Boba Rhett Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 What was stopping Padme & Co from doing something to free Shmi? Padme is Queen of an entire planet. A planet whose races all owe their freedom to a kid whose mom is being held as a slave. Why didn't Lucas create some (cheap) plot device to keep Shmi from being freed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 It's not their place to intefere with the affairs of other states. In other words if they were to free one slave they'd also be responsible for freeing all the other slaves as well, and well more pressing matters were at hand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted May 6, 2003 Author Share Posted May 6, 2003 Can anyone say... Cop out? They wouldn't make it an interplanetary matter. Anakin just asks her to help, she sends some people to, "deal" with Watto, Shmi goes free, end of story. Who on Tatooine would possibly care? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 I dunno, people do have a way to make a big deal out of things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macbeth2k1 Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 Cause then Anakin wouldn't have freaked out and killed all the Tuskins holding her. You're not suppost to ask that question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 *shrugs* People choose to question everyone and everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarCords Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 Also, Ani hadn't seen her in between TPM and AOTC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 Anakin was too much of a momma's boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wassup Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 Originally posted by Boba Rhett Can anyone say... Cop out? They wouldn't make it an interplanetary matter. Anakin just asks her to help, she sends some people to, "deal" with Watto, Shmi goes free, end of story. Who on Tatooine would possibly care? I'm thinking after Anakin beats the Trade Federation, the Jedi Order didn't want him to be re-attached to his mother and sway his attention away from his new found Jedi training with his master Obi-Wan Kenobi. Keep in mind, he is a Jedi Padawan now, and Padme has better things to do than worry about a momma's boy's momma. (uh...ya... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macbeth2k1 Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 Wassup, that's one point toward leaving her. And the last they knew, she was doing alright under the 'care' of Watto. He wasn't abusing her, just owned her. They can't keep track of every single person in the galaxy. Even if they did watch her, she was set free by Kleig, why would she need rescuing then? I'd say she was doing pretty good for living on that butt-scar of a planet, Tatoonie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfnshannon Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 I think there would have been to many political entanglements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark jedi 8 Posted May 12, 2003 Share Posted May 12, 2003 yeah, i think it would. plus it could tick the Hutts off enough to take some action because if they found out who it was they might think the jedi would come and free more of the slaves and that wouldn't settle to well with the hutts. and the jedi probably wouldn't want to because it would destract ani. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCanr2d2 Posted May 26, 2003 Share Posted May 26, 2003 Remember, the Jedi are keepers of the peace, not liberators or soldiers. The republic didn't control Tatooine, so why send in Jedi to try and free someone. After all, if you look at what the Jedi order do - they remove children from their families, and teach them a loners way of life, similar to that of a priest.... Also, it wouldn't give Anakin the anger to become a Sith.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiMP RABBiT Posted May 27, 2003 Share Posted May 27, 2003 But noone wanted anakin to become evil except the evil people. Surely they would have preferred to have payed for a slave than give the dark side their most powerful weapon. Am i wrong??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breton Posted May 28, 2003 Share Posted May 28, 2003 Well, the Trade Federation had taken over Naboo now, so I guess the Queen had lost much of her real authority. And anyway, she might have given away her position if she used her authority, and they did not want to be found by the TF. The real question is: Why didn't Qui-Gon use the money he got for the pod racer to free Shmi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MennoniteHobbit Posted May 31, 2003 Share Posted May 31, 2003 First you have to think about "who in the whole galaxy would care" about a Jedi Padawan's mom? Besides, no one has known that Padme likes the future Darth Vader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiMP RABBiT Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 The real question is: Why didn't Qui-Gon use the money he got for the pod racer to free Shmi? [/b] That is the one REAL flaw. Ive thought that since the first time i saw it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 Originally posted by Breton The real question is: Why didn't Qui-Gon use the money he got for the pod racer to free Shmi? Ah yes, touche' *nods in approval* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiMP RABBiT Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 He even gives her the money. Why doesnt she free herself? The only reason could be that she is worth more, but i cant believe that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark jedi 8 Posted June 12, 2003 Share Posted June 12, 2003 i thought wotto wouldn't want to lose both slaves, but cliegg ended up buying her later on, so i think it may be a flaw as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi_Monk Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 The money from the Pod was given to Shmi. Anakin was going off to a better life, she had nobody relying on her, she was provided all of the necessities of life and she had a little extra spending money to live a little more comfortably than your average slave. Where would she go if she had bought her freedom? Tatooine is in a perpetual Great Depression, and I doubt that there would be enough from the sale of the Pod to free herself and get off that dustball of a world. Luke sold his suped-up Speeder and only got 2000 credits, a fraction of the 10,000 that Han Solo was asking. When you're making a living in a situation like that on Tatooine, then you're not going to give it up on some farshot chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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