(I need help from the ladies on the forum) Why does Padmé fall for Anakin???

I pretty much followed AOTC, though I need to watch again to make sure. The thing I had trouble buying was how Pademe could fall for Anakin at all. With the exception of Anakin expressing his affection for Pademe, he seemed pretty much a jerk personality wise. So help me out.

Thanks

 

I would have fallen for him. *shrugs*

 

Women love jerks. Nice guys finish last. The guy's a stalker and she's obviously got a few screws loose for going for him after his confession. No wonder Luke almost dated his sister! The family is so screwed up, all they need is the trailer and Jerry Springer!

 

Their romance reminded me of a scene on a secluded volcanic island, where two hapless, lonely individuals are washed ashore. They have companionship in their shared isolation: Anakin because he is the "chosen one" and Amidala because she has been a powerful figure in politics most of her life. Amidala, struggling to keep things in perspective, finds they are stranded on the island and the resident volcano is about to erupt and put an abrupt end to their lives. Seeing the end of her days quickly advancing, she throws caution to the wind and allows herself to feel for the first time in her life, most likely. Sad story. I don't like their romance for this reason. It's just too tragic.

 

I would probably fall for him. His complex nature makes him very compelling in some ways.

Plus there's the whole wartime romance thing, just look at how many couples got married on impulse during WWII. Adrenaline, hormones, kabooom! lol

 

Kay-Elle,

Nah, the KABOOM! was Han & Leia. Anakin and Amidala, well theirs is a much sadder tale.

 

Kaboom=Sad.....


The greatest love stories are always the Tragic ones....Why is it so hard for so many males to see that...I am male and sometimes I am ashamed of my male race and their stupidity on this subject.

 

Opie,

I'm a female, and I find the tragic romance of Anakin and Amidala to be too painful to embrace on any emotional level. Perhaps this is the result of experience?

Sad. Ugh.

 

"male race"?

And you call your fellow males "stupid"? LOL

 

I am one who thinks the Dracula/Mina is one of the greatest romances of all time.

 

"Kaboom=Sad.....


The greatest love stories are always the Tragic ones....Why is it so hard for so many males to see that...I am male and sometimes I am ashamed of my male race and their stupidity on this subject. "

Whatever...

Great Romances are sad because thats what sells. Things are more interesting when they involve several different powerful human emotions. Love and sorrow is much more interesting than just love.

 

If this lady was in Padme's place - there's no way I ever would have even registered Anakin was alive with a man like Obi around

 

I don't know what women would see in Anakin. Emotionally he's a little boy! Whatever anyone says, he's not mature in the least. Much as I liked HC, Anakin as a character left me cold.

 

that's exactly what I said man....Love and sorrow which finally grows into tragedy in this case

 

Young women almost always gravitate towards the guy who is the worst for them and is the most likely to hurt them.

 

Excellent question!

I really have no idea, because there wasn't that much chemistry between them. It was obvious he was after her from the get-go and she seemed to care less. Then all of a sudden, she's letting him kiss her! Sorry, but there wasn't enough sexual tension to set that up.

 

Padmé was always interested in Anakin, from the moment they met in TPM.
Remember these lines:

- Please don´t look at me like that.

- Why not?

- It makes me feel uncomfortable.

There´s something in the way he looks at her that draws her towards him.
It´s like they were always meant for eachother. It´s a phenomenon called love at first sight.
Even though Anakin confesses that he slaughtered an entire tusken tribe, she still loves him. Why is that? Because they were meant for eachother. Anakin is torn between emotions: On one hand, he hates the tusken raiders with all of his heart, on the other, he knows perfectly well that he, as a Jedi, can not know hate.
Padmé understands all this and she believes that she can help him. She believes that he will not give in to hate anymore, that he has learned from his mistake.
She believes that they will live happily ever after.

 

Yeah I agree with that 100%...That's why the family scene was needed. It would of made everything flow...The conversation between Padme and her sister and mother would of solved everyone's problem.

 

Once again I have killed a thread. Am I the Chosen One on these boards?

 

yes definately

 

Just wanted to know. Thanks.

 

I completely agree with ewansdove and Jemmiah
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Obi was far more in control. Anakin was floundering, with mis-placed arrogance. Obi had justified confidence, and that is a thousand times more attractive than a child whining that his teacher is too hard on him.

Anakin never accepted responsibility for his actions. When he disobeyed orders and left Naboo, he insisted he had no choice, that he had to go. When really he just wanted to. He didn't know for certain if anything was wrong. He just felt the impulse, now that Obi wasn't around to watch him, to take off. Then, when he kills the Tuskins, his excuse is they deserved it, because they were animals. Then, he won't go to Obi-Wan's aide until Padme insisted, so he could hide behind her and say it was her choice and he wasn't to blame.

Anakin was a big baby. Obi faced down danger with a smile and a clever quip. No contest.

 

Aye, he was that. I think he was meant to be shown in that light to advance the idea that he was severly lacking without his mother's feminine guidance during his formative years between childhood and adolescence. Dad's are equally good at raising children as Mom's, but there's no substitute for having both aspects -- feminine and masculine -- nurturing you as you grow and mature. Leave one out, and the child has more trouble addressing the difficulties of life. He had a mom as a young boy and a dad figure as a teenager, but never both.

-Undomiel

 

I have fallen for him

Besides he is so serious, you can feel he really does think and feel what he says- even if the lines are not great and he is not a Cassanova. You know he is true.

 

Don't forget that Anakin's actions are also one's that are understandable to anyone with an ounce of compassion. Padmé was the only one who meant anything to Anakin who understood his slavery past, the tearing away of his relationship with his mother, the explanation later of what happened to her, and finally her subsequent death.