All right guys, I get it. She talked like this intentionally to seem older/make it easier to replicate with Sabe to hide her identity etc. Was even canonized. You can stop commenting about it 😁 Still wasn’t explained in the film, and it still sounds weird lol
Poor guy, I can imagine the comments! What did you use to modify the vocals? EQ? Compression? Warp mode? I suspected warp mode due to the faster pace. Nice job either way!
You do realize that these are all costumes borrowed heavily from Mongolian Tribal costumes. They just fancied them up with newer or metallic materials, but they're ancient Mongolian outfits.
The prequels still have the most TOP TIER costume work I’ve ever seen in any film. I was always mesmerized by her costumes as a kid, the rainbow dress from the lakeside scene is still my favorite😌
In the book "Queen's Shadow", Padmé and her decoy/handmaiden Sabé created the deep, monotone Amidala voice together so that they could both replicate it and no one would tell them apart if Sabé was filling in as queen. The book is really interesting if you want to learn more about politics in Star Wars!
Literally just picked that up yesterday and I'm excited to jump into it after I finish the first Thrawn book which I also got. The next book, "Queen's Peril", is coming out in May along with the fourth Thrawn book so I've got a lot to keep me occupied. I also loved the Ahsoka book by the same author.
@@thegoodfather1177 thats what happens when you dont explain things in the actual film and leave it for some supplementary book to explain. 99% of people who watch a Star Wars movie are not going to run to go read a book for answers
@@mightyasterisk8333 Well, they could at least try to use their brains to figure things out, everyone who got confused by the politics in these movies sound like they weren't listening anyway
Jared Gunkle It was also for her protection. Padmé utilized multiple different voices that her decoys could match if there was ever a time to take her place, like during the Trade Federation’s hold on Naboo. They also used large, extravagant headpieces to distract from the face so that the decoy plot could work.
+Christian Avalos It's all Natalie here. I did do the same to Keira, though I haven't included her here. You can see that in this video: ruclips.net/video/AsL1G__coK4/видео.html
No, it was for her protection. Padmé utilized multiple different voices so that her decoys could mimic her. In the novels, the deep, monotone voice is called “Amidala’s voice”, and even when her most frequently used decoy, Sabé, took her place, she is referenced as Amidala.
@@ReadLoveLearn101 There can be several reasons for something, mate. Also, concerning this: ''when her most frequently used decoy, Sabé, took her place, she is referenced as Amidala'' - well DUH, that's how decoys work in general, no need to explain...
She was using her real voice when she revealed herself to Boss Nass in the forests of Naboo. There was no need for you to manipulate her voice to sound higher in that scene.
Umm that interesting that you choose to do that because I always got the impression that Padme and the Queen of Naboo, were two separate identities. That Padme as a person was separate from the Queen, who is a figurehead, and is marked by the way she spoke, the makeup and the clothing.
I agree, but Natalie Portman's performance is still enough to hide the identities in my opinion. The "shemale" voice (as JeremyJahns puts it) always bothered me so much.
Kathryn Bourgeois this exactly. The Queen of Naboo was an entirely separate role to fill. The voice was of the queen, not of Padme as a person. And it was obviously very intentional. I don’t think it is “fixed” at all, it’s the opposite... Natalie uses her real voice in the scenes where she’s not dressed as a queen and you’ve raised the pitch of those... when she WAS a teenager and that WAS her real voice LOL. No hate I just don’t get it.
Just like Batman and Bruce Wayne. Having the same voice tone and pitch would have not fooled anyone when donning a new attire (Bruce to bats and Padme as herself and the queen) and would have put each as a target for assassination. Plus, the whole point of Episode II would make no sense with the botched attempt on her life knowing who the real queen was all along...again, common sense, people, USE IT!!!
S C The Gungans possessed an actual military when the Naboo didn't have jack shit but pilots and officers with blasters. They might be primitive, but they apparently have more foresight than the generations of dummies that practically disarmed themselves.
I thought padme was the helper and the queen was someone else till she said she was queen in the clone wars cartoons....now that I really paid attention to SW 2 she mentions she was queen for 2 terms, but if the other lady a decoy why was she the one speaking to the senate? 🤔
+rhoadnaroahs Leia was using her "Imperial/Royalty/Noble" Accent when talking to Imperial Personnel. She preferred to use her "American" or "Rebel/Republic" accent while she was casual.
Actually theres many cultures that were used for influence. I can appreciate that some felt it was cultural appropriation and it saddens me to think that others were hurt because their culture was used as a fashion choice. I know the intention was not to degrade or mock - it was to show how cultures had blended in a far away galaxy...but that doesn't make it alright.
