FIRST TIME WATCHING *STAR WARS: ATTACK OF THE CLONES II*

[@agentohio1699]

Okay so can I just talk about Christopher Lee for a second? Lee has the world record for the most sword fights of any actor on screen. Lee was also a member of the British Special Forces and a spy, where he spent most of the years after WWII hunting down Nazis in hiding. Fun fact, James Bond was actually based on Lee. After this, he obviously became one of the most prolific actors of all time, but also made many friends in high places. He was knighted by the Queen, best friends with the president of INTERPOL, and was almost married into the Swedish Royal Family. He can trace his ancestry back to Charlemagne, of whom he is a direct descendant of. He was an incredible opera singer, and briefly started a heavy metal band in his 90s. This man has killed several Nazis in hiding, worked as an opera singer, a spy, a member of the SAS, a heavy metal singer, an actor, a fucking knight, and is overall one of the coolest and most accomplished human beings to ever exist.

[@DingleJBerry]

He was in his 90’s when he did the metal band

[@agentohio1699]

@@DingleJBerry Goddamn, just when I thought he couldn't get any more impressive

[@CloneCommanderCrater1102]

Don't forget the fact that he was the only member of the LOTR cast to actually meet Tolkien.

[@TimothyGod]

And knew a mkre realistic way to be stbbed. He's knowledgable as hell​@@CloneCommanderCrater1102

[@dakotasan8719]

God. The world is definitely a bleaker place without him. Rest in Peace Mr. Lee.

[@alucard96FB]

Obi-chan Fun fact: Obi-Wan's actor (Ewan McGregor) has a brother (Colin McGregor) who is a military pilot and his callsign is "Obi-2"

[@Zamiiz]

That’s so cute

[@DragonSoul621]

So his brother is the leader of the Akatsuki, obi-2

[@Nezha_Main]

​@@DragonSoul621ah so obi-2 wasn't using his eye he was using the force and tricked us into thinking it was his eyes.....very clever....

[@jasonskeans3327]

the only pilot in existentence that has a cool callsign

[@Indurok]

That's awesome.

[@ryanwight9116]

“Don’t forget, she’s a politician and she’s not to be trusted” Obi-Wan speaking true facts

[@iamalbertwesker2]

And yet... *Side-eyes the whole Order*

[@GameDragon2k]

You mean Obi-Chan

[@jamesalexander5559]

Spoilers Obi-Wan failed to take his own advice in The Clone Wars.

[@potitishogun2961997]

The fact they muffled Obi-Wan's reason why he feels that way and the fact said reasons are fcking based-

[@LetMeFLY649]

@@jamesalexander5559 i mean to be fair, mandalorians are more warrior than politician. even their politicians are full fledged combatants once the chips are down.

[@Matej_Sojka]

The novelization of this movie is great. When Obi-Wan jumps trough the window into the traffic he literally berates himself in inner monologue "Great Obi-Wan, now you dangle above fast speeders and concrete canyons, what exactly was your plan here?!"

[@Riggs_The_Roadie]

Is it by the same author as the Revenge of the Sith novelization? I love the prose in that.

[@Matej_Sojka]

@Riggs_The_Roadie No R. A.Salvatore did novelization for Episode II and Mathew Stower did Episode III.

[@realJoeMavro]

@@Riggs_The_Roadie I love the ROTS novel too. In some ways, it's an improvement over the movie.

[@Maioly]

@@Matej_Sojka ... that R.A. Salvatore? damn, guess I gotta track that one down

[@Agent_Cobalt]

Theres a lot of good novelizations in star wars. I still have the force unleashed graphic novel

[@seasickviking]

Its when Yoda refers to Dooku as his "old Padawan" that made me realize something: the entire Star Wars franchise surrounds one line of succession when it comes to Jedi. Yoda trained Dooku, Dooku trained Quigon Jinn, Jinn trained Kenobi, Kenobi trained BOTH Skywalkers, Anakin trained Ahsoka & Luke trained Kylo Ren. Talk about having one hell of a legacy...

[@666FallenShadow]

tbf Yoda kinda gets involved in everyone's training, we even see him train some kids in this one

[@i.r.c3337]

​@@666FallenShadow It's not the same, yes yoda has helped in the training of most of the jedi when they were kids but with Dooku they were master and apprentice in clone wars it is mentioned they had adventures in different planets

[@angrybrony]

I have seen people call it the disaster lineage.

[@Saiyanking72]

That’s why they are called the Disaster Lineage😂 they truly earned that name

[@AshLee92490]

​@@666FallenShadowYoda trains the Younglings, but Dooku was specifically his Padwan...

[@firerath]

The issue between Anakin and Obi-chan is that Obi-wan treated Anakin as a brother while Anakin saw him as a father figure. Anakin needed guidance from someone that was stern but patient, but Obi-wan couldn’t give that which is how Palpatine was able to worm his way to Anakins side.

[@ryanwight9116]

RIP Christopher Lee, there couldn’t have been a better Count Dooku Obi-Chan

[@illuminossentertainment3253]

Christopher Lee is amazing.

[@attackinglizard3429]

That man was the badass of all time

[@Philthorn]

Just like J K Simmons was the perfect actor for J Jonah Jameson, such is the case for Christopher Lee as Count Dooku

[@timkalier]

Count Saruman will always be in our hearts.

[@megaboy767]

Why did I hear Majima's Voice at "Obi-Chan"

[@blackheartthedarklord6428]

Fun Fact: On the Conan show with Ewan McGregor, they talked how a fan pranked their religious mother by giving her a picture portrait of Obi Wan Kenodi from Episode II and convinced her it was Jesus Christ! She even hung it up in the house! I dont know if she still has it up, it was years ago.

