Padmé Amidalathe sympathetic reaction of Anakin Skywalkerthe brutal murder of the Tusken Raiders in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones It meant a big change in their relationship. Of course, it’s well known that Anakin and Padmé’s secret love affair was a huge turning point in Anakin’s fall to the dark side. The anguish of keeping their marriage hidden from those they cared about most – Obi-Wan Kenobi and the rest of the Jedi Order, especially – weighed heavily on them. And yet, they couldn’t stay away from each other, not even after Anakin’s undeniably heinous crime.
In Attack of the ClonesAnakin discovered that his mother had been kidnapped by the Tusken Raiders. He returned to Tatooine with Padmé and was briefly reunited with his mother for the first time since leaving the desert planet years ago. As the Jedi Council knew, Anakin loved his mother deeply, and when she died in his arms at the hands of the Ravagers, he could not contain his grief. Anakin slaughtered an entire tribe of Tusken Raider in anger. However, should Padmé have forgiven him so readily, or Did her sympathy make her complicit in her husband’s fall to the dark side?
Padmé’s love for Anakin took full precedence
Despite the huge difference in their education levels, age and maturity when they met in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom MenacePadmé saw a different side of Anakin in Attack of the Clones. Underneath it all, he was still the same hopeful, bright boy, but he grew and matured and became sure of himself and his place with the Jedi. There’s no denying that she loved him, both for who he used to be and who he was back then, and she let her love for him cloud her judgment, even when she shouldn’t have.
She stood by Anakin’s side when his mother was killed – she saw firsthand how much they meant to each other and how difficult it was for Anakin to leave her behind in a life of slavery. She understood his anger and his resentment, his need for retribution. Padmé was also political; balanced and self-assured. She should have known better. Perhaps there was another facet to Padmé’s forgiveness that even she hadn’t really considered.
The Naboo were prejudiced against the Gungans – did Padmé also feel this type of prejudice?
Padmé was the former queen of Naboo, and her people had long held derogatory, if not outright prejudiced, opinions about the Gungans, despite sharing a planet. Although she was eager to work with them to save her home world once it became clear that Naboo was about to be invaded, it is possible that she grew up in a society that told her that Gungans were inherently inferior to the rest of the world. Naboo. “civilized” population.
To see Anakin and Padmé’s entire romantic relationship, watch the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Warsthat occurs between Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.
As she worked with Jar Jar Binks and became closely affiliated with the Gungans during her political career, these thoughts clearly diminished, but some lessons are harder to unlearn than others. What if she let those old lessons cloud her perception of the Tusken Raiders too? Anakin, and most other Tatooine natives for that matter, believed the Tuskens were savages and kidnapped and killed Anakin’s mother. All she knew about them was violent and vengeful. Why wouldn’t she despise the creatures that hurt the boy she loved so much?
Padmé’s empathy for Anakin won out, but should she really have forgiven him?
The Tusken Raiders were treated much more humanely by Star Wars telling stories from The Book of Boba Fettand Anakin’s crime seems much more heinous now than it originally did. Should Padmé have been able to see through her blossoming love for him and leave him on Tatooine, broken and alone? Understandably, she didn’t, but in the long run, it might have been better for everyone if she hadn’t forgiven him. It was almost too easy for her. He openly admitted to her that he killed them all because he hated them.
Anakin’s anger and resentment should have scared her, but instead she comforts him and tells him “To be angry is to be human.” Yes, anger is a human trait, but Anakin’s anger in that moment was fueled by more than just sadness – it was fueled by power, by his incredible lust and need for strength. Padmé should have been more careful.
Anakin’s anger in that moment was fueled by more than just sadness – it was fueled by power, by his incredible lust and need for strength. Padmé should have been more careful.
Anakin even reminds her that he is a Jedi and should be able to overcome his anger. She doesn’t listen to him – not really. We could even argue that she only saw what she wanted to see; the boy she loved, destined to be a great Jedi.
There is empathy and then there is blind trust. At that moment, he didn’t deserve that trust, and if Padmé had told someone what was wrong and what had happened, then perhaps the fate of the Jedi Order and the galaxy in general would have been very different. The Queen and Senator Amidala should know this, but unfortunately, Padmé Amidalathe young girl in love with a young man who loved her, couldn’t see beyond her feelings Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clonesnot until it was too late.