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A Thousand Stars: Episode I, Part 26
It still baffles me that people complain about "all those political scenes that go on forever" in Episode I. Um...there are two, maybe three, I guess? Which scenes are they talking about? The one that's actually in the Senate? It's a couple of minutes. And it's fascinating.
Just imagine a Senate that governs an entire galaxy. What would it look like?
As if that's not eye-boggling enough, the view changes and shows us how deep it goes.
Is this what they mean about going on forever? It's dizzying, mind-blowing. Boring? I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree.
Some more striking images: look how Palpatine shifts position right at the end of his introductory words, just before the Federation representative interrupts.
As if he's is fully expecting the interruption - perhaps even engineering it.
And then he whispers in the queen's ear, snake-like and subtle.
Influencing her perceptions and reactions so that she will, inevitably, call for the Chancellor to step down and thus pave the way for Palpatine. A very skilled tempter indeed.
Next, a child on trial...
Just imagine a Senate that governs an entire galaxy. What would it look like?
As if that's not eye-boggling enough, the view changes and shows us how deep it goes.
Is this what they mean about going on forever? It's dizzying, mind-blowing. Boring? I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree.
Some more striking images: look how Palpatine shifts position right at the end of his introductory words, just before the Federation representative interrupts.
As if he's is fully expecting the interruption - perhaps even engineering it.
And then he whispers in the queen's ear, snake-like and subtle.
Influencing her perceptions and reactions so that she will, inevitably, call for the Chancellor to step down and thus pave the way for Palpatine. A very skilled tempter indeed.
Next, a child on trial...