[@liontigeman23]

Wholesome

[@The_Real_Mr_Al]

@@liontigeman23 I remember finding it kind of disturbing instead. It gave me the vibe that this mother is rather "Hollywood religious" rather than a Christian, because most people of the faith know the whole light-haired, fair-skinned blue-eyed Jesus thing is a Hollywood invention. Especially with describing her as "religious" and not "Christian" sending up warning flags about some twisted, watered-down americanized thing (there are absolutely genuine and amazing American Christians, just look at the people who made The Chosen show for example, incredible attention to detail for the explicit Jewish nature of the real-life historical Yeshua bar Yosef despite essentially being a feel-good drama series of historical fiction, but the US also has always had a big issue with nondescript "religious" people).

[@CloneCommanderCrater1102]

​@The_Real_Mr_Al What? The fair-skinned depiction of Jesus has been a thing in art since the medieval times, it's not an invention of Hollywood. Made more prominent by Hollywood, possibly, but not invented by them by any means.

[@l0sts0ul89]

​@@The_Real_Mr_Al Please take your pills because wow this is crazy

[@liontigeman23]

@@The_Real_Mr_Al The Chosen show is a weird show and hard to get into.

[@Shintigercurl]

anakin's break down in front of padme was probably the freest he's ever felt since becoming a jedi. he's been repressing so much frustration, angry, and sadness that it all came out in front of the only person he felt comfortable to express it. and he is crying because he knows what he did was wrong and against what he is taught but he hates that he felt good and justified in doing it. that scene was more about him finally venting all the feelings he had inside of him than anything: his frustrations with obi-wan's method of teaching, the disrespect he felt from the other jedi, his desires for padme, his hatred of the sand people, the sadness over losing his mother and his helplessness over not being able to do more with his power

[@DragoonZell]

Awesome fact. Samuel L. Jackson was a huge fan of Star Wars and was very hyped to be in the Prequels. When he was talking to George Lucas he asked George as a Joke if he could make the Lightsaber Purple as that was his favorite color. George Lucas surprised him by making it purple and in doing so created an entire Lore based around that specific Color and what it means for the person who wields it.

[@AS-lf7rg]

“Obi-chan senpai is holding me back! He is baka!” Can’t wait for you to get to the Clone Wars cartoon. Some of the greatest Star Wars moments are in that series.

[@DavidGarcia-kw4sf]

Yes. I recently watched both The Clone Wars and The Bad Batch. I was very impressed with both.

[@liamodynsky4871]

Some of the best Star Wars content, period. 👌

[@NinjaTyler]

​@@DavidGarcia-kw4sfyou'll also really enjoy Rebels then it was also super good

[@Cloningmaster55]

​​@@NinjaTyler and Dave Filoni who was involved in the making of Avatar the last airbender the original animated show from 2005 was also involved in the making of all 3 of those Star Wars animated shows and was showrunner for good portions of the Clone wars and the Bad batch and all 4 seasons of Rebels

[@sleepingbee8997]

Tartovsky cartoon first, then Filoni.

[@Shintigercurl]

fun fact: christopher lee was a highly skilled fencer, so they worked that into dooku's fighting style. dooku used a style that focused on the weaknesses of the modern jedi style, which focused more on blocking blaster bolts than saber dueling. so dooku attacked at odd angles and focused on precises striking. thanks to that, dooku was considered the deadliest duelist in the galaxy, which only yoda and mace being considered his equals. his only real weakness was his age. he tended to tire quickly.

[@alf513]

So his style was “go for the killing blow”

[@benschultz1784]

Obi-chan RIP Christopher Lee. Super spy, Nazi hunter, actor, Knight of the British Empire, metal singer. The Republic Chancellor could only serve a single 8 year term. Palpatine used the Seperatist Crisis to extend his time in office.

[@ImaginatorJoren]

Don’t forget vampire

[@filipvadas7602]

I love that you two caught on to the fact that Tatooine was lowkey the best hiding place for both Obi-Wan and Luke because Vader would literally *never* willingly go back there.

[@saidbojoquerz7228]

Also, SAND!

[@Cloningmaster55]

​​@@saidbojoquerz7228 It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere

[@lonesavior]

A little bit of side lore: Jango Fett was chosen to be the model for the clones because he managed to hunt down and kill a powerful Jedi.

[@FizzleIsGaming]

star wars bounty hunter on ps2 my beloved

[@Dyerdon]

The next movie is at the tail end of the war, the animated series "The Clone Wars" takes place during the clone wars between 2 and 3, except the last season, which takes place partially in the midst of 3. That said, Obi-Chan

[@Ender-bg2hx]

Also there’s a deleted scene that explains a bit more on why Count Dooku left the Jedi order and became the head of the Separatist. He was like Qui Gon in the sense of being a free thinker and wanting to fix or reform the ways of the Jedi and realized the Jedi council has become somewhat disconnected and also was losing faith in the republic and in the end he left the order and then came back as head of the separatist (but he hasn’t fully become a sith hence why his eyes are still normal and not yellow)

[@benschultz1784]

He was already working with Palpatine by the time of Episode 1. Once Maul "died" Palpatine took Dooku in as his new Sith apprentice.

[@Ender-bg2hx]

@ Oh right

[@KingsBard]

​@@Ender-bg2hxYeah, he was ordered to kill Master Yaddle during Qui-Gon's funeral.

[@JakNasty69]

​@@benschultz1784The rule of 2 ✋😯🤚

[@Avenger85438]

Note that at the Jedi still hold him in high regard at the start of the film. Its only after he's confirmed to have malevolent intent that they come to see him as a danger, and while they take his warnings with a grain of salt, recognizing it as a manipulation, they intend to keep an eye on the Senate just in case.

