Nah bro, it’s total normal for a planet ruling monarch to immediately throw her life plan away for a monk she met once when he was 8 years old and his religious order had just started suppressing his emotions…
To be clear tho, this is one of those head cannon post fact rationalition things. I’m not saying George wrote it intentionally like this. But we have what we have to go on.
With that and logic, Anakin was likely doing it to everyone. He was an emotionally stunted 8 year old in a teenagers body deep in puberty with an incomparable amount of power he didnt know how to use. He was always doing what an 8 year old would think is cool, and mind tricking people into thinking it’s awesome. That’s why kids loved those movies. Anakin did what kids would want to do and his magic bacteria just made every other character play along like it wasn’t insane.
Like the theory Jar-Jar was actually really powerful, but for him instead of flashy showboating, he just stumbles thru insane situations, looking like a complete idiot but still getting the same result.
Same thing, just manifesting differently due to their own perception of themselves. And Palps used both as tools, like a lion taking the antelope that strays from the herd.
Which is why the Jedi mindwashing was so important for a unified organization. If force manifests based on how the user sees themselves, then you’d want your army of force users to all have the same self opinion.
wait until you realize that, in AoTC, when Obi and Ani are going up to Padme’s pad, Padme remembers (and is excited to see) Obi and totally didn’t know who Anakin was until Darth Jar jar called out 'Annie!"
they were totally knocking boots.
Edit: also you can see anakin-the-dumbfuck finally putting it together in RotS.
Edit2, also notice how she was far less excited when Obi was there on business.
Why am I only now realizing he was mind tricking her into liking him?
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To be clear tho, this is one of those head cannon post fact rationalition things. I’m not saying George wrote it intentionally like this. But we have what we have to go on.
With that and logic, Anakin was likely doing it to everyone. He was an emotionally stunted 8 year old in a teenagers body deep in puberty with an incomparable amount of power he didnt know how to use. He was always doing what an 8 year old would think is cool, and mind tricking people into thinking it’s awesome. That’s why kids loved those movies. Anakin did what kids would want to do and his magic bacteria just made every other character play along like it wasn’t insane.
Like the theory Jar-Jar was actually really powerful, but for him instead of flashy showboating, he just stumbles thru insane situations, looking like a complete idiot but still getting the same result.
Same thing, just manifesting differently due to their own perception of themselves. And Palps used both as tools, like a lion taking the antelope that strays from the herd.
Which is why the Jedi mindwashing was so important for a unified organization. If force manifests based on how the user sees themselves, then you’d want your army of force users to all have the same self opinion.
Death Darth Binks. https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/comments/3qvj6w/theory_jar_jar_binks_was_a_trained_force_user/
If George had written Anakin like that, and if he had followed through with Darth Jar Jar, it would’ve been absolutely brilliant.
That horrible “romance” makes more sense now.
wait until you realize that, in AoTC, when Obi and Ani are going up to Padme’s pad, Padme remembers (and is excited to see) Obi and totally didn’t know who Anakin was until Darth Jar jar called out 'Annie!"
they were totally knocking boots.
Edit: also you can see anakin-the-dumbfuck finally putting it together in RotS.
Edit2, also notice how she was far less excited when Obi was there on business.