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| Jul 20, 2015 at 21:20 | comment | added | Oldcat | The best way to make someone whose paranoid rantings are not being listened to into a more credible source is to attack him. There's no advantage to Sidious in attacking Qui-Gon, since it only confirms that there is a Sith Lord about. Now, of course, the feckless Jedi Council does nothing with this knowledge in 2 more films, but surely having them think the Sith are imaginary is better for Palpy. | |
| Jun 15, 2014 at 7:35 | vote | accept | Haedrian | ||
| Jun 15, 2014 at 0:15 | comment | added | The Fallen | Wow, none of this is stated at all in the films or books, but it makes so much sense! Excellent deductive answer +1 | |
| Jun 14, 2014 at 20:57 | comment | added | Royal Canadian Bandit | @Jeff: Also, note that Sidious had no problem explaining things in detail to Vader in Episodes 3, 5 and 6, so I don't think he had some sort of personal rule against doing it. | |
| Jun 14, 2014 at 20:31 | comment | added | Royal Canadian Bandit | @Jeff: I really don't care if Darth Maul knows the purpose of his mission. The important thing is for the audience to know it. If Sidious conveyed this information by monologuing to thin air after Maul left, fine. Anything is better than failing to coherently explain a major plot point, so that after 2 additional movies and 15 years, people are asking questions about it on StackExchange because it's still confusing. | |
| Jun 14, 2014 at 15:50 | comment | added | Jeff | It wouldn't be quite right for Sidious to explain that to Maul: Part of the power of the Sith is their ability at intriegue, discovering hidden motivations, etc. Maul, if he had needed such a thing explained, would have been an exceptionally poor Sith, and Sidious wouldn't waste breath explaining it to a poor Sith. So, basically, if Maul were dumb enough to not know, he'd be to dumb to be trusted with the information. | |
| Jun 14, 2014 at 11:34 | comment | added | Royal Canadian Bandit | IMO Episode I would have been greatly improved if Sidious had a line or two of dialogue explaining the above motivation to Maul. As it is, the viewer has no idea why Maul is trying to kill the Jedi. Darth Maul looks all cool and scary, but the shark in Jaws was a better developed character. | |
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| Jun 14, 2014 at 10:19 | history | answered | Royal Canadian Bandit | CC BY-SA 3.0 |