[@lachlanmcdonald8294]

From what I can understand, the whole point of the clone wars was for Palpatine to gain control over as much of the galaxy as possible. The republic will recruit as many planets and systems as possible, and the separatists do the same. And whichever side wins the war, will gain control over the over sides assets, including the recruited planets. And with Palpatine incharge of both sides, it doesn't matter who wins or loses. Cause either way, Palpatine still the victer.

[@benschultz1784]

The point of the war was to turn the greater public against the Jedi.

[@lachlanmcdonald8294]

@@benschultz1784 Ah. That is a way simpler reason (Not in a "you're wrong" way, but a "that's probably the more likely reason" way). I was just going off of an episode of star wars rebels.

[@melindamuller4466]

@@lachlanmcdonald8294 I mean, the reason is both. He needed a way to topple the Jedi and to destabalize the republic to make people want a 'strong leader'.

[@HaganeNoGijutsushi]

It also helps to remember that these movies were made shortly after 9/11 and the political commentary about "government uses an external enemy as a spook to consolidate antidemocratic measures at home" was never meant to be exactly _subtle_ . Palpatine is doing that but on steroids, he's using the war to drive everyone into a corner and force them to make things they know are bad but that keep looking like the best option under the circumstances.

[@kagato3]

@@melindamuller4466 and a way to say in control he was on the last year he could legally remain Chancellor with the war he can extend his term and use war powers to convert it to the empire. the separatists are also in control of a large portion of the economic sector the plan was always for the republic to win as with the separatists defeated and disgraced as the aggressors in the war the empire can nationalize all their assets.

[@ryanwight9116]

Christopher Lee, who played Count Dooku, was actually a pretty skilled swordsman in real life. He was an awesome dude And Obi-Chan

[@phantomarceus6387]

He was also in the British special forces, specifically the Special Air Service and the Special Operations Executive iirc

[@lugxxxzzz1014]

@@phantomarceus6387 Ian Flemming and Christopher lee were actually step cousins and Ian based much of James bonds character off of Lees exploits such as in Finland, North Africa and Italy.

[@ThoraxetheImpaile100]

If I recall correctly, he took the role on the condition that he could utilize his own fencing skills. I believe this also gave birth to the concept of Lightsaber Forms.

[@ambrosiogiovanni6952]

Also a spy. He was one of the guys that Flemming used as inspiration for James Bond.

[@rainbowprism6242]

Sir Lee was always up for realism. Remember times he argued about correct sound when someone is stabbed?

[@KingsBard]

Anakin and Padme exchanged Droids instead of Rings

[@Tar-Numendil]

I've been obsessed with Star Wars for 16 years and i'm just realizing that. Holy shit.

[@samwallaceart288]

Wow

[@666FallenShadow]

omg you're literally correct lmao. never even thought of it like that

[@anthonyfanchin1144]

Dexter has got to be my favorite brief character in Star Wars. His screen time was short but still likable.

[@__TK___]

In the German synchronization Dexter gets voiced by the same voice actor who did Mr.Krabs

[@code_error6112]

"He oversaw the creation of the Storm Troopers" See, that's where you're wrong because Clone Troopers and Storm Troopers are NOT the same thing. The first were forces specifically bred for combat, while the second are just basic ass conscripted soldiers.

[@VegetaLF7]

Except they are meant to be the same thing, they just changed the source of the trooper inside the armor. Once the Empire was established, the Clones became Stormtroopers but the clones themselves were quickly replaced with conscripts and volunteers. The Stormtrooper corps are meant to be a continuation of the Grand Army, just for the Empire rather than the Republic

[@dumel2831]

Aren't Stormtroopers technically meant to be the "elite?" The movies make them look like bumbling idiots but they're canonically meant to be some of the best of the best, no? Imperial Army Troopers are the basic ones.

[@NinjaTyler]

​@@dumel2831Wrong the movies mostly had then be competent lethal forces, the times it was goody was when they clearly set traps in the movies

[@alshabib5849]

@@VegetaLF7 Stormtroopers are volunteer forces. They are a higher teir actually, they serve as an elevated highly mobile infantry force that come in for pivotal objectives or for counter insurgency stuff. Imperial Army handle the garrisoning and actual war fighting and they can be conscripts but not always. If you want a comparison to real life, Imperial Army would be like your US Army regular grunt of varying quality, trained by the numbers. Stormtroopers would be the equivalent of Army Rangers but not quite your teir 1 devgru guys (that would be something like Death Troopers), they do a lot of what regular army does but they receive a much higher grade of training as well as budget for equipment. Strategically they operate also as marines, they are fleet based and strike from star destroyers so they can move where they are needed quickly as opposed to the Imperial Army that has to move thousands of troops and heavy equipment, whereas stormtroopers are actually a lot smaller and lighter in how many bodies and machines they bring. Of course its easy to forget this when using the films as reference, but you have to remember that the films are where the stormtroopers assigned usually to Vader are on screen. In New Hope they are performing their Marine role of CQB Boarding action on the Tantive and absolutely wreck the Alderaan soldiers aboard and then go on to track down what they think are remaining insurgents in the desert and do so pretty quickly, tracking the plans to Lukes home in less then a day or two. in the next movie they are serving as a spear head and quickly assault and rout echo base and are serving as Vader's escort on bespin, Vader while on Bespin isn't even really acting for the empire here but going awol to get to Luke so he only really has his own ship and the stormtrooper legion aboard as his assets. In 6 Endor is an Army instalation but the stormtroopers you see fighting on Endor are the same unit, Vadars own legion who show up to ambush the rebels as planned.

[@Bricksilver]

Respect for the clones!

