Does Anakin ever say "I love you" to Padme?

I was just thinking- although Padme has her big "I truly, deeply, love you" speech before they go into the arena, does Anakin ever actually say the words "I love you" to Padme?

 

Anakin never says the words "I love you" to Padme, which some would construe as a sign that he really doesn't love her. But I think his actions prove differently.

 

Heh, no he doesn't, actually. It's all implied by him, but he never actually uses those important three words to her.

 

Well, I always thought that he was infatuated with her- in love with the image he's been holding onto for the last ten years, rather than truly in love with her as a person. I mean, it's clear that he has these feelings for her before they meet in AOTC that he['s been holding onto for ten years, and there's nothing to suggest that they change in any way over the course of the film.

On the other hand, she still sees him as the little kid at the start of the film, and her feelings obviously change over the course of the film.

I would be inclined to think that him never actually saying the words, while she makes such a big deal over them would be a big pointer in this direction...

 

Wow -- I've never noticed this before.

The romance in AOTC is so strange. While formally it meets all the ideal requirements (attractive young couple, rolling in the grass together, emotionally over-the-top), there are nevertheless so many indications that the relationship between Anakin and Padme is corrupt and destructive.

Their involvement with one another is not natural and voluntary, but rather it is a political security strategy: a Jedi-in-training is assigned as the bodyguard of a senator. Anakin takes advantage of this highly-charged, dangerous situation to seduce the senator sexually and prey on her vulnerability. An ideal opportunity (as far as Palpatine is concerned) for the young man to let his feelings rule his actions. And then there is of course the slaughter of the Tusken Raiders, and the secretiveness of their marriage. When you add to this that Anakin never articulates his love for Padme, the faults and perversions inherent in the romance become all the more apparent.

 

Oh, he'll say "I love you" alright. On their wedding night.

You know it to be true.

Itll go down like this:

PADME: Ani, no. I can't do that. You won't respect me in the morning.

ANAKIN: Padme, I love you. I've never felt like this about any other girl.

PADME: Really?

ANAKIN: Um... yes... really. You know I'll respect you in the morning.

PADME: Ok..

"Oh Yeah" by Yello begins to play as the camera focusus on Anakin's face, now sporting a huge grin as he acknowledges the camera, nodding his head ever so slightly as if he just hit pay dirt.

 

Yeah, he definately doesn't say it in the movie. It's been a while since I've read the novel, but I'm pretty sure he doesn't say it in there either.

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Yep, he doesn't say it. I am not the least bit surprised, either.

Because Anakin has been training to be a Jedi and they are supposed to stay emotionally detached.

Anakin is also young and his emotions are unstable (even with his age considered).

When he first met Padme, Anakin was simply fond of her and infatuated. He never spent enough time with Padme to develop real feelings of love.

I don't think Anakin will ever fully develop a genuine love for Padme because of these unstable emotions. Obsessed and possessive, yes.

And I doubt that Anakin will ever tell Padme on screen. Otherwise, I'd assume he would tell her mainly, um, to have his way with her.

 

i never thought about the big three words before. it's obvious he has feelings for padme, but i agree they may not be 'real feelings. i mean, he had been seperated from her 10 yrs. people. and they never really had the time in phantom menace to develop a real attatchment.

he's a teenager. it has to be a hormonal thing. not real love.

 

"Does Anakin ever say "I love you" to Padme?"

He can't tell her that, he's got other babes to bag.

 

I think its strongly implied that he does.



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Anakin says 2 of the 3 famous words on the Refugee transport scene because when Padme says it's difficult living a life as a Jedi, Anakin responds, "Or be with the people I love!"

When Anakin said that line, he was referring to Padme so technically he does say "I love you" to her.

 

Anakin says 2 of the 3 famous words on the Refugee transport scene because when Padme says it's difficult living a life as a Jedi, Anakin responds, "Or be with the people I love!"

When Anakin said that line, he was referring to Padme so technically he does say "I love you" to her.

Technically, he does not. From a certain point of view he does. Technically would be if he said something like "Or be with the people I love, such as you." While not the words "I love you," strung together, it would still contain the same words with some extra in between.

 

Yeah I don't think he exactly has to spell it out for anyone.

 

Don't underestimate the fact that Anakin never says "I love you." Consider also that When his mother dies in his arms, she is unable to complete the sentence herself: "I love ... I love ... (dead)." It seems that there is a strong connection in Anakin's mind between Padme and his mother -- his blossoming romance and his nightmares about his mother coalesce in a fevered dream on Naboo. I think that Anakin is drawn as a figure who doesn't truly understand love. He is robbed of love, and so instead he obsesses, terrified of loss.

 

It's not hard to tell that Anakin loves Padme. He's crazy about her, although I'm thinking that some of this love is really lust.

Interestingly, in ESB, Leia tells Han that she loves him, and he simply says "I know". (although he admits that he loves her in ROTJ) Perhaps this was the prequel's version of that?

 

Does Anakin ever say "I love you" to Padme?

Who cares. Even if he did it wouldn't sound believable.

 

He never explicitely states it, but I think it's obvious by his actions that he does. (And after all, actions *do* speak louder than words.)

 

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There are only 2 people that Anakin loved the most and Padme is one of them so when he said that line, he is basically saying that he loves Padme.

That should have been spelled out to everyone because it was to me.

 

It is interesting to note that at Shmi's funeral, Cliegg talks about his love for Shmi but Anakin only talks about himself. "I wasn't strong enough to save you." "I won't fail you again." When Shmi is dying, Anakin says, "Stay with me mom..." He never says "I love you" in his last moments with her, but instead talks about HIS needs. Stay with ME. It is all about him. It is appropriate that Anakin would not tell Padme that he loves her. In fact, when Padme says she loves him, Anakin responds, "You love me?" Like his mother, he will come to see her only as a possession -- something that he can lose.

 

I don't think SomeRandomNerd is saying that Anakin doesn't love Padme, (correct me if I'm wrong,) I think the point is that he never says it, he never 'confirms' it.

Anyone here a psycologist? There has to be some deep hidden meaning in that, for sure.

 

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There are only 2 people that Anakin loved the most and Padme is one of them so when he said that line, he is basically saying that he loves Padme.

That should have been spelled out to everyone because it was to me.

I meant that TECHNICALLY, he never says it. While it may be implied, he never TECHNICALL says it, which is what you said.

 

I think that Anakin is drawn as a figure who doesn't truly understand love. He is robbed of love, and so instead he obsesses, terrified of loss.

Yes. Well put. I think he loves, definitely, but in an unhealthy way. He loves Padmé, he loves his mother, but if they are taken from him, he can't handle it. Since Padmé is the last person in his life that loves him unconditionally, I'm certain it's something to do with her death (or alleged death, which works as well) that drives him finally over the edge.

And only when another who loves him in such a way appears again in his life (Luke) is he redeemed.

Sigh. I'm sheddin' a tear here.

 

pretty interesting!

 

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