Padmé's character started off really great, but gradually was turned passive to give more space to other characters. This is often done with the female leads of action movies as they are treated as just a plot device, reducing them to nothing but the romantic interest of the male lead.
portman in costume is awesome, she's powerful and creepy, very intimidating look and sound reminiscent of "stargate" although altered, out of costume she's a little girl, keira at times has such a baby face that it's really odd looking, only 12 years old so what do you expect haha at times she almost uses a southern draw on a letter or two and sometimes the British accent comes out pretty thick, but you really gotta look for it
She actually talked this way to keep her ifentity anonymous, and seem unbiased and emotionless/very mature to the public, also she did it to match the voice of her handmaiden, Sabé who often pretended to be amidala
GeorgeMonet go back in and digitally remove all instances of jar jar talking and it instantly becomes twice as good of a film. Hell you could replace it with random gibberish and subtitle as an alien language and still have the conversations he had without having to hear the annoying little fuck I wonder how many people groaned when they say him right at the beginning of AotC thinking "not this shit again"
@@digiquo8143 I know right. People are strange. Hell, I hate Avengers due to so much comedy, but it is popular and gets no hate. Specifically iron man.
People don't hate comedy, they hate Jar Jar. He's shrill, irritating, based on racist stereotypes, and contributes nothing to most of the scenes he appears in.
did anyone consider that she did that to her voice so that she could switch with her decoy without their voices giving her away. both Padme and Sabe use a deep monotone voice so it's hard to differentiate from the other. she also did not use this voice when in disguise as a hand maiden. If she used her normal voice as Amidala, people would notice when that voice is no longer coming out of the queen but one of her handmaidens (as the movie shows Sabe still looked to Padme for sudden decision making, and Padme gave verbal replies) Their ploy would never have worked if Padme and Sabe didnt alter their voices to sound as similar as possible (and yes I know Natalie actually did all the vocal parts of Amidala, Sabe was Amidala is was natalie not keira who provided the voice)
I actually thought her deep voice while she was the queen of Naboo was one of her most badass aspects. She commanded respect. Who cares if it's unrealistic? It's a Star Wars movie.
It's ironic George never emphasised the idea that Palpatine manipulated Padme / Amidala as much as he later manipulated Anakin. It could've been a nice little moment where both youngsters realise they've been pawns in a bigger war. I think it's a scene that might've worked in Ep 3.
@Litshttam Something a little more dramatic, as opposed to a revelation delivered on a comfy sofa by the best friend of her lover, might've been more in keeping with the magnitude of the deception.
The voice didn't need to be fixed. She was taking on the formal tone of royalty and doing so on purpose. The sort of frozen facial expression and the formal, deeper, more monotone voice was very common for royalty throughout world history. A teenage king or queen, when assuming the throne, would adapt the same tone and same facial expressions, so as to command authority.
Yeah, sure, believe that if it makes the prequels more tolerable for you. But that doesn’t explain the flat, wooden performances from 90% of the remaining cast, most of whom weren’t trying to (allegedly) imitate the demeanor of real-world royalty.
I totally agree, and I always find this and the way Anakin is brought up as a Jedi to be one of the huge reasons they fall in love. This is their biggest similarity: they both grew up with the world’s weight on their shoulders, taught to maintain complete control over their emotions (read as: repress). As a queen, Padme was to remain calm and stoic, as Anakin was trained to do as a Jedi. The result is two people who are both mature adults with childish flaws from growing up too soon. Padme’s naivety, Anakin’s temper. They really were perfect for each other, just as much as they were a deadly combination.
👏🏼 exactly! Thank you. This was pretty obvious. I could tell that was the case watching this as a young girl when it first came out and it's been confirmed in her novel.
Natalie Portman gave a wonderful performance in this film and you can tell because in every scene in which she is doing Queen stuff, she sounds like this. And then when she is just Padmé, she doesn’t. Even scenes where she doesn’t speak, she acts different. She never smiles as Queen Amidala. She never wants to show bias or favored loyalty to anyone. But when she is either looking at Anakin or even proud of her progress with Boss Nass, she smiles. In the scene where Anakin asks to speak with Padmé, she is sad because she can’t show him that she is there.
Natalie Portman, or Keira Knightley? Which one are you referring to? Most of the clips you showed were of Keira Knightley. Natalie Portman has more scenes later on in the video.
Kaan Karaca don’t know how anyone could think those sounds like anyone but a teenage Portman. An actual brit would never sound so bad sounding British and so good sounding American.
@@AspectClip Nnnnnope. It's Padme. Her decoy is only used in a few scenes as Queen Amidala. Plenty of resources. From the sounds of it you think each time we see the Queen it's a decoy but this is not the case my freind.
She doesn't, she still has the same speech pattern yes but the tone is much higher and lighter. Not everyones ears can detect the difference. I found it extremely different, but I'm an audio engineer so it would be pathetic if I couldn't identify the difference. The creator knows the stylistic choice is very deliberate by the way. But not everyone enjoyed her manner of speaking. Many found it confusing, so I understand where you're coming from.
@@sarah-annecarney7552 Yes finally someone with sense. Without the post production, she sounds like a 13 year old/child putting on a deep voice, but in the movie, she actually sounds like a queen.
