DIY VIRAL
The author Chris Snelgrove
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The Star Wars prequels were full of dumb moments, from that awkward “I hate sand” speech to almost every second that Jar Jar Binks was on screen. However, in general, most fans agree that absolutely the stupidest the moment Padmé Amidala died of a broken heart. Even in a galaxy far, far away, it's hard to believe that the former queen and mother of the galaxy's greatest hero would simply die of grief. However, some fans have tried to atone for this idiotic development of Padme's death with a simple theory: that Anakin Skywalker unwittingly drained her life force in order to survive.
The theory of Padme's death
Loan in which the loan is due: Revenge of the Sith there were some clever editing moments, including the scenes of Padme giving birth to Luke and Leia, and Anakin Skywalker's robotic rebirth. Darth Vader. Part of what made this revival so creepy is that we've already seen Anakin dismembered and then left to burn and to die former mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi. It didn't look like something even a powerful Force user could survive, and according to this theory of Padme's death, the only way Anakin managed to live was to drain all the life out of his wife (husbands, right?).
An interesting side effect of the Padme death theory is that it also redeems another silly prequel moment. Darth Vader's cartoonishly stupid “NOOOOOO” a scream when he is told that his wife is dead. Palpatine had just told his new apprentice that “in your anger you killed him” and Vader's scream was stunning as he seemed to be fooled very easily by the galaxy's most obvious liar. However, according to this theory, Palpatine was actually telling the truth, and Vader, blinded by rage, subconsciously drained Padme's life force in a way that could not be detected by medical scanners.
More than one theory of Padme's death
While this theory of Padme's death is compelling, there are variants and other theories that are just as interesting. For example, the primary theory assumes that Anakin did all of this unconsciously, which is why he is so surprised and grief-stricken when he learns that his wife is dead. Others think he drained her life force on purpose (maybe starting with that Mustafar Force choke or even earlier) and he only felt bad when he found out he went too far and killed her (talk about post-robot clarity!).
Of course, the most popular version of this theory of Padme's death is that it was actually Palpatine who drained her life force, not Anakin. This would fit with the long-standing theory that it was Palpatine who sent Anakin visions of his wife's death, essentially implanting the idea of her death so that he could then offer her a false carrot, granting her eternal life. Deliberately draining the life from her body after all these manipulations, the newly crowned emperor was able to ensure that his powerful right hand had nothing left to live for but the empire.
Obviously, your mileage may vary on whether or not this Padme death theory really redeems the prequel trilogy. Even if George Lucas came out tomorrow and gave us his best Han Solo (“that's the truth…everything”), we'd still be left with terrible dialogue and abysmal plotting. Also, it's a little embarrassing that fans have spent nearly two decades trying to fix every mistake in a movie that has more plot holes than the hull of the Millennium Falcon. Then again, considering how much Disney currently running this franchise, the fans and their theories can be ours only looking forward to a good Star Wars story in the foreseeable future.
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