Picnic

Perhaps the most famous depiction of a picnic is Le déjeuner sur l'herbe, painted by Edouard Manet in 1862. Also, Jar Jar's attempts at comic relief seen earlier were toned down, with C-3PO reprising some of his bumbling traditions in that role. In the United States, likewise, the 4th of July celebration of American independence is a popular day for a picnic. He, in fact, makes an emotional appeal to the Galactic Senate (during Senator Amidala's absence) in support of granting Palpatine emergency powers, quietly laying some of the guilt on his shoulders. In the year 2000, a 600-mile-long picnic took place from coast to coast in France to celebrate the first Bastille Day of the new Millennium. Some fans consider the visual effects superior to The Phantom Menace, and many were pleased to see that Jar Jar Binks plays only a minor role. A famous example of this is the Paneuropean Picnic held on both sides of the Hungarian / Austrian border on the August 19, 1989 as part of the struggle towards German reunification. The acting was also disparaged by some critics for these same characteristics.

In this context, a picnic functions as a temporary occupation of significant public territory. The dialogue was noted to be "leaden" and "flat" by critics. The image of picnics as a peaceful social activity can be utilised for political protest too. The marketing of the film reacted to this by downplaying the subplot by the time of the DVD release and emphasizing Yoda's popular fight scene. Each member was expected to provide a share of the entertainment and of the refreshments with no one particular host. Interest in the society waned in the 1850s as the founders died. Initial reviews of the film were mixed, with general admiration for the action sequences and special effects, and criticism of the more traditional cinematic elements such as character development and dialogue, particularly with respect to the relationship between Padmé and Anakin. Members met in the Pantheon on Oxford Street. Filming primarily occurred at 20th Century Fox studios in Australia, with additional location shooting in the Tunisian desert, at the Plaza de España in Seville, Spain, and in Italy at the Villa del Balbianello on the Lake of Como, and in the Royal Palace in Caserta.

Early in the 19th century, a fashionable group of Londoners formed the 'Picnic Society'. The scene also seems to reference some of Ray Harryhausen's special effects scenes of the 1950s, particularly the fight with a giant crab in The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad (1958). Picnicking in the parks became a popular activity amongst the newly enfranchised citizens. This scene appears to be influenced by an execution method employed by the ancient Romans at the Colosseum where lions and other dangerous predator animals were permitted to have their way with condemned prisoners. After the French Revolution in 1789, royal parks became open to the public for the first time. However, the executions were nullified by the timely arrival of Jedi reinforcements, led by Jedi Master Mace Windu. The word picnic first appeared in English texts in the mid-1700s, and may have entered the English language from this French word or from the German Picknick. Count Dooku sentenced Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and Padmé Naberrie Amidala to be executed in this method.

The 1692 edition of Origines de la Langue Françoise de Ménage, which mentions 'piquenique' as being of recent origin, marks the first appearance of the word in print. The beastlike creatures approach from the arena door, and attack and eat the condemned persons in the manner of a wild beast. A theory has it that the word picnic is based on the verb piquer which means 'pick' or 'peck' with the rhyming nique perhaps meaning trifle. The scene depicting this method takes place in the Geonosian arena with the condemned chained to a pole, awaiting execution. The first usage of the word was traced to a 16th century French text, describing a group of people dining in a restaurant who brought their own wine. The origin of the term is that it was originally employed by the Geonosians. Formerly, picnic meant a potluck, an entertainment at which each person contributed some dish to a common table for all to share. Within the movie, Geonosian style execution is a form of capital punishment practiced on the planet Geonosis.

In contemporary usage, picnic can be defined simply as a pleasure excursion at which a meal is eaten outdoors, ideally, taking place in a beautiful landscape. Octavian was responsible for the deaths of several hundred political opponents well before he was granted tribunician powers, and the civil war between Palpatine and the Republicans in the Galactic Senate vaguely resembles the civil war between the Triumvirs, although the former is less morally ambiguous. "Stone Soul Picnic", by Laura Nyro (released in 1968) It was a major hit for the group Fifth Dimension. cover version by Swing Out Sister (http://www.swingoutsister.com/albums/lyrics/shapes_and_patterns_lyrics.html). Parallels also exist to Octavian, who became Augustus, the first emperor of Rome. lyrics and audio from the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/tweenies/songtime/songs/t/teddybearspicnic.shtml). Lucas himself points this fact out in the DVD commentary of the film. This perennial favorite has appeared on many children's recordings ever since. Other observers believe that Palpatine's power grab is very similar to Hitler's climb to power in Nazi Germany, since he, as Chancellor of Germany, was granted "emergency powers" like Chancellor Palpatine of the Republic.