[@jbomber4416]

fun fact the actor that plays boba said he was struggling to look pissed at ewan mcgregor when he opens the door to him cause he kept wanting to laugh so ewan told him to act as if he'd just done a rly bad fart and he was disgusted at it lmfao. love how that tip created such a "man fuck u lookin at" ahhh face lmfao

[@Its_Dave_Just_Dave]

Of the 212 Jedi that fought in the battle, approx 179 died, at casualty rate of 83% The safe word is "Obi-chan"

[@RoyalFusilier]

People were like 'I can't believe the Jedi just accepted this Clone Army. They *knew* it was commissioned under false pretenses!' but their only other choice was to try and take on the CIS with their ten-thousand or whatever members, which would have just been the arena battle on Geonosis over and over again. Not to mention that Palpatine swiftly drafted them all as generals anyhow, so refusing would have turned them into "traitors to the Republic" too. Palps got them coming and going.

[@TheGohanSkywalker]

This is where we begin getting the best Obi-Wans out there: sassy Obi.

[@pondoorwastaken]

Man, this movie has one of my favorite interactions in all of Star Wars. The talk between Obi-Wan and Dooku while Obi is captured made little babby me fall in love with Dooku's character. I was so ready for him to turn out to be secret good guy.

[@saltyk9869]

If memory serves, he kind of is. He knows where Sidious is kinda right and is working with him. But doesn't want him to win. Dooku wants to save the Republic and defeat Sidious.

[@Shintigercurl]

and dooku told obi-wan the truth and yet he didn't want to believe it. and when he shared those concerns with mace and yoda, they dismissed it as sith lies.

[@alshabib5849]

@@saltyk9869 He does want to save the republic but he is also a revolutionary in his own right, thats the fatal flaw. He IS being genuine, even going so far as to straight up give Palpatine away almost (Likely because he was pissed that Palpatine killed Qui Gon), But he doesn't want the Jedi to just get a win either as he sees them as just as corrupt, being the Republic's bagmen basically. Dooku himself had reservations about democracy, which is unsurprising given he comes from an aristocratic planetary government, but after how useless the senate is in Phantom Menace can you really blame him for thinking that?

[@RoyalFusilier]

"If you want to see the fate of democracies, look out a window," as the aristocratic Mr. House would say in Fallout: New Vegas.

[@TheRealBitterbub]

Bro I can't believe she skipped death sticks in the reaction video. That's like one of the best moments in this movie 😂😂

[@gogaonzhezhora8640]

You don't want to watch the death-sticks scene. You want to go home and re-think your life.

[@Flamewarden_Honoushugoshin]

It's definitely a great joke, but I wouldn't say it's THAT important to the movies lol

[@Aurelius1239]

​@Flamewarden_Honoushugoshin ✋️ You think the death sticks scene is that important to the movies

[@Knightmarex5]

Good ol' Elan Sleazebaggano. Here's to hoping he led a decent life after he stopped selling death sticks. Probably hard given his name, though.

[@ss4clubdj]

Can't believe she skipped pretty much the whole arena fight

[@ramoncunningham71]

When Anikin was going through his training, he was constantly made fun of because he was the chosen one and kept constantly feeling angry due to that.

[@saltyk9869]

Obi-chan's sarcasm is legendary. I think this movie makes it clear that Anakin's fatal flaw is that he will do anything to protect those he loves. This gets explored a lot in the CG Clone Wars series. Let's just say he will do a lot to save Obi-Chan, Padme, and anyone else he cares about.

[@alshabib5849]

My favourite from that is the Anakin x Catgirl Slaver rizz arc

[@KelShu]

Looking back, Count Dooku is one of the best Star Wars villains, I think Christopher Lee’s portrayal helps to show that.

[@666FallenShadow]

i like that he's not exactly fully evil, he doesn't kill obi wan despite having many opportunities to do so and even spills the beans on the sith lord situation.

[@alshabib5849]

@@666FallenShadow i always interpret that scene he has with Obi-Wan as his last attempt to try take out Palpatine. The problem is that Dooku thinks the Jedi are corrupt as well so he is trying to have his cake and eat it and betting on the fact that because Obi-Wan was Qui Gon's apprentice that he also had a maverick streak and would not just blindly follow the councils doctrine, unfortunately he was wrong and Obi-Wan here is a blockhead.

[@ryanwight9116]

If I remember correctly, lightsaber colors didn’t have meaning till after Samuel L. Jackson demanded a purple lightsaber

[@SubzeroBlack68]

Well he didnt "Demand it" exactly Jackson: Who we gotta talk to about Lightsaber color? Lucas: Oh, well good guys are green or blue and bad guys are Red. That's just the way it works. Jackson: *Nods... No Purple lightsaber? Lucas: ... You might get Purple. Jackson: 😃

[@wildbard4112]

Demanded? Didn't he just ask in the most casual way and Lucas said yes.

[@johnellis8468]

@@wildbard4112 request demand ask all can mean the same thing. its sort of like a synonym

[@wildbard4112]

​@@johnellis8468 Demand is more forceful and authoritative. Like there is a difference between "I demand you give me this" and "Hey can I have this?". One's an order the other is a question

[@VME-Brad]

They did, George Lucas just added purple into the mix afterwards, because it wasn't there before. Before that there was only green, blue, yellow, and red.

[@Ender-bg2hx]

Also when the clone mentioned “Five special commandos” probably was not referencing the Clone commandos from Republic Commando but still I like to imagine. (One day Sev, one day)

[@Jeikobu]

To be fair, the commandos were on Geonosis, and there was more than the squad we love.

[@CloneCommanderCrater1102]

The five commando units that Ponds mentioned were five commando squads, not five individual commandos. Commando squads were made up of four men each, so that would be twenty commandos available.

[@tasbard8545]

Thats the fun bit. Obiwan *said* they should stick to just defending Padme. ...but who jumped out the window?

[@falx1975]

Saw this in the theaters, the full effect of those seismic charges in the asteroid belt was pretty damn great sound design.