See, they had so much potential with this character. One very basic thing that they screwed up was the reveal in the second one that she was ELECTED as queen. First, I'm not sure you know what the definition of "queen" is if you're saying she was elected. Second, while history has shown us rare examples of monarchs rising to power while they were still young and doing a great job at ruling their nations, it is, frankly, almost incomprehensible to think that some group of people somewhere thought, "Here's a 14-year-old politician who would be a great ruler. Let's elect her!" I know that Star Wars is space fantasy, but one of the main rules of the entire fantasy genre is that people still need to act like people. Then, between the second and third movie she goes from bad-ass politician to crying baby. They even cut an idea from the script where she actually went to Mustafar with a knife with the intention of killing Anakin, only to decide that she couldn't do it. How much more interesting would that have been than what we got? Missed opportunities. Not saying these movies were bad per se, but the missed opportunities still hurt a bit sometimes.
I don't like either. Honestly, I think episode 1 should have been episode 2, followed by a mid clone wars battle in my episode 2, and finally ROTS. Just my cup of tea.
Strange that I always thought she said: "I will not condone a course of action that will lead OUR PEOPLE to war". I guess I mistook the line for one she later.
Was watching the trailer on the original DVD release and her voice is completely different. Still has the accent, but it actually sounds unnaturally high instead of low. Was very weird. Apparently they changed it in post-production, after all the trailers were out. I didn't remember that at all. This would actually be a better edit than either that or what they went with.
I actually didn't mind the much younger voice from the trailers. I liked the fact that she sounded young because it really highlighted the idea that she was very young and entrusted into this position. What I find stupid is that they made her position something that is 'elected'. How could someone so young get elected to lead a world? And why is it always teenagers? The only way someone that young could rule is if it's inherited. I would have found that more compelling.
jessc1979 that's because Lucas wrote her character stupidly and wanted her to bitch about "wahhh muh democracy is dying" in subsequent films. A queen is a bit of a hypocrite to complain about that if she's unelected. So he basically had to change it after the fact to an elected position which made little sense
The thing is they left out a lot of background. In Padme's case, I had no idea she was Princess of Theed prior to her reign, or that even was a thing. And that she went through Naboo's "Legislative Youth Program" that Palpatine also went through.
It would have made more sense if she was elected Queen by the Naboo Parliament because the previous ruling royal house had died off without heirs and Padme's royal house was the next highest in ranking. Illogically though, they wanted the queen to be both an elected ruler (like a president, with fixed terms) and a teenager (with vague authority) and in so doing made the role little more than that of a beauty pageant winner.
I always assumed from a production standpoint that they had to find a tone that both Portman and Knightly could match identically for the decoy twist to work, not really a canon explanation but possibly a real world one.
She is deep intentionally. She only lightens her voice in a sense of distress which reminds people she is young, she deepens to give a facade of maturity
This makes me think of when Most ApexTV (a RUclips channel) time travelers have their faces burred and voices distorted. The time traveler’s distorted voices sound very deep
Well she sounds younger, and considering she's supposed to be 13 or 14 in this movie this certainly seems fitting. Just wish that they could have held off on casting Portman until Episode 2. She may have been 16 or 18 when filming this, but she looked like she was already 25. Hence that whole age gap between her and Anakin was exaggerated (when 5 years in actuality is normal for many folks) solely because she did not at all look like a 14 year old.
What? I've never heard of this. The queen in the second movie had a high pitch too Whatever you may think of this change it is true that Natalie Portman's voice was pitched down for the movie and this is the closest thing to hearing what her voice was like originally.
I think Padme spoke in a deliberately strange way when in full queen costume so it'd be easier for Sabe to pass herself off as her. If both of them spoke in the same way (and wore makeup to further conceal their appearance) it'd be harder to tell them apart.
Forgive me, but before Palpatine turned into to the dark side - it seemed like he and Padme Amidala had beef in episode 1. So, is there a chance he gotten revenge in episode 3 when killing her with his own force? Some say he really killed her during child birth instead of Anakin.
+robotcookies I got that, but I meant this video was fixing Amidala's voice in TPM which was obviously lowered in post. But I guess there's no harm in pointing *that* out :)
'Unrealistically deep voice' Well, looks like I'm gonna have to travel back in time and tell fourteen year old me to speak in a higher pitch because apparently my natural timbre wasn't actually natural. It does sound a bit less monotone, though - I do think you did a good job with that. It's just silly to imply that the original depth was too mature for a girl old enough to be in high school when I can say from firsthand experience that it's really not.
![Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Padmé Amidala gives a speech to the Republic [1080p]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/ghOzwa3Dh0w/mqdefault.jpg)
All right guys, I get it. She talked like this intentionally to seem older/make it easier to replicate with Sabe to hide her identity etc. Was even canonized. You can stop commenting about it 😁 Still wasn’t explained in the film, and it still sounds weird lol
So many people were complaining about that lol
It was explained in the film even if not explicitly. It's easier to have a decoy if the queen's voice is different than both Padmé's and Sabé's
I just watched PM and I found it pretty annoying, I like your work!