Teddy Bear Picnic resurfaced again in the late 1940s and early 1950s when it was used as the theme song for the Big John and Sparky radio program, a children's show presented on Saturday mornings. Since the original drafts for Star Wars were written in the 1970s, this could have been a political statement as to what a nuclear war would mean. The song regained prominence in 1932 when the Irish lyricist Jimmy Kennedy added words and it was recorded by the then popular Henry Hall (and his BBC Dance Orchestra) featuring Val Rosing (Gilbert Russell) as lead vocalist, which went on to sell a million copies. The political atmosphere in Attack of the Clones is similar to the Cold War, except that it eventually escalates to a real war. It became popular in an 1908 instrumental version renamed "Teddy Bears Picnic", performed by the Arthur Pryor Band. The composition of the group of C-3PO, R2-D2, Anakin and Padmé on the balcony at the end of Attack of the Clones is similar in nature to the end of The Empire Strikes Back. Bratton wrote a musical piece originally titled "The Teddy Bear Two Step". The artificiality of Anakin's hand may have at least partly been a personal choice.

K. It is worth noting that Luke's electronic hand is far more sophisticated than Anakin's, which is perhaps due to development of technology between the two movies, although it seems that most major medical advances would have been made long before during the 25,000 year history of the Republic. In 1906 the American composer J. This dual hand severing becomes important later on in Return of the Jedi, when Luke fails to kill Vader when he sees they both have a cybernetic hand. A rather unharmonious journey because conflicts between generations raise emotions to a fever pitch. Anakin has his right forearm cut off by Count Dooku, just as Luke has his hand cut off by Darth Vader (who is Anakin) in The Empire Strikes Back. Nine Indian women of various ages flee away from their everyday life into a joint excursion to the English resort town of Blackpool. Back on Naboo, Anakin (with a new mechanical hand) and Padmé hold a secret wedding, with only C-3PO and R2-D2 as witnesses.

The German version of the film is titled Picknick on the Beach. At a large landing field, Palpatine, Bail Organa, and the other Loyalists watch as clone troopers and weapons of war board their starships, moving off to fight the Separatists. Baji on the Beach, Gurinder Chada (1993). But, he and Windu also agree that the Dark Side is now clouding everything, and that they should closely monitor the Senate. The only one that is later found remembers almost nothing. Yoda is hesitant to believe this, stating that the Dark Side is capable of creating fear and mistrust. Three girls and one of their teachers on a school outing mysteriously disappear. Back in Coruscant, Obi-Wan informs the Jedi Council of Dooku's warning that Darth Sidious is controlling the Senate.

With Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), Peter Weir constructs a film of haunting mystery. He meets up with his master, Darth Sidious, who is pleased that the war has begun -- as planned. The film Picnic was a multiple Oscar winner from 1955. When Yoda responds, focusing his attention on using the force to slow and divert the plummeting structure certain to kill them both, Dooku uses the distraction to quickly hop into his ship and escape. The novel is about a mysterious "zone" filled with strange and often deadly extraterrestrial artifacts, which are theorized by some scientists to be the refuse from an alien "picnic" on Earth. Dooku seems to sense he may be outmatched, so he uses the force to topple a massive pillar onto the incapacitated Obi-Wan and Anakin. The utopian novel Roadside Picnic by Boris and Arkady Strugatsky, which was written in 1972, was the source for the film Stalker (1979) by Andrei Tarkovsky. Yoda appears just as Dooku is about to finish them off, and the two masters of the Force go head-to-head in lightsaber combat.

Despite the war setting they have a cheerful picnic together. Unfortunately, they are no match for Dooku's mastery of the Force and the lightsaber, and in short order he injures Obi-Wan and cuts off Anakin's right arm. In Fernando Arrabal's Picnic in the Field the young and inexperienced soldier Zepo is visited unexpectedly by his devoted parents. Count Dooku attempts to escape, but Obi-Wan and Anakin track him to a secret hangar, where they engage him in combat. What shall we do to rouse them? Any nonsense will serve..." (Project Gutenberg Entry: [2] (http://gutenberg.net/etext/158)). A large battle ensues between the Republic's clone army, and the Separatist's droid army. In Jane Austen's novel Emma at the Box Hill picnic which turned out to be a sore disappointment, Frank Churchill said to Emma: "Our companions are excessively stupid. Luckily Yoda unexpectedly arrives with the Republic's new clone army.