[@slightlycynical4308]

After finishing the prequels you should definitley check out the "How liberty dies" video, its a great concise explanation for a lot of the subtler parts of the prequel trilogy, it does have a lot of the clone wars show plot so something to be aware if you want to watch that first

[@J.P1981]

Christopher Lee is like what J.K Simons is to me as well. Whenever I read one of his characters, I can only imagine their voices.

[@davishayden429]

1:30 No, Clone Wars comes latter and is a mandatory watch for any fans especially newbies. It is a REALLY good series and I hope you will get a chance to react to it.

[@jennastewart7305]

The Clone Wars are, in fact, now. They start in this movie.

[@davishayden429]

@@jennastewart7305 I know that but the show The Clone Wars comes latter, it could just be me but the way they were talking it sounded like they thought they were at the part everyone wants them to watch when they have not yet. If it turns out that is not what they meant, then feel free to ignore me.

[@ghostspider2056]

The are 2 Clone Wars series set after this film, the original short 2D one and the new 3D 7 season one.

[@VME-Brad]

yes, but you need to be careful with the final season, there are some episodes that take place during episode 3.

[@tannerprice2018]

Originally, Master Sifo-Dias, the one who ordered the Clones for the Republic in this movie, was actually an alias for Darth Sidious, aka The Emperor from the previous trilogy. Since Sifo-Dias was an anagram for “Sidious.” But apparently, George Lucas liked the name, so just changed the story to “He’s a Jedi, he commissioned a new army for the Republic, then he died.”

[@FeoAsilion]

Not to rain on your parade, but where's the F in "Sidious"?

[@alshabib5849]

@@FeoAsilion its a typical Lucas goofy ass name, not really an anagram. Sifo Dias is literally just a weird way of saying Sidious, thats as deep as it gets. Please see other classics like Savage Oppress and Elan Sleazebaggano

[@SwordBotMk3]

Attack of the Clones will always be my guilty pleasure film, there's just so many cool stuff like Jango and the Phase I Clone Troopers that I look past the movie's flaws for them. Oh, and uh...Zam Wesell and Padme in the arena...they awoke something in me when I watched it way back when...and now that I'm grown up, I'm starting to see why people might fall for Obi-Chan too...

[@JakNasty69]

When I was 10 and saw Padme's black dress and the white outfit 😩, 😂😂

[@NK-ew9ym]

I hope this means she gets into SWTCW, it would be a great adventure.

[@VME-Brad]

Good Soldiers follow orders.

[@NK-ew9ym]

@ The Missions.. The Nightmares.. They’re finally over..

[@lostrangerjosh8680]

Honestly i want her to watch the 2003 clone wars first

[@NK-ew9ym]

@ that one is a lot of fun to watch too

[@kc759]

Clone wars will always have a spwcial place in my heart, cause that was the first bit of Star Wars property I ever interacted with. I remember watching those episodes first, before I ever watched any of the movies.

[@foxtrot-gamesandwit4475]

I feel like you kind of have to call Yoda self-taught... he was trained 800 years ago but most of his skills come from his own effort and experience over the course of centuries as a Jedi Master

[@xthemystic7879]

And yet, he too had a master. 800 years before... on a jungle world, much like Dagobah. Though, this may not be canon anymore- been sometime since I've scoured the lore...

[@lupinrangerjoker]

Let’s remember Palpatine needs Padme dead but doesn’t want to do it himself so he gets count dooku to do it, but he doesn’t want to do it himself so he gets jango fett to do it, but he doesn’t want to do it himself so they get a shapeshifting assassin to do it, but they don’t want to do it so they sent a robot to kill her and some how the robot didn’t want to do it so it sent bugs which failed. And instead of killing padme now that she is defenseless since the two chased the assassin jango decided to kill the assassin they hired instead. Full credit to cosmonautvarietyhour

[@jonmercano1138]

Yes, this is a funny way of explaining it, but it’s not entirely accurate. It’s Nute Gunray that wants Padme dead, not Palpatine

[@HaganeNoGijutsushi]

And when Obi Wan grabs the robot the shapeshifting assassin has to go through the pain of shooting it down rather than simply turning it off remotely so it falls to the ground with Obi Wan.

[@genericusername3518]

"You hire a guy who hires someone who buys a droid which uses bug things to kill people but also the first guy sticks around to kill the subcontractor if they get caught" -Seals are good

[@bonedaddy9563]

Dude don’t use cosmonaut he actually doesn’t know what he’s talking about when it comes to anything he’s about as bad as organized, chaos or synthetic man

[@sarafontanini7051]

well all this does is hide who it is behind the assassination and why there's layers to this like gunray wants her dead to secure his power, while palpatine doesn't care either way because whether she lives or dies doesn't change the goal of making the senate scared enough of the Seperatists to give him his army and later his power

[@EternalKHFan0]

15:54 I mean, Anakin and Padmé-scenes in Naboo's Lake Country were filmed in Italy, IIRC. Also, Obi-Chan.

[@skylermaves7272]

Damn I completely missed notifications for Phantom Menace and Return of the Jedi. Stupid KZbin. The first two prequel films were my introduction to Star Wars, so they both hold a special place in my heart. Also to the people who say Hayden Christisnson (Anakin Skywalker) can't act I point to the 'I killed them all' scene and most of Revenge of the Sith. He is a fantastic actor, especially when he plays Anakin's darker side.

[@pikespeakaudio8898]

Even the Nostalgia Critic pointed this out in some past videos: talented actors can be undone by poor direction.

[@TWISTEDSPARTANXIII]

11:35 ive always seen it as QuiGon was meant to be the father figure in the relationship but when he died that left ObiWan. But Obi-Wan was a brother figure and had to take on being a masters role too

[@blankcanvas3358]

“Help me Obi-Chan, you’re my only hope” says a hologram of Princess Leia stuck headfirst in the dryer.

