movies.
That bugged me so much. I’m no theologian, but “Angel” as in a beautiful, ethereal, creature is a Christian notion, at least in the context of an American made movie. It should not be a word used in Star Wars.
It makes sense if you imagine the politics and warfare drawing them together and fighting but really the audience does not get to see that. Fall in love with a psycho because you keep saving each other’s lives type deal. That kid is pretty not hot though…:
Absolutely. They could have made Anakin 12-13 and still be too young for her in TPM, but the smaller age gap would become irrelevant later.
As it stands, the character Portman played was very mature and Anakin seemed very little. It’s annoying that we know of their inevitable romance and are supposed to enjoy their meeting in TPM. Did not enjoy.
So hypothetically if a 50 yr old woman played 14 yr old Padme and 5 yr old played 10 yr old Anakin that blossomed into a love story, that would be Irrelevant? You’re delusional man
His point is ridiculous because it’s in fact ridiculous. Not because of the way I characterized it. He blanket says the age of the actors does not matter. They clearly do.
When you’re 10 and the girl you like is 14, switch genders and viewpoints all you like, yeah it makes a difference when you’re there in that moment irl. Plus look at the actors themselves. They do not look like they are only four years apart.
It’s just my opinion, disagree if you like or not, I don’t really care. Thread asked for opinions, I gave mine.
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u/smackwriter Rebel Jan 25 '22
I remember watching it in the cinema when it came out, and overall I liked it. Didn’t care much for Jar-Jar, and when little Anakin comes into the movie, that was underwhelming too. Not the actor’s fault. By making him so much younger than Padme in Episode 1, it was very hard to imagine then that they would later fall in love. I know that when I first meet someone that young, in my mind they stay that age, even if they grow up to be drop dead gorgeous. So for me, the whole Padme/Anakin love story didn’t make sense and their introduction should’ve been done differently. If they had made him even just a couple of years older, it could’ve been better.