From Charles Dickens' The Mystery of Edwin Drood: "...Miss Twinkleton (in her amateur state of existence) has contributed herself and a veal pie to a picnic." (Project Gutenberg Entry: [1] (http://gutenberg.net/etext/564)). Even though Windu kills Jango Fett, defeat for the Jedi seems imminent. "Picnicking" in the wider sense of eating brought-along food, may or may not be allowed in public transport. During their struggle, Mace Windu arrives with his Jedi, and they battle Dooku's droids on the field. Picnicking is sometimes not allowed in amusement parks, etc, because it could damage the turnover of restaurants, cafeterias and food kiosks in the park. Anakin and Padmé arrive on the planet, but are quickly captured and also sentenced to death, joining Obi-Wan in an arena-like complex where three huge lizard creatures are unleashed on them as sport for the local population. In established parks, a picnic area generally includes picnic tables and possibly other items related to eating outdoors, such as built-in barbecue grills, water faucets, garbage containers, and restrooms. Obi-Wan refuses to believe him, saying that the Jedi would have known if that was the case, which is a death sentence.

See: Snopes.com urban legends reference page (http://www.snopes.com/language/offense/picnic.htm). Back on Geonosis, Count Dooku tries to persuade Obi-Wan to join him, warning him that Darth Sidious is now in control of the Senate. This claim had no basis in fact. Meanwhile, a suggestible Representative Binks calls for Chancellor Palpatine to be given emergency powers, with which he can call the recently discovered clone army into battle. In the late 1990s an e-mail hoax spread around the internet claiming that the word "picnic" was actually derived from racist term for a lynching. Unbeknownst to them, Anakin and Padmé also make their way to rescue Obi-Wan. While in British and American English one would say "driving in rush hour traffic is no picnic", an Australian or New Zealander would say "driving in rush hour traffic is a real picnic"; these reversed idioms both suggesting a difficult task. Now that the Jedi Council knows of Dooku's army, Jedi Mace Windu leads a team to Geonosis.

Afterward, he confesses to Padmé that he is consumed with confusion with what he has done since he is filled with guilt, but also satisfaction. Anakin brings his mother's body back to her home, where her funeral is held. Back at Coruscant, Yoda senses a terrible darkness in the Force coming from Anakin. In a fit of rage, he slaughters the entire Tusken community -- including the women and children.

Within moments she dies in his arms after only a few words. Anankin travels through the night to track her down, and finds her in very poor condition in the Tusken caravan camp. But, he also finds that she was kidnapped one month earlier by local Tuskens. Upon arriving, he tracks down his mother and learns from her new family that she is no longer a slave and is married.

Anakin is also troubled by a newfound sense that his mother is in grave danger, and he beckons for Padmé to accompany him to his home planet of Tatooine (disobeying Obi-Wan's orders to remain on Naboo). Eventually, however, both are embracing, unable to deny their love. Anakin is angered by this, and experiences inner conflict between his strong desires for her and his duties as a Jedi. However, Padmé resists, explaining that it would be impossible for the two of them to be together, since she is a Senator and he is a Jedi.

Meanwhile, Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala have been spending much time together on Naboo, and Anakin reveals his deep love for her. Obi-Wan sends a recorded message to the Jedi Council to inform them of his recent findings just before being captured. He also learns that it was the Federation that ordered the assassination of Amidala, as revenge for the Battle of Naboo (see Episode 1: The Phantom Menace). On Geonosis, Obi-Wan overhears conversations between Count Dooku and the Trade Federation, and learns that they are behind the separatist movement and have built up a new droid army.

After unsuccessfully trying to capture Jango Fett, Obi-Wan places a tracking device on his ship and follows him to the planet of Geonosis. Obi-Wan meets Jango on Kamino, and believes him to be the killer he has been tracking. A bounty hunter named Jango Fett was hired to be the template for the clones. He is told by the natives that the army was ordered some ten years ago by a Jedi named Sifo-Dyas-- believed by the Jedi Council to have died around the same time.

During the investigation, Obi-Wan is led to a mysterious planet called Kamino (missing from the Republic’s archives), where he discovers a secret clone army being developed for the Republic. Representative Jar Jar Binks assumes the Senator's duties in her absence. Anakin welcomes the opportunity, as he often becomes angry and frustrated by Obi-Wan's criticism, and is glad to have an opportunity to be on his own. Meanwhile, Anakin is given the assignment of protecting the Senator and escorting her back to her home planet of Naboo.

That night, a mysterious bounty hunter makes another attempt on Amidala's life, and the Jedi Council asks Obi-Wan to track down the killer. As a result, Chancellor Palpatine requests that Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi and his apprentice, Anakin Skywalker protect her. Upon her arrival at Coruscant, she narrowly escapes an assassination attempt. Senator Padmé Amidala, former Queen of Naboo, returns to the Galactic Senate to offer a vote against the creation of a Republic Army, even though there are no longer enough Jedi to maintain peace and order in the galaxy.