[@HellBent_]

Man seeing these reactions gives me life, I remember loving these films as a kid but everyone else hatin on them, so cathartic to relive the hype

[@loopylemur0]

some fun behind the scenes facts with this when filming Christopher lee (count dooku) was told to attack in a certain way to which he responded to george lucas with "have you ever killed a man, george" Christopher lee is in fact that guy. looking up his history is a whole thing.

[@illyahrthebard3303]

Slight correction: that was his portrayal as Saruman. Peter Jackson told him how to react when Grima stabbed him in the back, and Lee responded that he knew what it actually sounded like

[@Grenn1471]

The best explanation of the relationship between Obi-Wan and Anakin is that Anakin was supposed to be raised by his father (Qui-Gon), but he died and suddenly he's being raised by his older brother who is doing his best, but it is not the same.

[@samwallaceart288]

Fun Fact: Samuel L. Jackson personally asked Lucas to give him a unique saber color so he could stand out in the crowd, and purple is his favorite color. And allegedly the prop guys etched the insignia "BAD MOTHER FUCKER" on his hilt lol. Originally the lightsaber colors were just Blue for Jedi, Red for The Dark Side. The reason Luke's lightsaber is green is because the blue version was hard to see on the Jabba's Barge fight scene with the blue sky behind them; so last minute they made Luke's saber green to stand out better. Since then it became fan canon that Blue = fighter Jedi, Green = wise sage Jedi, and Lucas effectively canonized this tradition in the prequels by making Qui-Gon and Yoda green. As well as making Red the color for _all_ Sith, not just Vader. Since then in the Clone Wars show and games etc, the general lightsaber tradition is Blue for fighting guardian, Orange / Yellow for investigating / temple-guarding Sentinels, Green for meditating Consels, and then Purple is a rare color for Windu that's particularly difficult to get ahold of and is associated with strongly individualistic Jedi who tap into Dark Side energy without succumbing to it, but understanding and taming it; in the cartoons Windu has unique shatter-point powers that are too hostile and temperamental for regular Jedi to control. In the original canon before Disney deleted it, the reason for Sith having Red lightsabers is that the Jedi control the hostile wasteland planet where the crystals are harvested, and jealously control all access to the planet as their sacred grounds. The Sith bypass this monopoly by creating synthetic crystals with forbidden science; the Red crystal is the only one they can make successfully.

[@fabo1412]

Saying aww to the guy who was his SLAVER is crazy LOL

[@DingleJBerry]

12:36 absolutely nailed the failure of Obi Wan

[@n1ghtwa1kr58]

According to Obi-Chan, the year gaps between movies is ten years between 1 and 2, three years between 2 and 3, nineteen between 3 and 4, 3 years between 4 and 5, and one year between 5 and 6.

[@illyahrthebard3303]

45:15 Ooooh, Obi-Chan got more experience than you'd expect. You'll learn more in the Clone Wars series, which takes place between 2 and 3

[@fatesrequiem]

Obi-Wan is the goat.

[@bromodragone8405]

Among the people in the nightclub are George Lucas' daughters Katie and Amanda, Jar-Jar actor Ahmed Best and 3PO actor Anthony Daniels.

[@Cloningmaster55]

Me personally I didn't have to know it was them I recognized both Ahmed and Anthony though I didn't know Katie and Amanda Lucas were in that scene as well

[@Sirscruggz]

What happened between spooky and the dudes at the table was PURELY a business deal

[@chris0mega405]

Trivia: The uncle of Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan) is Denis Lawson who happened to play the role of Wedge Antilles in A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back & Return of the Jedi.

[@kevthepoet]

"I don't wanna tell you how to grieve but damn!" 😭

[@jonmercano1138]

Anakin is 19-20 in this, Padme is about 24. R2 was Padme’s droid, not Anakin’s. But she does give him to Anakin after this movie, and Anakin lets her keep 3PO. *Obi:* We’re here to protect you, not investigate. *Ani:* We’re gonna investigate the S**T out of this Padme! *Obi:* Dude, wtf? “She’s a politician and they’re not to be trusted” Based Obi-Chan *Ani:* jumps out of car from high altitude. *Obi:* “I hate it when he does that.” *Also Obi:* yeets himself out a window from a high altitude 3 minutes earlier. It’s not explicitly confirmed on screen till recently, but Dooku was the one who erased Kamino from the archives. He was in good standing with the jedi after leaving the order, prior to his true nature being revealed, so he visited the temple sometimes. Clone troopers are NOT stormtroopers. Though they are the first step towards them. The clones eventually get discontinued and stormtroopers are regular human recruits and conscripts. This is explained outside the movies. Man, the dark room with the fireplace, that outfit, Padme was gonna rock his galaxy, and then he had to start talking about his tormented feelings 🤦‍♂️ Sad boy rizz is the perfect description! 😂 Btw, jedi aren’t celibate. They can have sexual relationships. Although the council at this time doesn’t look at it fondly for risk of selfish attachment forming. To be clear, Cliegg DID NOT marry his slave! He never really owned her. They fell in love, HE BOUGHT HER TO FREE HER, and then married her. Owen and Beru don’t actually know Anakin became Vader. Obi Wan told them he died in the war. Padme would be more disturbed by Anakin's slaughtering of the Tuskens if she wasn’t recognizing he was making a confession of pain and shame. He’s not proud of this, he’s not revelling in it, he’s crying about it. He even says “I’m a jedi. I know I’m better than this.” Not to mention he already has sympathy points from him and his mom being former slaves who _weren’t_ being freed by the system she’s a part of. Plus, the tuskens kidnapped and tortured a woman _for a month_ until she _died,_ and for no apparent reason! They aren’t exactly being presented to her in a sympathetic light at the moment. With the exception of Dooku, none of the Separatists were aware of the clone army beforehand. They were preparing for war because of their intention to secede from the republic. Later after the clones pulled up, they’re like “where and how the hell did they get this army so fast?!” “Yoda too old to be leaping like that”-poorly aged comments 44:55 He’s a WHAT wizard?! Ah damn, his hood _was_ pointy in Ep4 😓 3 years between this and Ep 3. Both in real life and in universe. You guy’s are wild for putting 5 that low. But I suppose your reasoning is fair As to the creation of the clone army, jedi Sifo Dyas did actually order it but he died before it was completed and Dooku took control of the project under an alias. Jango said he was recruited to be the clone template by a man called Tyranus. When Dooku meets up with Sidious, he’s greeted as Lord Tyranus. Tyranus is Dooku’s Darth name IIRC, you plan on watching the 3D Clone Wars show. There’s actually also a 2D microseries, which despite not being in main continuity anymore I recommend watching before the 3D version because the latter was originally a continuation. So some things are skipped over in the 3D one. It’s also really good, and a couple hours, so a quick watch. Oh yeah, and chronological order for the 3D show. -I tried to comment this separately, but it and any other comment I make keeps disappearing. Even my reply to a reply.- Well now they’re not disappearing😵‍💫🤷‍♂️