Poor guy, I can imagine the comments! What did you use to modify the vocals? EQ? Compression? Warp mode? I suspected warp mode due to the faster pace. Nice job either way!
@@sarah-annecarney7552 This was years ago but all I did was pitch it up in Audition
she intentionally talked so low and monotone so it would make her seem older. she was only 14 when she was queen I believe
Well said! That's what I'm just thinking too!
She's actually just doing a really bad English accent. The whole "monotone" thing is a cheap excuse they used to hide the shocking performance.
Keira Knightley is an English actress. Not American.
AspectClip Keira knightly is better than Natalie
An Aussie wikipedia says she was doing a transatlantic accent during political debates.
The costume designers did a hell of a job with Queen Amidala.
The costume designer, Trisha Biggar made a book a book about all the costumes she designed for the prequel films
You do realize that these are all costumes borrowed heavily from Mongolian Tribal costumes. They just fancied them up with newer or metallic materials, but they're ancient Mongolian outfits.
The prequels still have the most TOP TIER costume work I’ve ever seen in any film. I was always mesmerized by her costumes as a kid, the rainbow dress from the lakeside scene is still my favorite😌
Frankie2012channel yeah, especially that Mayco Geisha hairstyle...
There is only one I know from the Khalh tribe - that with horns.
Ballet Dancer NJ I was scared af first time I saw her
I'm not going to lie, she sounds exactly the same to me.
Same
In some of the trailers for the Phantom Menace you can hear an earlier mix of the queen's voice where she actually does sound less deep voiced.
I was aboutsa say
Same when does the voice change?
@Scronch Boi lol me too. I thought he was gonna do a comparison. There's no way I can by memory recall what she sounded like in the movie
In the book "Queen's Shadow", Padmé and her decoy/handmaiden Sabé created the deep, monotone Amidala voice together so that they could both replicate it and no one would tell them apart if Sabé was filling in as queen. The book is really interesting if you want to learn more about politics in Star Wars!
Literally just picked that up yesterday and I'm excited to jump into it after I finish the first Thrawn book which I also got. The next book, "Queen's Peril", is coming out in May along with the fourth Thrawn book so I've got a lot to keep me occupied. I also loved the Ahsoka book by the same author.
It annoys me how some people claim this stuff is errors and failures of the film, it just requires context.
It's pretty interesting that Kira Knightley is actually in some of those scenes as the queen
@@thegoodfather1177 thats what happens when you dont explain things in the actual film and leave it for some supplementary book to explain. 99% of people who watch a Star Wars movie are not going to run to go read a book for answers
@@mightyasterisk8333 Well, they could at least try to use their brains to figure things out, everyone who got confused by the politics in these movies sound like they weren't listening anyway
i like the deep robotic tone it makes her seem otherworldly and alien like how the queen of another planet should not a teenager from earth
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@@AshTheGamerIsAwesome you don't understand English?
Jared Gunkle It was also for her protection. Padmé utilized multiple different voices that her decoys could match if there was ever a time to take her place, like during the Trade Federation’s hold on Naboo. They also used large, extravagant headpieces to distract from the face so that the decoy plot could work.
ᛟutdᛟtedᛋ memes enjoyably witty. thank you.
@@AshTheGamerIsAwesome ?? is pretty witty too ngl so much knowledge
I can't tell which one is Natalie or Keira
+Christian Avalos It's all Natalie here. I did do the same to Keira, though I haven't included her here. You can see that in this video:
ruclips.net/video/AsL1G__coK4/видео.html
+Masirimso Fanedits all of these are Keira knightley lol...
nicholas biddle No, this video is all Natalie Portman. The video I linked to Christian is all Keira Knightley.
+Angie 96.6 True, but the voice changed in this video is Portman
Same here
The queen was supposed to have cold voice to seem stronger
No, it was for her protection. Padmé utilized multiple different voices so that her decoys could mimic her. In the novels, the deep, monotone voice is called “Amidala’s voice”, and even when her most frequently used decoy, Sabé, took her place, she is referenced as Amidala.
@@ReadLoveLearn101 you read the book huh.
@@ReadLoveLearn101 There can be several reasons for something, mate. Also, concerning this: ''when her most frequently used decoy, Sabé, took her place, she is referenced as Amidala'' - well DUH, that's how decoys work in general, no need to explain...
She was using her real voice when she revealed herself to Boss Nass in the forests of Naboo. There was no need for you to manipulate her voice to sound higher in that scene.
Do u ever wonder what her butthole looks like
@@stealthmode2168 based
@@stealthmode2168 nice and smooth like anakin likes lol
Stealth Mode The opposite of sand. Sand is coarse, rough, irritating...and it gets everywhere.
Use your imagination.
Paul Mann IV Think about it..
Umm that interesting that you choose to do that because I always got the impression that Padme and the Queen of Naboo, were two separate identities. That Padme as a person was separate from the Queen, who is a figurehead, and is marked by the way she spoke, the makeup and the clothing.
