Phantom Menace Minute 97: The Throbbing Force

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Date

April 5th, 2016

Summary

Amidala enters the ship, followed by her Handmaidens. Jar Jar hugs Qui-Gon and Anakin.

Guests

Jacob Sirof

Notes

Film

• Starts with Qui-Gon explaining what symbionts are, and ends with Darth Sidious asking if the planet is secure.
• New Amidala outfit: Purple Travel Dress.
• First scene where Anakin and Artoo get a chance to bond.
• Another "R2 cheat". He couldn't make it up over the lip of the ramp, so they cut away.

Podcast

• Midi-chlorians as a spectrum.
• The Force has no gender, but it does have a will.
• Aspects of the Force.
  • The Living Force and the [Cosmic] Force. The Throbbing Force?
  • Qui-Gon as a specialist in the Living Force.
• It's odd that Amidala is both an elected monarch AND a child. "Boy kings" are usually hereditary monarchs.
  • Referenced Game of Thrones.
• Amidala's accent—who is she trying to fool?
  • Formal affect.
• Jake Lloyd talk.
  • He's not the best actor, but he's fine.
  • The point of having Anakin starting as an innocent kid.
  • It's creepy when people hate children.
• Unless it's directly contradicted by things in the new canon, the old E.U. might as well exist.
• Jacob doesn't want to see recasting of characters that are the same age as those that have already appeared on film.
• Characters played by multiple actors.
  • Wedge.
  • Vader.
• Why is Jar Jar excited to be going home?
• Cut dialog: Sidious ordering that the Federation destroy Amidala.
• The "shocking reveal" is part of the Star Wars formula and is lacking in the Prequels.
  • Palpatine turned out to be Sidious, just like we all thought.
• Plugs for the SWMLS, patreon, and Instagram.

Meta Minute

• 29:16 podcast episode length.
• "The will of the Force" is first mentioned in the second draft of "Adventures of the Starkiller"[1]. The first time this phrase appeared on screen was in minute 86.

Rogue One potential spoilers

• Given Jacob's stance on recasting, it would be interesting to hear his thoughts on CG Tarkin and CG Leia.
• The mustache guy from the Rogue One teaser turned out to be Cassian Andor, played by Diego Luna.
• For a list of actors to portray Darth Vader on screen, see the page for minute 8 of Attack of the Clones.

Other Meta Notes

• If you look carefully, R2's dome pops off just slightly in minute 64, during the podrace.

Quotes

• Pete: (As crackpot Qui-Gon) No, look, if you hang out with me long enough you're gonna hear voices too.
• Alex: I don't think CGI birds poop the way regular birds do.
• Jacob: So we done guys, wesa goin' home?

Link

http://www.starwarsminute.com/2016/04/05/phantom-menace-minute-97-the-throbbing-force/

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