[@unversedhero6028]

Bro, no meed to spoil so much, just let her watch The Clone Wars and get that information for herself.🤦‍♂️

[@JonMercaltchannel-lp4cn]

@@unversedhero6028clone wars doesn’t it spell it out clearly like this

[@chukolance]

Bro cooked at 32:00. You nailed it. Palpatine wants to control the galaxy, but most of the peoples of the galaxy don't want give up their freedom to a central government. So how does he convince everyone to give up their freedom? He fabricates the war and makes everyone choose sides. Whoever wins, he'll take control over directly and whichever loses, he'll just absorb into his new empire. It's brilliant and evil. Lucas cooked when he came up with such a political allegory.

[@adambump5297]

Yoda's master was named N'Kata Del Gormo and he was a Hysalrian which is an Alien with a snake like tail for legs, blue skin, four arms with three fingers and an ET looking head but with four eyes.

[@frankficcle7081]

It's a meme at this point but I feel it stll needs to be said. Palpatine ordered Dooku to take out Padme. Dooku hired Jango Fett to do the job for him. Jango Fett hired Zam to do the job for him. Zam hired a droid to do the job for her. The droid hired venomous bugs to actually do the job. I feel like we could go deeper and have the bugs hire a hobo with a shiv.

[@Tombs117]

Luke was nineteen in a new hope. And it's heavily implied that Obi-Wan got it on with Duchess Satine.

[@VegetaLF7]

She doesn't know who Satine is at all

[@Tombs117]

@VegetaLF7 I figured. But now there is incentive to watch the Clone Wars.

[@The_Real_Mr_Al]

More like almost got it on, but stopped himself before it progressed beyond the flirty levels we the Ani & Padme have on Naboo (and on the flight there).

[@ginkitsune]

I can't see the last part of this movie without thinking of DJ Dooku. hilarious video

[@admin.slayerenryu]

The best way to define one of the ways that Obi-wan failed as a master for Anakin was that Anakin needed a father, but Obi-wan was his brother.

[@spaceshiplewis]

31:52 Klcoma is seeing past Palpy's deception

[@porteroglesby3001]

Fr, dude absolutely nailing that outta nowhere blew my mind 😂

[@eddiehoward7002]

Fun fact: The actor who played Obiwan has a brother that was in the Air Force. His call sign was OB-2.

[@ultradude15]

I love watching Detective Obi-Wan do his thing in this movie.

[@ultranova05]

That take at the 30 minute mark about Palpatine playing 4D (even tho he said 3D) chess was SO exquisite! Biggest reaction from me was that moment.

[@cruisingbongos4913]

Obi-chan is the best sarcastic character who ever graced us

[@josh_miester_x511]

The introduction of the better Mandalorian bounty hunter (imo), Jango Fett, the true space cowboy. And during his time, was the greatest bounty hunter to have ever lived. Edit: awwww ya skipped over his death, I wanted to see your reaction to Jango's death.

[@cybernomad5971]

Heres a thought for you. It was loyalty that brought Anakin to the dark side and loyalty that brought him back to the light.

[@scalyvaporeon2232]

The seismic charge explosion has got to be one of the coolest sound an visual of any star wars weapon! :D

[@CrazeeAdam]

Those just talking scenes between Obi and Jango are some of the best in this film. Everything has another meaning that they're saying and it's just fun to watch

[@darrenheideman2546]

I will say, I wish that Owen and Beru had overheard Anakin's confession about massacring the villagers. It'd be added weight to Owen's one line in A New Hope. Also, I hope you liked that scene of Yoda teaching the younger students. There's an entire lore about how Jedi apprenticeships work. Also, Obi-chan, that name needs to happen in some anime.

[@mordirit8727]

Yoda fighting was always gonna be a huge challenge. Most people wanted him to not fight with a lightsaber at all, only the Force, but making that look compelling, specially against an enemy with a lightsaber, was a bit too much for Lucas. The acrobatic solution he went with was... Something... My favourite imagination of how Yoda could fight was the idea of him using a lightsaber, but never holding it: he'd just use the Force to move it around, like you're fighting an invisible enemy. Could have been interesting.

[@samwallaceart288]

I always prefer Jedi Masters as being so OP and knowing they can win a whole battle without dealing a single blow. 60-year-old Luke non-lethally dodging and disarming an entire Sith school then breaking the big bad's knees with a flick of the wrist is my idea of an OP Jedi

[@Tar-Numendil]

The Star Wars timeline has the Battle of Yavin (in A New Hope) as year 0, with B.B.Y. = Before the Battle of Yavin and A.B.Y. = After the Battle of Yavin. The Phantom Menace - 32 B.B.Y. Attack of the Clones - 22 B.B.Y. Revenge of the Sith - 19 B.B.Y. A New Hope - 0 B.B.Y./A.B.Y. The Empire Strikes Back - 3 A.B.Y. Return of the Jedi - 4 A.B.Y.

