[THE PHANTOM MENACE] He did WHAT???

 || Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace || 1999 || Book Adaptation || Science Fiction || PG || 

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Anakin looked at Padmé and the girl at him. Their laughter died away. The girl reached up to touch her hair self-consciously, but she did not divert her gaze.

“I’m going to marry you,” the boy said suddenly.

There was a moment of silence, and she began laughing again, a sweet musical sound he didn’t mind at all. The creature who accompanied her rolled his eyes.

“I mean it,” he insisted.

“You are an odd one,” she said, her laughter dying away. “Why do you say that?”

He hesitated. “I guess because it’s what I believe …”

Her smile was dazzling. “Well, I’m afraid I can’t marry you …” She paused, searching her memory for his name.

“Anakin,” he said.

“Anakin.” She cocked her head. “You’re just a little boy.”

His gaze was intense as he faced her. “I won’t always be,” he said quietly.

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OKAY WHO WAS GOING TO TELL ME THAT ANAKIN DECIDED TO MARRY PADMÉ RIGHT IN THEIR FIRST MEETING???

(this was after the angel dialogue + Jar Jar shenanigan. But also Jar Jar rolling his eyes omfg XDD)
Poor shit Padmé, feeling awkward, she really tried to be polite and nice, who is aware that Anakin is just a 10 years old kid with an instant childhood crush developing over her, and probably just a phase.

But also know, that Anakin in the books not just being creepy or something. He is constantly having dreams about the future. 

The novellization is btw based on the movie script, but also has scenes that movie did not include, and according to wiki, this is also a scene that may have been deleted from the final version.

Anyway, just by looking the movies, Anakin's crush is obvious and it can be seen why he is attached to Padmé, but what I had trouble figure it out that what Padmé saw in Anakin. I'm really looking forward to find answers in these books, since I love the tragic aspects of Anidala, but you barely knew anything about her. So far, I like her in the books. 

[THE PHANTOM MENACE] Qui-Gon Jinn

|| Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace || 1999 || Book Adaptation || Science Fiction || PG ||

I mentioned that Kast Fulier and Qui-Gon Jinn has the same temperament and I think I wasn't so far off!!! Take a look at this section of the Phantom Menace novellization where Qui-Gon is reflecting about himself and the Force. 

Also I love how the books are emphasising on Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan's relationship, giving much more deepness to them, and how they are the often got into arguments due to their differences in worldview, temperament and overall the way of the Force. 
 

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The Jedi Master thought for a moment on his own life. He knew what they said about him at Council. He was willful, even reckless in his choices. He was strong, but he dissipated his strength on causes that did not merit his attention. But rules were not created solely to govern behavior. Rules were created to provide a road map to understanding the Force. Was it so wrong for him to bend those rules when his conscience whispered to him that he must?

 

The Jedi folded his arms over his broad chest. The Force was a complex and difficult concept. The Force was rooted in the balance of all things, and every movement within its flow risked an upsetting of that balance. A Jedi sought to keep the balance in place, to move in concert to its pace and will. But the Force existed on more than one plane, and achieving mastery of its multiple passages was a lifetime’s work. Or more. He knew his own weakness. He was too close to the life Force when he should have been more attentive to the unifying Force. He found himself reaching out to the creatures of the present, to those living in the here and now. He had less regard for the past or the future, to the creatures that had or would occupy those times and spaces.

 

It was the life Force that bound him, that gave him heart and mind and spirit.

 

So it was he empathized with Anakin Skywalker in ways that other Jedi would discourage, finding in this boy a promise he could not ignore. Obi-Wan would see the boy and Jar Jar in the same light—useless burdens, pointless projects, unnecessary distractions. Obi-Wan was grounded in the need to focus on the larger picture, on the unifying Force. He lacked Qui-Gon’s intuitive nature. He lacked his teacher’s compassion for and interest in all living things. He did not see the same things Qui-Gon saw.

 

Qui-Gon sighed. This was not a criticism, only an observation. Who was to say that either of them was the better for how they interpreted the demands of the Force? But it placed them at odds sometimes, and more often than not it was Obi-Wan’s position the Council supported, not Qui-Gon’s. It would be that way again, he knew. Many times.

 

But this would not deter him from doing what he believed he must. He would know the truth about Anakin Skywalker. He would discover his place in the Force, both living and unifying. He would learn who this boy was meant to be.

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“Listen to me, my young Padawan. There are secrets hidden in the Force that are not easily discovered. The Force is vast and pervasive, and all living things are a part of it. It is not always apparent what their purpose is, however. Sometimes that purpose must be sensed first in order that it may be revealed later.”

Obi-Wan’s young face clouded. “Some secrets are best left concealed, Master.” He shook his head. “Besides, why must you always be the one to do the uncovering? You know how the Council feels about these … detours. Perhaps, just once, the uncovering should be left to someone else.”

Qui-Gon looked suddenly sad. “No, Obi-Wan. Secrets must be exposed when found. Detours must be taken when encountered. And if you are the one who stands at the crossroads or the place of concealment, you must never leave it to another to act in your place.”

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