Palpatine

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The movie opens with Palpatine addressing the Jedi Council. He informs them that the Senate believes the Jedi can no longer protect them from the oncoming enemies that face them and that the galaxy requires a military to protect those who cannot protect themselves. Therefore, the Senate has commissioned an army of clones, made with the genetic material of the most feared bounty hunter in the galaxy: Jango Fett.
Naturally, the Jedi are opposed to a clone army, especially one made from the DNA of a Mandalorian bounty hunter. However, Palpatine informs them that everyone is terrified from the death of Alderaan’s queen and the radical actions of the new Separatist movement; the people of the galaxy simply do not trust their lives in the Jedi anymore. However, Mace Windu grows angry with Palpatine and states that the Jedi will not support an idea like this; Windu believes that creating an army makes the Republic no better than its enemies. Nevertheless, Palpatine does not care and states that the Republic is going through with the army—with or without Jedi support. Windu, however, has one final request: the Jedi are to outrank the Clone army and masters of the Force do not have to obey the commands of clone commanders. Palpatine states that he anticipated this request and it has already been implemented into the clone’s genetic code. Now, the movie changes to Anakin and Obi-Wan (along with other, less important Jedi) escorting senators to their ships since they are overseeing a meeting between the House of Alderaan and the Separatist leaders. Anakin expresses concern about not being ready for such an important mission. Skywalker states that he passed basic training, but he does not feel “at one” with the force and must rely on his abilities with a lightsaber to defeat any threats. However, Obi-Wan tries to reassure Anakin by saying that mastery of the force comes with years of training and study; no one expected Anakin to be on Yoda’s level with a mere three years of training. This conversation establishes that Obi-Wan no longer resents Anakin for stealing the Qui-Gon’s spotlight. Rather, Obi-Wan has become Anakin’s friend and master. However, unlike Lucas’ version where Obi-Wan takes the place of Anakin’s father, due to him being a virgin birth (One of Lucas’ many blunders when writing the prequels), they are more like brothers due to being closer in age and having spent much time together. As the Jedi continue toward their ship, they are interrupted by a man screaming for them to wait. Anakin and Obi-Wan turn around to see a pilot running toward them. The pilot asks if the Jedi are escorting the ship to Alderaan. When the Jedi confirm his suspicions, the pilot introduces himself as Owen Lars and says that he will be piloting the ship. Ah, Owen Lars—Luke’s Uncle and Anakin’s step-brother. However, I never approved of the relationship between Anakin and Lars’ relationship, where Lars’ father fell in love with Anakin’s mother, who was a slave, purchased her, set her free, and finally married her; therefore, Anakin and Owen are step-brothers. However, the title uncle, from Luke’s perspective, is not always used
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From Bail, we learn that the Separatists are not set to arrive on the planet until the following day, but the focus is on Obi-Wan and his shock from Padmé’s new boyfriend. Come nightfall, we see Obi-Wan returning to the place where his master died, causing him to relive the tragic event. From this, we are reminded that Obi-Wan holds himself responsible for Qui-Gon’s death, as he abandoned his master to help Padmé, who has moved on from him.
At the meeting, Obi-Wan is hurt even more because he is forced to sit across from his former love and her new boyfriend. With the weight of his mistakes on his shoulders, Obi-Wan grows miserable and exits the room. Despite having a great time, himself, Anakin sees Obi-Wan leave the room and, as a good friend would, runs after him. Obi-Wan does not fully explain to Anakin what happened, but Anakin tries to calm his master down, nonetheless. However, Obi-Wan brushed Anakin off and returns to his barracks to

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