I agree, but Natalie Portman's performance is still enough to hide the identities in my opinion. The "shemale" voice (as JeremyJahns puts it) always bothered me so much.
Kathryn Bourgeois this exactly. The Queen of Naboo was an entirely separate role to fill. The voice was of the queen, not of Padme as a person. And it was obviously very intentional. I don’t think it is “fixed” at all, it’s the opposite... Natalie uses her real voice in the scenes where she’s not dressed as a queen and you’ve raised the pitch of those... when she WAS a teenager and that WAS her real voice LOL. No hate I just don’t get it.
Just like Batman and Bruce Wayne. Having the same voice tone and pitch would have not fooled anyone when donning a new attire (Bruce to bats and Padme as herself and the queen) and would have put each as a target for assassination. Plus, the whole point of Episode II would make no sense with the botched attempt on her life knowing who the real queen was all along...again, common sense, people, USE IT!!!
S C The Gungans possessed an actual military when the Naboo didn't have jack shit but pilots and officers with blasters. They might be primitive, but they apparently have more foresight than the generations of dummies that practically disarmed themselves.
I thought padme was the helper and the queen was someone else till she said she was queen in the clone wars cartoons....now that I really paid attention to SW 2 she mentions she was queen for 2 terms, but if the other lady a decoy why was she the one speaking to the senate? 🤔
Just like when Princess Leia had a British accent at the beginning of Ep. IV and then lost it. LOL
Carrie Fisher "Leia" actually explains the British accent
+rhoadnaroahs Leia was using her "Imperial/Royalty/Noble" Accent when talking to Imperial Personnel. She preferred to use her "American" or "Rebel/Republic" accent while she was casual.
Lol yep, notice her pronunciation of “chancellor”.
This isnt even a thing. Has 338 upvotes
Leia was mocking Tarkin’s accent. In that very same scene when he threatens her she goes back to talking normally
Japanese aesthetics influenced a lot the design of the clothes and the make up.
Margareth Oliphant Mongolian as well.
Actually theres many cultures that were used for influence. I can appreciate that some felt it was cultural appropriation and it saddens me to think that others were hurt because their culture was used as a fashion choice. I know the intention was not to degrade or mock - it was to show how cultures had blended in a far away galaxy...but that doesn't make it alright.
@@sarah-annecarney7552
This is in no way cultural appropriation.
I assumed she used a different voice because she was in the position of Queen. It's part of the presentation. Like Batman vs. Bruce Wayne.
Padmé's character started off really great, but gradually was turned passive to give more space to other characters. This is often done with the female leads of action movies as they are treated as just a plot device, reducing them to nothing but the romantic interest of the male lead.
portman in costume is awesome, she's powerful and creepy, very intimidating look and sound reminiscent of "stargate" although altered, out of costume she's a little girl, keira at times has such a baby face that it's really odd looking, only 12 years old so what do you expect haha at times she almost uses a southern draw on a letter or two and sometimes the British accent comes out pretty thick, but you really gotta look for it
So well agree! For me, she's one of the powerful queens I've seen in a movie!
That’s Keira Knightley
Yes but this vid is all natalie
I think you got the names switched. Or maybe I’m wrong I loved Keira she had more of the powerful, creepy sound and look.
@@kd1306 No, BOTH of them were in the queen costume
Kiera has a deeper voice and Natalie still uses the R sound
I'm pretty certain Natalie dubs for both.
@@FreePalestineforever657yes it’s true she dubed them both
She actually talked this way to keep her ifentity anonymous, and seem unbiased and emotionless/very mature to the public, also she did it to match the voice of her handmaiden, Sabé who often pretended to be amidala
3:07 how did Confused "WTF!? - Anakin" never become a meme?
carrastealth Lol, there is one, and it's pretty good. I just haven't seen it too often. Google "little anakin dafuq gif"
OMG UR RIGHT
Probably because there's nothing memetic or even remotely funny about it.
Queen Amidala's deep voice was the best thing about the Phantom Menace. You are changing the wrong thing.
GeorgeMonet go back in and digitally remove all instances of jar jar talking and it instantly becomes twice as good of a film. Hell you could replace it with random gibberish and subtitle as an alien language and still have the conversations he had without having to hear the annoying little fuck
I wonder how many people groaned when they say him right at the beginning of AotC thinking "not this shit again"
I don't get all the hate for JarJar. He's funny.
@@digiquo8143 I know right. People are strange. Hell, I hate Avengers due to so much comedy, but it is popular and gets no hate. Specifically iron man.
@@digiquo8143 he shouldn't exists lol
People don't hate comedy, they hate Jar Jar. He's shrill, irritating, based on racist stereotypes, and contributes nothing to most of the scenes he appears in.
did anyone consider that she did that to her voice so that she could switch with her decoy without their voices giving her away. both Padme and Sabe use a deep monotone voice so it's hard to differentiate from the other.
she also did not use this voice when in disguise as a hand maiden.
