Is the romance between Anakin and Padmé really that unrealistic? I believe it is a psychologically accurate portrayal of a woman falling in love with a man suffering from Bipolar Disorder, an occurrence which happens much more frequently than you would imagine.
My sister is bipolar. You have grossly misunderstood what bipolar disorder is. Yes, I have read your follow-ups.
Critics often scoff at the moment when Anakin says, “I don’t like sand. It’s course and rough and irritating, and it gets everywhere.” But if you grew up on a desert planet and associated sand with slavery and with abandoning your mother at a young age, you would hate sand as well.
That line might not be the best written line of script in cinema history but I think that most of all it was badly performed. The purpose of the line is to segue from the topic that Padmé is talking about into making a compliment – as part of Anakin’s advances towards Padmé. A good actor would understand that and maybe pull it off sounding flirty instead of creepy. However George Lucas’ failed to get a good performance out of Christensen when he directed the scene.
You were only eight when you saw the movie the first time and your experience of the movie then is obviously what has stuck in your head.
I was seven when I first saw Star Wars (ANH) – and I understood first in adulthood many things that had gone completely over my head when I was seven.
If Anakin was not emotionally disturbed at all in Attack of the Clones, his transformation to the dark side in Revenge of the Sith would have been rushed and unbelievable.
It was still rushed and unbelievable. Anakin’s fall to the dark side started in AOTC and the start should have been the strongest, most important event in the movie. I find that lack to be AOTC’s largest failing.