Let me guess... you're single!
That scene is absolute nails on a chalkboard level cringe. Point of advice, don't use any of it as inspiration in your life.
Alack, I thought you already knew that I was, but I have not given up looking for someone suitable.
I certainly intend to take your advice to heart, mainly because the 'awkward teenage Jedi Padawan from Tatooine' look isn't my style
Really? You think it is realistic for her to just die of sadness? To leave her newly born twins behind. There is a reason why that scene is near universally made fun of.
Well, there are a fair few women across the world, and have been for millennia, who have been terrible mothers to their offspring for one reason or another - laziness, addiction to substances/alcohol (Gin was nicknamed "Mother's Ruin" in the Victorian era because so many women wasted their money on drinking copious amounts of it at the expense of their family), disinterest, selfishness, delusions that they can 'change' a bad-boy-beta partner who abuses the children, or any other attitude that smothers any form of maternal instinct they could have developed. When there are women like this in the real world, a broken-hearted woman dying as a result of such a betrayal even with offspring in tow doesn't sound particularly far-fetched to me.
I've actually seen an interesting theory as to why Padme died. When Anakin was burning up, he drew energy from Padme to save himself through their strong emotional bond. Anakin is pretty deep into the Dark Side at that point, and it seems plausible. It certainly makes Padme's death much more interesting and dramatic than the simple, 'she died of a broken heart' which always seemed like a poor sendoff to Padme to me.
I like this point a lot, it emphasises Anakin's heightened selfishness that, when he is near-death after being maimed by Obi-Wan, he would instinctively steal power from Padme to save himself, something that cannot be healed by even Polis Massan medical technology and gives the impression on the surface that she is simply 'losing the will to live' when it's actually something deeper and stronger. It epitomises the very nature of the Sith.
"They think inwardly, only about themselves."
I think your memory is failing you or you are deliberately trying to mislead. I have been very vocal on what I feel are the limitations of the OT (there are numerous posts on this forum that you are more than welcome to review). That doesn't mean that I will necessarily agree with your perceived flaws with the OT because I don't believe they are substantiated.
Please tell me more, I'd like to hear why you think my other perceived flaws of the OT are not substantiated.
Just a couple of quick reminders:
- I've always hated the Ewoks, I have never liked their inclusion and how they were used in the film
Funnily enough I remembered this not long after I made my previous post and started ruminating over what I had said in my head to assess whether that was the best shot I could give. I was going to include this as an exception to my accusation but ran out of time.
- I've always maintained that the Lightsaber choreography was easily the best in the PT, for instance
- I've never been a fan of Boba Fett, and felt that his "death scene" was ridiculous
And I do recall both of these now as well, but at the time I did not (I would say in this case it was because I was caught up in the fervour of debating
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I accordingly withdraw that accusation and apologise.
I wouldn't recommend it. The numbers are not on your side.
We've played this little game many times over the years and it always ends in the same way.
To be honest, I despair of this majority sometimes, particularly the minority of the majority that are particularly aggressive and hateful in their criticism of Episodes I-III (fortunately pretty much nobody on this forum goes to this level of extremity, but people like that are out there), but I have done as much as I can to enlighten you all, and if I cannot persuade you to change your views then so be it. I would never force you to accept my views, because that would be weak and cruel, and I respect your rights to your opinions as much as my own.
Particularly
@Just A Skink, I must say your magnanimity in these matters is impressive. I could never get overly-competitive in a debate with you pal.
To be fair, bad guy minions rarely, if ever, threaten the main good guys in any movie, but especially not in action/adventure movies. None of the droid army was a threat to the heroes in the PT. To be hyperbolic for effect, you almost make it sound like you won't be happy unless stormtrooper scenes are written by George R. R. Martin.
Haha, I wouldn't want to see the amount of gory detail he likes to include in his works introduced into Star Wars, but Episode III and Rogue One in particular add a real dose of hero mortality and properly bring the 'War' to Star Wars. More Star Wars works with the level of darkness these two achieve is what we really need to help douse the memories of the piss-poor Sequel Trilogy.
. As I have said before it's the meme that has ordered them around incorrectly.
