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Throughout Attack of the Clones, Anakin is an impatient, arrogant teen, with great powers beneath a James Dean pout.
Mar 18,2021
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Throughout Attack of the Clones, Anakin is an impatient, arrogant teen, with great powers beneath a James Dean pout. Audiences who had expected a more heroic protagonist - someone like the easy-to-root-for farm boy Luke Skywalker - may have been confused by the sullen kid, who is alternatively boastful and whining. Lucas believes Christensen took an unfair hit from critics and fans merely carrying out what was in the script. “Poor Hayden,” he says. “His performance is great. They just don’t like the character.”
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