[@Indurok]

A little something I remember from when I first saw this movie as a kid: Yoda fighting with a lightsaber was something I never knew I wanted to see.

[@steelgreyed]

30:30 You totally nailed it. Out of all the bad guys, only Sidious was a sociopath right out of the crib. Palps was on both sides of the Proxy war and Dooku really did think the Jedi were rightly corrupted. Anakin isn't even the worst story. The fall/rise/fall(?) of General Grievous is probably the most tear jerking of the lot, and his rage was truly justified. Too angry to die is a theme in this verse. Even Maul "somehow" survives being cut in half.

[@willfanofmanyii3751]

"Did we bring an umbrella?" Cut to that blooper of Obi-Wan and Jango dancing in the rain with umbrellas, lol.

[@dansdiscourse4957]

I want to point out that for us old school fans who saw this back when it came out, this was our first time getting to see Yoda in his prime and fighting. You should have heard the audience erupt when he ignited his lightsaber.

[@hayond656]

I actually remembered this was Star Wars Day this time. Idk why it took me this long lmao

[@Matthew-bm7xh]

RIP Coleman Trebor, the most powerful Jedi

[@josephthiel9695]

Now ofcourse Count Dooku was one of the better lightsaber duelists in the series. The design of his saber offsetting his blade slightly pissed so many duelists off because they regularly trained in the forms so they knew where the blade should be but because of the offset his saber was never where they expected it to be.

[@wolverine9787]

Obi-chan? Have you ever heard of Obi-Wan Nairobi? The British SAS operative.

[@Waterbaer97]

Fun fact: jedi have no rules against sexual relations, but the opposition to Anikin and Padme makes a lot of people assume there are. The rule for jedi is to avoid emotional attachments and his attachment to his mother is part the reason Anikin was considered too old to start training in the previous movie.

[@VegetaLF7]

Yup. Jedi practice the "hit it and quit it" methods apparently.

[@MuffinHunterX]

Obi-Chan. No joke there is a Sith lord named Exar-Kun and I can't take him seriously because of that.

[@Squeekysquid]

Klcoma is cooking with this brainstorming. Let's see how right he is.

[@MrMonty456]

It always puts a smile on my face seeing folks enjoy the prequels, they were a big part of my childhood. I'm also glad to see you noted Obi-chan's failings towards Anakin. It's not something I've seen a lot of people touch on. I'm looking forward to seeing your perspectives on Episode III.

[@windwalker5765]

Obi-Chan! Can I just say, this is one of the best Star Wars reaction series I have seen, period. The combination of serious film study, humor, and honest fandom really is awesome. And you're making my movie experience _better._ For many SW fans, this was the worst movie in the series, but in seeing why you love it, I'm loving it more. I will say, now that you've already finished the prequel trilogy, things didn't go quite like you expected, but that's part of the fun! I am really hyped to see your reaction to the Clone Wars series.

[@CertifiedSunset]

Please tell me Alicia is going to cover the Clone Wars cartoon, it's GOATED.

[@ShiroNura]

I highly recommend you guys watch clone wars. Soooo much law, world building and character development takes place between ep 2 and 3.

[@TaivasHeart]

Here's a rough overview about the time passing between the movies: Episode 1 10 years pass Episode 2 3 years pass Episode 3 19 years pass Episode 4 2 years pass Episode 5 1 year passes Episode 6 On a sidenote: I'm really happy to see that more viewers nowadays seem to be understanding the character of Anakin. He was received really poorly for 'being whiny'. But you two picked up the elements of his fall immediately.

[@willfanofmanyii3751]

3 years pass between IV and V.

[@Awsomeman328]

4:30 So, FUN FACT ABOUT THE JEDI, although their doctrine forbids them from their feelings like love and whatnot, it DOES NOT forbid procreation (since some aspects of Force aptitude are tied to blood lines & passing on certain genetics). And so, that means the Jedi are 100% allowed to "clap dat pussy," but ARE NOT allowed to get attached, which is both funny & hilarious but sad & tragic at the same time. But yeah, basically in short, the Jedi Code be like: "Marriage? That's a no-no! Sex though? Hell yeah, brother! Get it!" 10:23 One other conflict/issue that lots of people bring up between Obi-Wan & Anakin is how Ani here clearly sees his master more like a father/parental figure, however later on (possibly not this movie but for sure in the next) Obi talks about how he sees his padawan more like a younger brother/sibling relationship, and that disconnect between their viewpoints of each other both leads into and feeds parts of the other conflict(s) between them. Also here in this scene in particular, Anakin is for sure going through some of his teenager puberty angst stuff.

[@radical_zaku4052]

Obi-Chan Anakin : "...And not just the men, but the women and the children too." Padme's thoughts after hearing that: I can fix him.

[@rickymoranjr9609]

Master Yoda fighting Count Dooku is still awesome to watch especially when he does the flips and tricks

[@jaxcraft2848]

Love this one! YODA IN HIS PRIME! Obi-chan 5:45 & 43:40: Oh this part's CRAZY!

[@Roach_Dogg_JR]

This is the first time I have to protest Alicia’s opinion…. BUT THE YODA PUPPET IS ADORABLE AND WAY CUTER THAN CGI YODA.

[@ill_Hex]

I love Obi-Wan's speech on dating politicians. Star Wars has always been political, so George Lucas knew how to pick the right words to cook em. It's also funny for the Star Wars fans that are in the know.