Since all five of my boys are potentially certifiable Star Wars nuts, I have been subjected to several viewings of the Star Wars movies, and since we recently got the Episode II and III movies on DVD, I have had to watch those. I like Star Wars...I like the storyline, but think that they could have done a much better job with several aspects of character development (as well as better actors in some cases) and story development.
Some people just don't buy Anakin's turn to the dark side. Despite subtle messages as well as hints that are never really explored, it just seems like he turns to the dark side too suddenly.
I have a theory that I would like to share. I think that the beginning of Anakin's descent into darkness as it were, can be traced back to the very first movie. No, I am not talking about Yoda's famous fear speech. I am talking about his relationship with his mother. I think that the woman brought about the utter ruin of a perfectly good (if poorly acted) child the moment she started calling him Annie. Think about it. Something like that can mess any little boy up, no matter how powerful with the force he is. Not only that, but his mother's pet name for him gets taken up by others, including his future wife.
You don't believe me? Well, I propose that any women out there who don't believe me try an experiment. Find a way to make your man's name sound girly, and start calling him that all the time. Don't explain why, just call him that (with a straight face) and make it his new nickname. Especially feel free to call him that in front of his friends, co-workers and people he respects. You just see if he doesn't turn to the dark side.
Some people just don't buy Anakin's turn to the dark side. Despite subtle messages as well as hints that are never really explored, it just seems like he turns to the dark side too suddenly.
I have a theory that I would like to share. I think that the beginning of Anakin's descent into darkness as it were, can be traced back to the very first movie. No, I am not talking about Yoda's famous fear speech. I am talking about his relationship with his mother. I think that the woman brought about the utter ruin of a perfectly good (if poorly acted) child the moment she started calling him Annie. Think about it. Something like that can mess any little boy up, no matter how powerful with the force he is. Not only that, but his mother's pet name for him gets taken up by others, including his future wife.
You don't believe me? Well, I propose that any women out there who don't believe me try an experiment. Find a way to make your man's name sound girly, and start calling him that all the time. Don't explain why, just call him that (with a straight face) and make it his new nickname. Especially feel free to call him that in front of his friends, co-workers and people he respects. You just see if he doesn't turn to the dark side.
4 comments:
not taking you up on that dare.
You crack me up, I'll have to ask my boys about this one. Though in fairness I've seen it written as Ani, not Annie. They read the books too :)
Well, I figured it wasn't really spelled Annie, but spelling it that way makes my point better... so there is no confusion as to what the name sounds like. Thanks for the compliment.
If I use my dh's name to sound girly, it reminds me of someone I used to know that gave me nightmares and stalked my friends. So no thanks. But I totally get what you mean. ;)
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