If she used her normal voice as Amidala, people would notice when that voice is no longer coming out of the queen but one of her handmaidens (as the movie shows Sabe still looked to Padme for sudden decision making, and Padme gave verbal replies)
Their ploy would never have worked if Padme and Sabe didnt alter their voices to sound as similar as possible (and yes I know Natalie actually did all the vocal parts of Amidala, Sabe was Amidala is was natalie not keira who provided the voice)
Literally everyone knows this
I actually thought her deep voice while she was the queen of Naboo was one of her most badass aspects. She commanded respect. Who cares if it's unrealistic? It's a Star Wars movie.
Agreed, it was strange, but very powerful, distinct and regal (the pronunciation sounded somewhat similar to a Midatlantic Accent.)
It's ironic George never emphasised the idea that Palpatine manipulated Padme / Amidala as much as he later manipulated Anakin. It could've been a nice little moment where both youngsters realise they've been pawns in a bigger war. I think it's a scene that might've worked in Ep 3.
@Litshttam Something a little more dramatic, as opposed to a revelation delivered on a comfy sofa by the best friend of her lover, might've been more in keeping with the magnitude of the deception.
Indeed, she really was his pawn as well.
The voice didn't need to be fixed. She was taking on the formal tone of royalty and doing so on purpose. The sort of frozen facial expression and the formal, deeper, more monotone voice was very common for royalty throughout world history. A teenage king or queen, when assuming the throne, would adapt the same tone and same facial expressions, so as to command authority.
Exactly.
Facts
Yeah, sure, believe that if it makes the prequels more tolerable for you. But that doesn’t explain the flat, wooden performances from 90% of the remaining cast, most of whom weren’t trying to (allegedly) imitate the demeanor of real-world royalty.
I totally agree, and I always find this and the way Anakin is brought up as a Jedi to be one of the huge reasons they fall in love. This is their biggest similarity: they both grew up with the world’s weight on their shoulders, taught to maintain complete control over their emotions (read as: repress). As a queen, Padme was to remain calm and stoic, as Anakin was trained to do as a Jedi. The result is two people who are both mature adults with childish flaws from growing up too soon. Padme’s naivety, Anakin’s temper. They really were perfect for each other, just as much as they were a deadly combination.
👏🏼 exactly! Thank you. This was pretty obvious. I could tell that was the case watching this as a young girl when it first came out and it's been confirmed in her novel.
Leia got it from mommy huh? The public diplomat voice and accent
When and how did this gain so many views O.O
RUclips algorithm is pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural
Coz u cute
Did you get paid?
48. 001 What? Of course not :D
Michaelss *blushes*
Natalie Portman gave a wonderful performance in this film and you can tell because in every scene in which she is doing Queen stuff, she sounds like this. And then when she is just Padmé, she doesn’t. Even scenes where she doesn’t speak, she acts different. She never smiles as Queen Amidala. She never wants to show bias or favored loyalty to anyone. But when she is either looking at Anakin or even proud of her progress with Boss Nass, she smiles. In the scene where Anakin asks to speak with Padmé, she is sad because she can’t show him that she is there.
3:07 Anakin is like "Whaaaaaa?"
XD
Years later at the Battle of Yavin: "What?!"
0:30 she is so egyptian/asiatic/exotic, I can hear Lucas saying "I may have gone too far in a few places" .
4:26-4:36 padme sounds like a cowgirl
Yeah her accent was really odd.
We dunnav time for this shit guvanur!
Penis
Padme goes "YYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAWWWWWWW"
I wanna be a cowwwboi baby
Treat this as a test clip to hear how Natalie Portman really sounded like before the alteration. Well the closest thing to it anyway.
Natalie Portman, or Keira Knightley? Which one are you referring to? Most of the clips you showed were of Keira Knightley. Natalie Portman has more scenes later on in the video.
AspectClip No, all the clips in this video are Natalie Portman. I have a separate video for only Keira Knightley as well.
Kaan Karaca don’t know how anyone could think those sounds like anyone but a teenage Portman. An actual brit would never sound so bad sounding British and so good sounding American.
@@AspectClip Nnnnnope. It's Padme. Her decoy is only used in a few scenes as Queen Amidala. Plenty of resources. From the sounds of it you think each time we see the Queen it's a decoy but this is not the case my freind.
She sounds exactly the same. Not sure what you were trying to achieve here, her voice was fine anyway.
Adam Harris nah, watch the movie again. They made her voice even lower in post production.
She doesn't, she still has the same speech pattern yes but the tone is much higher and lighter. Not everyones ears can detect the difference. I found it extremely different, but I'm an audio engineer so it would be pathetic if I couldn't identify the difference. The creator knows the stylistic choice is very deliberate by the way. But not everyone enjoyed her manner of speaking. Many found it confusing, so I understand where you're coming from.
@@sarah-annecarney7552 Yes finally someone with sense. Without the post production, she sounds like a 13 year old/child putting on a deep voice, but in the movie, she actually sounds like a queen.
