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concept: padmé should not have been fridged at the end of ROTS
Padmé should have started the rebellion, and I maintain that this not being canon is a narrative flaw and surrender to cliché. Why create a character who's a skilled diplomat and leader and can hold her own in a fight and not let her do the thing? I know it's stated that Luke and Leia don't remember either of their parents, but she could have separated the twins at birth to keep them safe. And to keep her from appearing in the OT, she could have been assassinated or killed in action between ROTS and ANH.
In the end of ROTS, Padmé dies of a broken heart, literally losing the will to live. Yes, it's true that emotional stress can cause short-term heart muscle failure but it's only very rarely fatal. Besides, it is established that nothing is physically wrong with her.
I think what is actually going on (from a Doylist perspective) is (1) 'dying of a broken heart' is an irresistibly romantic and cliché way to end a story about star-crossed lovers and the PT is a love story first and foremost or (2) Padmé is a plot device and there's no reason for her to exist without Anakin so whelp gotta kill her off. If (1) that's unsatisfying, if (2) that's literally the definition of fridging :/
I'm inclined to think it's (1) for the simple fact that Padmé is shown to have goals and ambitions that don't revolve around Anakin (like being a Senator). If so, all the more reason she should have stayed alive.
Yes, Padmé's death symbolizes the end of the Republic (as her character represents democracy), but her survival could also have been thematically meaningful (hope for the Republic remains alive, which leads into ANH). It also would not have disrupted the utter pointlessness of Anakin's fall, as it shows Padmé would still have survived if he hadn't betrayed the Jedi.
Doesn't 'The Alliance to Restore the Republic' sound like something Padmé would come up with? She was amongst the first Senators to oppose Palpatine after all. Plus she'd be the 'mother of the rebellion' in both a literal and figurative sense. It's like poetry, it rhymes.
some day i'm going to write an essay about how padme naberrie is the most hindu character in all of star wars in terms of aesthetic and culture, and i will lament on how george lucas did absolutely nothing with hinduism and hindu moralities just so he could have his tragic love lamp.
Ryan Reynolds Deadpool movie took various shots at Green Lantern during its runtime. It ended up falling victim to a trope started by the very property it was mocking. I find that hysterical. Overall it was the most fun I’ve had the movies in a long time. I highly recommend it!
