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Originally posted by: jimbo
Anakin and Padmes relationship is just one based on looks.
Sorry, but this does not make for compelling story telling. I believed the Han and Leia romance. Their characters were such at odds with each other that you could feel the underlying sexual tension.
Anakin and Padame....well, he was creepy. He stared at her like a stalker. He whined at her about Obi-wan. And this is supposed to make me believe that she was attracted to him? Why? If you were Padame, would you find Anakin attractive? I seriuosly doubt it. Sorry but the whole 'romance' was ridiculous and pathetic.
In the hands of a skilled screen writer, this could have been fixed. It could have been believable. Hell, remove or re-edit the fireside scene and take out that horrible 'died a little bit each day' line and the romance is acceptable. Not believable, but acceptable. Up until that fire side scene, there were a couple of decent scenes between the characters.
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The prequels feel cold because of poor character development, bad storytelling, bad direction (which resulted in bad acting), and too much attention focused on merchandising.
Asha is totally right. This is the problem with the prequels in a nut shell. Try as I may, I just can't care about the fate of these characters.