When is the voice change? It all sounds the same to me
*Hearing this is like a nice warm hug.*
Love seeing all her outfits!
She wanna a hug
I am with you. No teen can make their voice intentionally deep without it sounding fake. Your edit is more realistic, thank you.
“We are your humble servants”
*puts the gungans on the front lines*
Her voice became more and more American
This makes her sound much less monotone to be honest.
See, they had so much potential with this character. One very basic thing that they screwed up was the reveal in the second one that she was ELECTED as queen.
First, I'm not sure you know what the definition of "queen" is if you're saying she was elected.
Second, while history has shown us rare examples of monarchs rising to power while they were still young and doing a great job at ruling their nations, it is, frankly, almost incomprehensible to think that some group of people somewhere thought, "Here's a 14-year-old politician who would be a great ruler. Let's elect her!"
I know that Star Wars is space fantasy, but one of the main rules of the entire fantasy genre is that people still need to act like people.
Then, between the second and third movie she goes from bad-ass politician to crying baby. They even cut an idea from the script where she actually went to Mustafar with a knife with the intention of killing Anakin, only to decide that she couldn't do it. How much more interesting would that have been than what we got?
Missed opportunities. Not saying these movies were bad per se, but the missed opportunities still hurt a bit sometimes.
Oh... and you did a great job with the re-dubbing. Sorry I failed to mention that.
@@nicobones9608 no he didn't
Sounds exactly the same
No point of doing it
EPISODE 1 IS BETTER THEN THE RISE OF SKYWALKER. YA, I SAID IT.
Pretty much, yeah.
I don't like either. Honestly, I think episode 1 should have been episode 2, followed by a mid clone wars battle in my episode 2, and finally ROTS. Just my cup of tea.
The prequel movies have many qualities, some fans refuse to acknowledge
Pretty sure I'll remember more from Phantom Menace than whatever happened in Rise of Skywalker. That felt like a really confusing drunk dream.
Episode I is better than ALL THREE sequel trilogy movies. Yeah, I said it.
Those moments when Palpatine seems to look at her but saying nothing.
I like her voice for some reason
Gotta admit, this has gotta be the best Padme has ever looked.
Damn she's 14 no wonder why anakin fancied her
Rango pistacho yeah and he was 9 lol
@@thegalacticgalaxy2078 Eh that's not to bad, they didn't really start talking like that till he got older.
Kaneki Ken yeah I know, but he still gave her the necklace thingy. And that’s not even bad, was just saying he was 9
Strange that I always thought she said: "I will not condone a course of action that will lead OUR PEOPLE to war". I guess I mistook the line for one she later.
It's amazing how just a simple edit in the audio mix can improve something vastly.
Damn the crush I had...Natalie ❤
she hawwwwwwwwwwwwttttt
Love queen amidala
It's a subtle change but very well done. It picks her voice up off the floor and gets rid of the 'what the ???' tone of her voice.
At first I was like “She’s so annoying. What the heck?!” And then I remembered she was 14 and said “Oh god, that’s too accurate”
The actor was 18 though the character of Padme is canonically 14.
Phantom Menance is my favorite Star Wars movie!
Was watching the trailer on the original DVD release and her voice is completely different. Still has the accent, but it actually sounds unnaturally high instead of low. Was very weird. Apparently they changed it in post-production, after all the trailers were out. I didn't remember that at all. This would actually be a better edit than either that or what they went with.
SO MUCH BETTER oh my god
I actually didn't mind the much younger voice from the trailers. I liked the fact that she sounded young because it really highlighted the idea that she was very young and entrusted into this position.
What I find stupid is that they made her position something that is 'elected'. How could someone so young get elected to lead a world? And why is it always teenagers? The only way someone that young could rule is if it's inherited. I would have found that more compelling.
jessc1979 that's because Lucas wrote her character stupidly and wanted her to bitch about "wahhh muh democracy is dying" in subsequent films. A queen is a bit of a hypocrite to complain about that if she's unelected. So he basically had to change it after the fact to an elected position which made little sense
Very interesting...
The thing is they left out a lot of background. In Padme's case, I had no idea she was Princess of Theed prior to her reign, or that even was a thing. And that she went through Naboo's "Legislative Youth Program" that Palpatine also went through.
+DragonHeir92
Very interesting. Thanks for the info.
It would have made more sense if she was elected Queen by the Naboo Parliament because the previous ruling royal house had died off without heirs and Padme's royal house was the next highest in ranking. Illogically though, they wanted the queen to be both an elected ruler (like a president, with fixed terms) and a teenager (with vague authority) and in so doing made the role little more than that of a beauty pageant winner.
2:56Anakin:WHHAAAAAAA😲
My mission is to fuse Earth and Sky, Senator
Hay look, you also fixed Jar Jar's voice in those scenes. :D
He’s been our strongest supporter!
I will not defer!
