I find myself somewhat baffled at the "CW Anakin > PT Anakin" mindset too. Maybe I could see the argument against AotC Anakin (even though he only really 'whines' in one scene, far less than Luke in ANH), but in TPM he's a good-hearted brave kid, and early RotS Anakin... like you say, he pretty much is CW Anakin.
The reason CW Anakin can get away with being less broody is because the movies did the legwork of setting up his tragic flaws. CW Anakin on his own, without the setup of the movies... it's not a fully-fleshed character arc.
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Date: 2009-04-01 08:53 pm (UTC)I find myself somewhat baffled at the "CW Anakin > PT Anakin" mindset too. Maybe I could see the argument against AotC Anakin (even though he only really 'whines' in one scene, far less than Luke in ANH), but in TPM he's a good-hearted brave kid, and early RotS Anakin... like you say, he pretty much is CW Anakin.
The reason CW Anakin can get away with being less broody is because the movies did the legwork of setting up his tragic flaws. CW Anakin on his own, without the setup of the movies... it's not a fully-fleshed character arc.