Akwat Kbrana said:
No, what I was saying was that I don't want interaction that is boring and cringe-inducing for the sake of realism. The Han-Leia romance in ESB is both believable and entertaining. The Anakin-Padme "romance" is believable to a degree (sure, teenagers flirt awkwardly) but neither entertaining, engaging, nor amusing. Hence, it's counterproductive. Besides which, it contains no spark of relatable humanity whatsoever. It's dull, boring, and just plain embarassing to watch.

Oh, and "monotonous drudgery of real life"... all right, as a side note, I want to tell you that it's silly to assume life is monotonous drudgery for everyone. I can only assume that your life is this way, and you want everyone else to suffer along with you. Sure, escapism is fun, but no fun if it isn't at least to some degree relatable. Just because you haven't had any of those experiences doesn't disqualify everyone else. That's your ISSUE.

Nice little ad hominem, particularly coming from someone who openly claims to be "unusual" and "awkward."

Was awkward. As are most teenagers who are first going into the dating game. I understand that a lot of people can't relate to that, but if you remember back, I think you'll see similarities between your friends' flirting and Anakin and Padme's. To have Anakin being a smooth-talking James Bond would've been one route, but also a predictable route. You have to give AOTC kudos for going the unpredictable, even if it would get slammed for it later. I hate that film, but it had balls.

And yes, I'm very unusual. But guess what? So was the original Star Wars. And it was still very fun, and charmingly unusual like life was meant to be. I don't even hide that fact about myself.

I greatly enjoy watching Han/Leia creating that sexual tension. There's just so much chemistry there. That was also a realistic romance. Like I said before, these interactions are very real.

Then again, so is the Anakin/Padme romance. Those two were a little younger, not quite as learned. What? Did you want a clone of the Han/Leia romance? That'd be boring.