Her whole energy that Natalie gave the role, my favorite
What a crazy and smart way to retcon Leia speaking differently when she was acting as Princess vs. when she was just Leia.
Leia?
When she speaks to Grand Moff Tarkin she puts on a posh English sounding accent as if it is official business. It’s right there in the movie.
@@ChaseWulff Oh I was confused because I haven't seen the original trilogy in a while and this video was about Padme
Queen Amidala is beautiful in the star war 😄😄😄😄
Maureen Goeller Yes, she is.
I like the voice A LOT.
I always assumed from a production standpoint that they had to find a tone that both Portman and Knightly could match identically for the decoy twist to work, not really a canon explanation but possibly a real world one.
the deep voice was hot af tho
She is deep intentionally. She only lightens her voice in a sense of distress which reminds people she is young, she deepens to give a facade of maturity
She literally had so much proof.
Beautiful voice.:)
She was good in these films
Great video!
Really love her costumes!
This makes me think of when Most ApexTV (a RUclips channel) time travelers have their faces burred and voices distorted. The time traveler’s distorted voices sound very deep
If anyone needs a short man with a lady's voice for any voiceover work, I'm your half-man half-bitch.
Queen amidala is pretty
She looks pretty eerie with that pale makeup and that dress.
It should have sounded like this to be more realalistic!
From top to bottom, Amidala’s throne room ensemble is a masterpiece
In one of the trailers you can hear her say the get to your ships line in her real voice.
In every scene she seems so royal yet so foreign. Good sci-fi
The force must have been very strong with Queen Amidala because she deceived the two powerful Jedis when she poses as the Queen’s Handmaiden.
How did I not pick up on her being the same age as my sister when I first watched episode 1
She so beautiful 😍😘❤️
You do realize she's 14 years old
@@Chester_Arthur They could also be around that age for all we know.
There are some nutty “Queen” outfits
Well she sounds younger, and considering she's supposed to be 13 or 14 in this movie this certainly seems fitting.
Just wish that they could have held off on casting Portman until Episode 2. She may have been 16 or 18 when filming this, but she looked like she was already 25. Hence that whole age gap between her and Anakin was exaggerated (when 5 years in actuality is normal for many folks) solely because she did not at all look like a 14 year old.
Elizabeth Holmes got inspiration for her lower voice from this.
Birinin uzun zamandır bunu yapmasını bekledim. Ellerine sağlık hehehe
+Zelal Çelikten Teşekkür ederim :))
She's my favorite part of the trilogy.
It sounds like two voices combined.
Hard to believe Keira was only 12 when she played Sabé.
Its less monotone. Good stuff!
.... This is my decoy... My protection... My loyal bodyguard.... My bitch.
Naboo people: *apparently suffering and dying*
"Sympathetic" Queen Amidala: *dresses richly and lives and luxury*
She went back to Naboo to fight against the droids even though everyone disagreed with it
I love all scenes Queen Amedla of Naboo in Star Wars.💖
Me too
You just pitched it up. it's the royal Naboo voice. It is tradition
What? I've never heard of this. The queen in the second movie had a high pitch too
Whatever you may think of this change it is true that Natalie Portman's voice was pitched down for the movie and this is the closest thing to hearing what her voice was like originally.
I think Padme spoke in a deliberately strange way when in full queen costume so it'd be easier for Sabe to pass herself off as her. If both of them spoke in the same way (and wore makeup to further conceal their appearance) it'd be harder to tell them apart.
Padme was at least 3 or 4 years older than anakin. Which is why he met her at age 10. (I think he was 10.)
Holy crap she was only 14 in this movie?
Padme was 14 and Natalie was about 18
Mayra Branham Thanks! I was and still am totally in love with her in this movie. She’s just stunningly beautiful.
@@tonydardi332 same here
I fell in love with her outfits
whenever i say queen amidala i say it like this and i’m scared
She's using her canterlot voice lol.
AYYYY good one mate!
Forgive me, but before Palpatine turned into to the dark side - it seemed like he and Padme Amidala had beef in episode 1. So, is there a chance he gotten revenge in episode 3 when killing her with his own force?
Some say he really killed her during child birth instead of Anakin.
I am aware of that theory, but what does this have to do with the concept of the video?
+Masirimso Fanedits body language and the way he looks at her
+robotcookies I got that, but I meant this video was fixing Amidala's voice in TPM which was obviously lowered in post. But I guess there's no harm in pointing *that* out :)
+Masirimso Fanedits lol I'm apologize, my Lord
+robotcookies don't worry 👍🏻
'Unrealistically deep voice'
Well, looks like I'm gonna have to travel back in time and tell fourteen year old me to speak in a higher pitch because apparently my natural timbre wasn't actually natural. It does sound a bit less monotone, though - I do think you did a good job with that. It's just silly to imply that the original depth was too mature for a girl old enough to be in high school when I can say from firsthand experience that it's really not.
I said it was unrealistic because it was clearly fake and manipulated supported by the fact that other scenes with Padme had her normal voice