Also, living with a fugging explosive device in your head has got to be troubling. Why was this not considered? Anakin and Shmi both have C4 in their brainpan, but they're both happy as clams. Anakin even gleefully describes the consequences of it in an expository scene.
This, to me, says that this is not something that was a part of the original plot or of Anakin or Shmi's character development, or of SW literature beforehand. Rather, it was tacked on at the last moment as a plot device to keep the Jedi from just carting Anakin off and, without sufficient time to think it through, the emotional consequences of Anakin having a bomb in his head were never considered.
Much like ANY emotional consequences in the PT.
Here's how I think it went:
Guy: So, the Jedi arrrive on Tattooine and grab Anakin up, and we can get off that planet and explore somewhere el.......
Lucas: No, I do not think so Admiral. We need to spend some time on Tattooine, maybe have a high speed chase.
Guy: I'm not exactly an admiral, and I'm not sure I know how we can keep two Jedi from taking one small and very portable child wherever they damn well please.
Lucas: For your sake Admiral, I hope not. McCallum is not as forgiving as I am, and he wants more opportunities for JarJar to step in poodoo.
Guy: Alright Mr. smartguy, give me a plausible reason why they get stuck there.
Lucas: Ok, Tattooine has very strict adoption laws.
Guy: Lightsabers
Lucas: He has lice, they have to fix it due to space quarantine.
Guy: Lightsabers
Lucas: Ouch... Ok ok, his teacher at slave school says he cant miss any more days or he'll fail.
Guy: The Force.
Lucas: He's a slave, and his owner won't part with him.
Guy: The Force.
Lucas: His owner is force proof.
Guy: You motherfucker. Lightsabers!
Lucas: Ok, he has a bomb in his head that will explode if he leaves.
Guy: God damn it.
Am I wrong here? Is there some reference to this practice in EU literature?
This post has been edited by J m HofMarN: 24 September 2008 - 05:09 AM