Friendly reminder that Padme had a subplot in Episode III where she was going against Palpatine’s actions and she, Bail Organa, and Mon Mothma (her only appearance in the prequel trilogies) basically formed the early version of the Rebel Alliance, but the entire thing was deleted.
Apparently this subplot was cut at the last minute because Lucas wanted to keep the focus on Anakin, but tbh this would have strengthened Anakin’s storyline as well as the film overall. In the final scene of the subplot, Palpatine starts sowing seeds of doubt in Anakin about Padme’s loyalty to the Republic and to Anakin himself, and it helps show that not only did the Empire begin in ROTS, but so too did the Rebellion.
Plus, it has the added value of reinforcing how Palpatine essentially had full control of the Republic long before it formally became the Empire; by the time he declares himself Emperor, the title is little more than a formality. The Petition Of The Two-Thousand is a blacklist that Palpatine can use in the early years of the Empire to scapegoat any political opponents and eliminate them, silencing any opposition. It also gives Padme and clear and powerful legacy in the history of the Rebellion, almost as a martyr.
Finally, we have the artistic value - the contrast between Anakin and Padme, as their politics divides them and they each help to form the Empire and the Rebellion respectively, culminating in the final symbolism of them lying on their respective operating tables clad in black and white.
Also a friendly reminder that Padme also had a subplot where she was beginning to see the evil in Anakin and was actually working with the Rebellion to kill him before it was too late,
REMEMBER THIS SCENE? Remember how sappy and forced the dialogue was?
According to someone who worked on ROTS, there was supposed to be a reveal right after their sappy talk where Anakin leaves and members of the consul come out, revealing that Padme is working with them to try and see Anakin’s motives and whether he is turning to the dark side or not, basically turning Padme from a lovesick girl to an informant who is betraying her husband for the greater good
According to the same guy, the original scene would be Padme coming to the planet after Anakin kills the younglings to assasinate Anakin for the Rebellion while there is still time to do so (here’s the original scene art for it)
According to the cast member, as the two are embracing, Padme has a knife in her hands aimed at Anakin’s jugular, knowing the situation and almost accepting that he has lost Padme, he at first doesn’t say anything, basically saying ‘ok then, kill me’. But at the last minute Padme breaks the bond because she realizes she can’t kill the man she loves, this anakin kills her.
This would have done so much not only for Padme’s character, but also for the movie’s overall plot and story and I will be forever angry at Lucas for cutting it! Like…what the hell was he thinking?????
Also, wasn’t there concept art of her confronting Anakin with baby Luke and Leia strapped to her back? Or did I hallucinate that?
a wink for nostalgic for those people who saw tom and jerry and for those who saw it by chance. …. We will never see these scenes in the same way, help
Ya he’s fucking shit, he is a large part of the reason the Roman Catholic church is declining
I mean he’s straight surrendering to liberalism
Omg, look at these people losing their shit because someone dares call out shitty Christians who hide behind God.
How dare he.
Since it was an image of a tweet, not a link to the news story, I had to go track it down. The CNN story starts thusly:
If you’re a Christian who exploits people, leads a double life or manages a “dirty” business, perhaps it’s better not to call yourself a believer, Pope Francis suggested in a homily on Thursday in Rome.
“So many Christians are like this, and these people scandalize others,” Francis said during morning Mass at Casa Santa Marta, according to Vatican Radio. “How many times have we heard – all of us, around the neighborhood and elsewhere – ‘But to be a Catholic like that, it’s better to be an atheist.’ It is that: scandal.”
And it continues on from there. Pope Francis was preaching on Mark 9:41-50, which is the bit where Jesus says stuff like “whoever causes on of these little ones to sin, it would be better if he put a millstone around his neck and threw it in the sea.” The pope’s homily (in what is a textbook definition of a homily) took Jesus’ words from the Bible and faithfully applied them to modern life. This homily couldn’t even be potentially interpreted as a departure from long-standing Catholic teaching, either. He practically read straight from the Catholic Catechism.
So, yeah. Pope reminds shitty Christians what Jesus actually said (and what the Church actually teaches), shitty Christians declare that the Pope isn’t a Christian.
this pope is easily my favoritest pope.
pope francis is so rad.
Rad to the max
“Read the Fucking Book” -Pope Francis
Pope says better to be an Atheist than a bad Christian.
Shitty Christians “He sucks, fuck him.. hope he dies.”
Pope seems to have made a good God Damn Point.
You claimed people might be offended by a Pope who expects better of Gods Children.
Hey remember that joke a few years ago where people would made fun of animals that looked intimidating from the side but very goofy upfront? Well I just found out about the Leopard seal and
They go from terrifying killer machines to ambient lump lads REAL quick
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