A separatist movement (secretly led by former Jedi Count Dooku) has threatened the peace. The Galactic Republic is in crisis.
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The film grossed over $300 million in United States box office, a financial success which nevertheless was overshadowed by the even greater box-office success of The Phantom Menace. However, it was not the top grossing film of the year, the first time a Star Wars film has not had that distinction. It is the first Star Wars film which used a high definition digital 24 frame system for most of the movie's live action scenes.[1] (http://www.starwars.com/episode-ii/news/2000/04/news20000409.html). Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones is the fifth Star Wars science fiction movie released and the second part of the prequel trilogy which began with Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace and ends with Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2002.

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Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. Characters from the original trilogy that make their first chronological appearance in this movie include Boba Fett (A New Hope Special Edition, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi), Beru Lars (A New Hope), and Owen Lars (A New Hope). In The Empire Strikes Back, Han lands the Millennium Falcon on the conning tower of the Avenger to evade the Imperial fleet. Obi-Wan lands on an asteroid to evade Jango Fett.

In The Empire Strikes Back an asteroid is actually a potato. As an in-joke an asteroid is shaped like a cow. In "Star Wars" Leia's blaster can be heard to make a gun shot due to a mistake in sound editing. As an in-joke Padme's blaster makes the sound of a .44 Magnum.

As an in-joke Jango Fett hits his head on the entrance to Slave I, a reference to the goof in "Star Wars" when an Imperial Stormtrooper hits his head. Owen asked Luke the same question in A New Hope when he got up from the table at dinner, and Luke had been sitting in the same place that Anakin had been in Episode II. Owen Lars asks Anakin where he is going when he gets up from the table at the Lars farm after talking with Cliegg about his mother. R2-D2 repairs C-3PO (The Empire Strikes Back).

The hero hides from an enemy in an asteroid field (The Empire Strikes Back). Obi-Wan Kenobi travels to a floating city where he is met by a seemingly benign administrator who gives him a tour of facilities but an enemy is nearby (The Empire Strikes Back). Kenobi uses Jedi Mind Trick (A New Hope). In "A New Hope" Kenobi tells Luke to "trust your feeling".

In "The Empire Strikes Back" Darth Vader uses a similar phrase; "Search your feelings," when he is revealing to Luke that he is his father. Anakin is told by Palpatine to "trust your feelings". A character says "I have a bad feeling about this" - Anakin in the Geonosis colosseum (all Star Wars films). A character has an arm amputated by a lightsaber (all Star Wars films).

Dipika O'Neill Joti. Depa Billaba ... Michaela Cottrell. Even Piell ...

Khan Bonfils. Saesee Tiin ... Gin. Adi Gallia ...

Jerome Blake. Eeth Koth ... Hassani Shapi. Oppo Rancisis ...

Kenny Baker. R2-D2 ... Phoebe Yiamkiati. Mari Amithest ...

Alex Knoll. Burtola ... J.K. Zachariah Jensen.

Kit Fisto ... Steven Boyle. Senator Ask Aak ... Matt Rowan.

Senator Orn Free Taa ... Bodie 'Tihoi' Taylor. Clone Trooper ... Steve John Shepard.

Naboo Lieutenant ... David Bowers. Mas Amedda ... Veronica Segura.

Cordé ... Matt Sloan. Plo Koon ... Alan Ruscoe.

Lott Dod ... Susie Porter. Elan Sleazebaggano ... Hermione Bagwa .... Susie Porter.

Alethea McGrath. Madame Jocasta Nu ... Voice Of Taun We .... Rena Owen. Voice Of Lama Su .... Anthony Pelan.

Bonnie Maree Piesse. Beru ... Joel Edgerton. Owen Lars ...

Daniel Logan. Boba Fett ... Ayesha Darker. Queen Jamillia ...

Silas Carson. Ki-Adi-Mundi & Nute Gunray ... Anthony Daniels. C-3PO ...

Andy Secombe. Watto ... Jay Laga'aia. Captain Typho ...

Ronald Falk. Dexter Jettster ... Oliver Ford Davies. Sio Bibble ...

Rose Byrne. Dormé ... Ahmed Best. Jar Jar Binks ...

Leeanna Walsman. Zam Wessell ... Jack Thompson. Cliegg Lars ...

Jimmy Smits. Senator Bail Organa ... Temuera Morrison. Jango Fett ...

Pernilla August. Shmi Skywalker ... Ian McDiarmid. Supreme Chancellor Palpatine ...

Frank Oz. Yoda ... Jackson. Samuel L.

Mace Windu ... Christopher Lee. Count Dooku ... Hayden Christensen.

Anakin Skywalker ... Natalie Portman. Padmé ... Ewan McGregor.

Obi-Wan Kenobi ...