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Was Padme pushing Anakin away at first to protect him?
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OnlyOneKenobi
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1/6/04 2:10am
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Was Padme pushing Anakin away at first to protect him?
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In the fireplace scene, when Anakin confesses his love for Padme, she says that if he follows his thoughts to conclusion it will take them to a place they cannot go, and she also uses the excuse that she's a senator and he's studying to become a jedi. However, it's not forbidden for a senator to fall in love or be in a relationship... was she pushing him away because she knew it was forbidden for Anakin to fall in love, despite his speech about compassion being encouraged?
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Blue_October
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1/6/04 2:38am
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I think she was just trying to keep them separated because of the completely different paths they were taking in their lives. Of course, we now know that they get married and have kids, but at that point, it wasn't clear to them that they would be spending all their lives together.
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DarthSapient
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1/6/04 9:16am
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I took that to mean she's in denial and really has very strong feelings for him. But she is afraid what it means for both of them. They'e both lived their lives in a guarded prison, a life that has basically kept out love. Both of them have never let down their professional guard and facade to allow themselves to be loved and to love.
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anakin_girl
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1/6/04 8:04pm
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I agree with Sape on this one. Padme is also scared...a lot of us know what it feels like to be in love and it's thrilling but really frightening too. But it's obvious that she is attracted to him.
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Mace Windy
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1/7/04 4:14pm
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Obvious indeed. If she hadn't been attracted to him she would have given him a good hard slap long before the fireplace scene.
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DarthSapient
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1/7/04 7:28pm
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Or kissed him on the patio. She loved him just as much but both lived lives that taught them from the youngest age to put work first, no time for love.
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anidanami124
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1/7/04 8:11pm
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Or kissed him on the patio. She loved him just as much but both lived lives that taught them from the youngest age to put work first, no time for love.
Very true. Man ever one already said the things that needed to be said. I don't know what else to say.
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IamZam
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1/17/04 2:45pm
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At that point she was still torn between duty and desire. Her heart was saying yes, but her logical, politica side was saying no. She knows it is forbidden for a Jedi to have attachments, and she knows that a relationship, especially this one would be career suicide. She wants him badly, but she won't let herself give in to her desire.
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Anakin didn't just fall - he was pushed
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Jainalover
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I think Padme was being a bit double standard in that scene with Anakin. Here she was saying no to him while he is pouring his heart out and she is dressed very un senator-like! But yes I agree with those who say she was as scared as he was. Imagine not seeing your first crush for ten years and then she walks back into your life all of a sudden. No wonder he was nervous and she was more skeptical of anything happening between them. I can understand both sides of this equation.
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IamZam
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1/30/04 11:42pm
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the reason for that is that she wants him, she is already in love with him and it is showing even though she is not ready to admit it to herself, much less to Anakin.
But the truth has a way of showing itself anyway. Witness her Freudian slip "....regardless of the way we feel about each other.."
Even Anakin picked up on this. But she knows that he is not allowed to love and she is also in some ways afraid to admit it.
The dichotomy between her actions and her words is purely subconsciously intentional.
Where as Anakin is also aware of what they would be getting into, but he doesn't care, and quite willing to take the risk. That much love from someone has got to be frightening and overwhelming (on Padme's part).
Anakin gives into her desires because of his love for her. He would literally do anything she asked.
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Anakin didn't just fall - he was pushed
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Jedi_Padawan_Trex
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I agree with JainaLover! If she didn't have feelings for him, she'd be lounging around the little island hide-out in jeans a shirt, not that fireplace sceen outfit. Perhaps she was teasing him? Or was she much to frightened to tease a Jedi, and Darth Vader at that!
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Jainalover
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1/31/04 2:22pm
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Thanks for your vote of confidence. I have been debating this with my brother for some time. As horrible as it sounds it does look like Padme would have had better sense than to dress provacitively around Anakin if she did not want him to come on to her. Especially in such intimate surroundings!
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rumsmuggler
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1/31/04 11:33pm
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Padme just likes to play twisted mind games. It's kinda messed up after he stopped trying to get with her, she flips the game and finally confesses her love for him. I really think if they weren't in a situation where they were about to be killed, she have strung him out like a fool for as long as she could have and then gave in when she got bored of playing games.
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