Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Memory and the Past Quotes

How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.

Quote #4

ANAKIN: Are you an angel?

PADMÉ: What?

ANAKIN: An angel. I heard the deep space pilots talk about them. They're the most beautiful creatures in the universe. They live on the moons of Iego, I think.

PADMÉ: You're a funny little boy. How do you know so much?

ANAKIN: I listen to all the traders and star pilots who come through here. I'm a pilot, you know, and someday I'm gonna fly away from this place.

Just like Leia and Padmé, Anakin and his future son, Luke, share similar origins and goals. Both live on Tatooine but have dreams they will escape thanks to their skills as pilots.

Quote #5

ANAKIN: He's a protocol droid to help mom. Watch.

C-3P0: Oh. Oh. Uh—Where is everybody?

ANAKIN: Whoops. Yeah.

C-3P0: Oh, hello. I am C-3P0, human-cyborg relations. How might I serve you?

Here, we learn that Anakin Skywalker built C-3P0, um… yeah. Let's just move on.

Quote #6

KI-ADI-MUNCI: Your thoughts dwell on your mother.

ANAKIN: I miss her.

YODA: Mmm. Afraid to lose her, I think, mmm?

ANAKIN: What has that got to do with anything?

YODA: Everything. Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.

Returning to the Anakin/Luke parallels, we see how each character treaded similar paths but to different fates. Both experienced loss, fear, and anger in their quests to become a Jedi knight. The difference is that Luke learns to conquer his fears and sadness while Anakin does not.