Watutu Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 i heard sith names mean things, like darth vader means father something. so what does Darth Sidious mean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furball Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 I think it is in reference to Darth Sidious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watutu Posted September 12, 2004 Author Share Posted September 12, 2004 what?!? that makes no sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 The Phantom Menace Phan´tom Noun 1. phantom - a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us" Men´ace Noun 1. menace - something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan" ...Well there is a new threat, the Sith who have come out of the darkness to begin their takeover, but the Jedi don't know what it is that's exactly happening in Episode 1. Hence, the title is The Phantom Menace There is a threat from the sith which is hidden to the Jedi and is only really found out about at the end or near the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watutu Posted September 12, 2004 Author Share Posted September 12, 2004 ok, thats nice, but its not what i asked about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomie Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 Actually, it's just the dictionary, but it works either way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 Originally posted by Watutu you have way too much time on your hands... no i'm just smarter than you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watutu Posted September 12, 2004 Author Share Posted September 12, 2004 where did you get that quote from? why are you quoting from the dictionary, you people are crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 All i used was http://www.thefreedictionary.com and commonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watutu Posted September 12, 2004 Author Share Posted September 12, 2004 why are you giving me a link to the dictionary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Windu Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 Maybe if you don't believe Lynky you can go and look up the words yourself. And if I had come here sooner I would have made a spiteful post using the same dictionary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivy Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 i think the Phantom Menace fits well, as Lynk says it means an elusive threat. and thats exactly what the sith, namely Palpatine are. he's scheming the downfall of the republic right under the noses of the jedi, yet they are blind to it. GL has made no secret of his love of old TV and radio serials and the fact that they influenced him into doing star wars. now "the phantom something" is a classic title of an episode of a serial. for instance the old radio serial 'The Shadow' the word 'Phantom' was in many episode titles. in fact I think the shadow serials was the direct influence for the star wars titles as you can see many similarities... The something Strikes Back The Attack of the something The Return of the something all these crop up in the Shadow's titles. its not only star wars that follows that trend but indiana jones too. the movies and the t'v show both have titles that represent old TV and radio serials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 Originally posted by Siv i think the Phantom Menace fits well, as Lynk says it means an elusive threat. and thats exactly what the sith, namely Palpatine are. he's scheming the downfall of the republic right under the noses of the jedi, yet they are blind to it. GL has made no secret of his love of old TV and radio serials and the fact that they influenced him into doing star wars. now "the phantom something" is a classic title of an episode of a serial. for instance the old radio serial 'The Shadow' the word 'Phantom' was in many episode titles. in fact I think the shadow serials was the direct influence for the star wars titles as you can see many similarities... The something Strikes Back The Attack of the something The Return of the something all these crop up in the Shadow's titles. its not only star wars that follows that trend but indiana jones too. the movies and the t'v show both have titles that represent old TV and radio serials OMG ! Sivtastic ! You've plagiarised poor astro See my post from 8 days before your post !!! http://lucasforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=132478 Originally Posted by Astro somewhere else ditto. I like it. I think people should stop looking for the SW films to have grandiose titles, Lucas has always stated that SW was inspired by the saturday matinee sci fi shows, like Flash Gordon etc, which had very unambiguous titles like : Attackof the ..... ! .....Strikes Back ! Return of the...... ! see the pattern mtfbwya OMG ! Plagiarism ? Or do great minds think alike mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivy Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 i'll go with the great minds thing i like to think that... eventhough right now i'm looking out of a window at a dog and wondering what hat might suit it best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watutu Posted September 13, 2004 Author Share Posted September 13, 2004 ok... is there something going on that i dont know about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 Originally posted by Watutu what hat might suit a dog? a fez, obviously What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivy Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 monkeys wear fezs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watutu Posted September 14, 2004 Author Share Posted September 14, 2004 you people scare me, no really, you do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 You post a thread asking about what the Phantom Menace is supposed to mean, we give you the answer and then you say we have too much time. THEN you edit your original posts asking another stupid question, trying to make it look like we went directly offtopic and you're saying WE scare YOU? Heh, buddy, think you might wanna get that monkey brain exchanged for a human brain... Thread closed, you really are an idiot... and I don't care if you think that's a flame, tis a valid opinion from what I've seen so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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