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Has one of the worst lines of dialogue I've ever heard

posted 6 years ago by Frogarama (12942)
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This one: "It's over Anakin. I have the high ground."

Probably the most painful and blatant example of a double meaning ever written by an adult. It would actually be improved if Obi-Wan had then yelled "Get it? High ground? I'm not just talking about these rocks."

Then Anakin would shout "SHUT UP, I'm burning! This lava is worse than sand, which I hate! From my perspective, the lava is evil!"

(yes I know he wasn't in the lava until after he tried jumping over Obi-Wan, I just abridged it)

[–] GetRektBrah (14) 6 years ago

What’s the double entendres there? I don’t see it

[–] Frogarama (12942) 6 years ago

Because Obi-Wan was smoking a bunch of weed right before their fight

[–] GetRektBrah (14) 6 years ago

Oh yeah I forgot about that part

[–] FredBurroughs (19791) 6 years ago

Just... what? It's a single entendre at best.

[–] Frogarama (12942) 6 years ago

So you really don't see the highly forced double meaning to the line?

[–] FredBurroughs (19791) 6 years ago

That's distinct from a double entendre, so please explain your reasoning.

[–] Frogarama (12942) 6 years ago

But a double entendre is a double meaning, that's what the phrase means.

There may not even be any confusion here -- Obi-Wan is referring to the physical high ground which gives him a tactical advantage, but the line also refers to his moral high ground regarding their back and forth argument about who is "evil."

[–] FredBurroughs (19791) 6 years ago

I see your point. A more accurate way of wording it would have been "ham-fisted subtext," since the double meaning of which you speak does not necessarily pertain to a socially awkward, offensive or sexually suggestive interpretation. While it is clear that Obi-Wan's line carries an alternate meaning, it does not directly reflect any of the traditional definitions of what a double entendre is. Thanks for the clarity.

[–] Frogarama (12942) 6 years ago

I've never thought of double entendre to be constrained to the kinds of categories you noted, but I see that the usage is mostly consistent with that. Plus, if we are going to use a French word, it had better be for something dirty or subversive!

[–] Truthtalker (1872) 6 years ago

"Love has blinded you?" is worse

And the delivery in "this is how liberty dies..." is terrible too

[–] Frogarama (12942) 6 years ago

The prequels do have quite a collection of unquotable stinkers.

[–] FredBurroughs (19791) 6 years ago

So the quotes he just mentioned are... unquotable?

[–] Frogarama (12942) 6 years ago

They're quotable for the sake of humor, that's for sure.

[–] overseas7 (3543) a year ago

" this is how liberty dies " ist fine but you are right about.." love has blinded you?"...just terrible

[–] Cheepshooter (672) 6 years ago

Anakin should have said "Hold that thought while I take a Star Wars behind this rock."

[–] TheBlackWaffle (226) 6 years ago

Lol, there’s no double entendre here.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

That's what she said! 🙃

[–] Frogarama (12942) 6 years ago

Then just go for double meaning. I never considered that double entendre was constrained to innuendo instead of just basic double meanings.

BTW, innuendo is a double entendre ;)

[–] Karl Aksel (1453) 6 years ago

I don't see a double meaning of any sort here. Why would moral high ground even be relevant? They are both claiming the moral high ground, so simply claiming to have the moral high ground makes no sense - even through a double meaning. Let's say he actually said, "It's over, I have the moral high ground." Huh? What does one thing have to do with the other? Why would the establishment of a moral high ground end the fight?

The only reason the line is stupid is because, as we have seen countless times in these movies, having the high ground makes no difference whatsoever. Jedis just leap and bounce all over the place anyway.

[–] Dsx2006 (183) a year ago

You suck.

[–] TheUltimateHippo (2250) 5 years ago

Anything out of Rey or Roses mouth is a million times worse

[–] TheUltimateHippo (2250) 5 years ago

Naw froggy that line of dialogue was pretty good, bad dialogue would be “don’t hold my hand” or “did you see that” or “ that’s not how the force works”, etc

[–] GreenGoblinsOck8 (7417) 5 years ago

Certainly not as bad as episode 2's Anakin line, "I think you are beautiful Padme. Not like the sand. The sand is course and ugly."

[–] Volley (3373) 5 years ago

..and it gets into everything.

That is NOT something you talk to your girlfriend about. The line remains bizarre even a decade and some later.