Is It Possible to Learn This Power?
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"Is It Possible to Learn This Power? is a memorable quote uttered by Anakin Skywalker in the 2005 science fiction film Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith. Online, a screenshot of the line being said has been used as a reaction image expressing reverence for another.
Origin
On May 19th, 2005, the film Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith. In the film, the character Senator Palpatine tells the character Anakin Skywalker (portrayed by Ian McDiarmid
and Hayden Christensen, respectively) "The Tragedy of Darth Plagueis The Wise," a myth about a man who could bring people back from the dead. At the end of the speech, Anakin asks, "Is it possible to learn this power?"
While the scene was likely discussed on numerous forums about the film, one of the earliest isolated clips of the moment was posted on January 28th, 2013 by YouTuber GoldGoall. The post received more than 25,000 views (shown below).
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On October 2nd, 2016, Imgur [1] Actualdeadpool posted a GIF of the moment. The post received more than 1,100 views in less than three years (shown below, left).
On March 17th, 2017, Instagram [2] user @ohmyforce posted a two-panel meme from the scene. The post received more than 1,300 likes in about two years (shown below, right).
The following year, on January 5th, 2018, Facebook [3] account Just Jedi Things posted a two-panel meme in which the Anakin reaction responds to a diagram of man urinating with his back to the toilet. The post received more than 4,300 reactions, 1,200 comments and 1,200 shares in one year (shown below)