"You may have heard the Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise, but did you also hear the folk tale told by old-timers on Naboo, about a beautiful young queen who was swept off her feet by a handsome young man, only to die of a broken heart? To this day, no one seems to remember what happened to that young man in the city of Theed. Some say he died at the end of the war, just like all the other Jedi Knights. Others, however, believe a much darker, more sinister fate befell him..."
Queen Padme Amidala. The most underrated character. She was important to the story. She gave birth to Luke and Leia, only getting the chance to name them, but never knowing who they would become. But her son would save the man she loved, bringing out the good in him that she knew he still had.
The way you said it, it reminds me of the legend of Osiris, Isis and Horus, gods of ancient Egypt. Isis gave birth to Horus after Osiris was killed by his evil brother Set. Then, when Horus became an adult he defeated Set and cast him back into the desert. Osiris is a god of the afterlife, and Isis was worshipped in Hellenistic world, during the period of Alexander the Great's empire and time of Diadochi. Horus is basically a Apollo of Egypt and Set is a god of desert and foreigners. Sorry, just wanted to express my opinion
She is not strong in the sense that she can kick ass and all that, she is strong due to her temperence, due to her personality. Modern hollywood directors/writers should take note of that.
And she died, not by, but with deep sorrow and sadness. Knowing that her love has (in a curtain point of view) died to the dark side, as Sideous literally drained her life away for the life of Darth Vader.
itsmaria well she didn’t talk about Payne obviously as she didn’t know her. I don’t even think she knew she was adopted, so she means Bail Organas wife I think
Luke: Leia, do you remember your mother? Your real mother? Leia: Just a little bit. She died when I was very young. Luke: What do you remember? Leia: Just images, really. Feelings. Luke: Tell me. Leia: She was very beautiful. Kind, but sad.
The joking part of me: Yeah if by "very young" you mean when you were five minutes old :P The serious part of me that loves to overanalyze Star Wars: Since Leia was only a newborn she couldn't really _see_ her mother to remember her, but since through Anakin's blood she's Force-sensitive, it's possible her "images and feelings" were actually her sensing Padme's presence in the Force after she was born.
@@TheColorHopeIsBlue In the actual canon, Sabé, one of Padme's double, stayed at Alderaan a while after Padme's death, before leaving to search for the reason of her death. While on a trip to Naboo for a rebel's mission, Leia had some flashes and force vision of her mother.
Here is my interpretation of the doomed relationship with Anakin and Padmé's downfall. What if Jar Jar were somehow involved? archiveofourown.org/series/1290380
I've noticed that in the EU there are people in the Skywalker family named after Anakin and Luke and Obi-Wan, but none of the women have Padme as a namesake.
@@Nicholas_Chen_ "Padme Amidala was a beautiful young soul who wanted to save her planet, and later the Galaxy from the ravages of war. But she fell in love with a young Jedi who for all intents and purposes, was already half a Sith. And in his rage he force choked her while she was pregnant. She lost her life to give life to their children. And in doing so the Galaxy one day. Ironic isn't it? She survived the ravages of war. She helped birth the Galaxy's greatest heroes. But she could survive the ravages of her own broken heart,"
Nicholas Chen Not one where Luke could tell either as he had no memory of his mother and Leia well she was the bright one as she remembered her mom being a sad face.
Mara Jade’s incredible fanmade is inspired by across the stars and “your father would be proud”, the beautiful track at the end, before the Vader hallway scene, check out and share that Mara Jade theme, it’s incredible.
I once had a friend in school who died, we were obsessed with star wars and would sit at lunch and talk about it... when he died, i would listen to this. This is the first time listening to this in *years* and i don't know how to feel.
im sorry for your loss. Losing a friend is a terrible thing to go through. I lost one of my friends to suicide and star wars really helped. "Let go of everything you fear to lose." It's lines like that that help people like us and that's what makes star wars so special. It brings people together. May the force be with you.
Padme was such a boss on the senate floor and with war tactics and was no slouch in combat even since the tender age of fourteen. But...she’s only remembered for a badly written romance (and extremely abusive relationship that ultimately killed her even if it was written by competant writers-Ie, starwars writing always sucks with only a few random gems.) ...especially since most fans go “lulz boring talking stuff” to the scenes where she really shines. (The irony being many of those same fans complain about “too many jedi” which...what. Are space dogfights the only thing interesting to you guys? Personally I prefer the sword fights, and I want them intense, and if these guys are basically super human then bring on the acrobatics and making use of their environments.)
Padmé Amidala is I think one of the most underrated characters in the "Star Wars" franchise. Kudos to Natalie Portman for bringing her to life and giving her a personality and character. She did the best she could with the material she was given. Which is more than you can say for most actors these days...
You were Obi-Wan's friend Anakin! He loved you! You were supposed to destroy the Sith! Not join them! Bring balance to the Force! Not leave it in the Darkness!
The story of Padme Amidala is soo sad, beautiful and inspiring. She was wise, kind, compassionate, caring and stood up for what she believed in and sought Diplomacy to sort conflicts. Her character was an inspiration for me growing up (I'm gay so I don't fancy Natalie 🤭)but Padme's character is soo soo under appreciated 😢 😢. She loved Anakin so much and the Emperor used their love to manipulate Anakin to turn to the dark side. If Mace Windu had managed to crush the emperor truly I my think she would have became Supreme Chancellor ❤️. Living happily ever after with her twins and husband. Luke probably following her in her footsteps with his kind, determined, compassionate nature as a jedi . And Leia with Anakin's nature becoming a politician like her mother. In an Alternative universe far far away I'm sure they have happy ending
Valid point. I will say that Return of the Jedi did have that one scene where Luke & Leia have that small discussion about their mother. The ambiguity is ver well written and gives a considerable amount of respect to a character who, at the time of the films release, nobody knew anything about. I too, however, am glad that we have the prequels (& the Clone Wars TV series). Padme is such a tragic character and in all the right ways.
star wars' protagonist was Anakin/Vader, not Luke (sequels who? i don't know her), this was confirmed by Lucas. luke was the catalyst for vader to redeem himself, much like padme (but mainly sidious' manipulations) were the catalyst for anakin's downfall. padme was anakin/vader's greatest and most painful loss so it makes sense that that topic would be avoided, and focus in on the only good news (hope) to reach him in the ~20 years of his fall: his child(ren) survived
Omg that's so beautiful that in her music, there is a piece of her love theme with Anakin. If Obi-Wan hasn't appeard at Mustafar when Annie was mentally unsteable, I'm preatty sure Padmé could have brougth him back to the ligth side.
They should have had Rey be descended from Padme's sister. That would have been a beautiful and unexpected twist that would have really brought things full circle. Daisy Ridley even kind of looks like Padme, at least enough that them being related would be believable. That would have been a much better decision than her being related to Darth Sidious.
Not a bad option...that would make her and Luke/Leia/Ben distant relatives, while also not having her be part of the main family line. We know that Padme had sisters, and that her sister Sola had children.
5:45 That Clone Wars part...I just can't describe it...It just makes me so sad for some reason but it's so beautiful and affectionate at the same time. I love it.
A memory: On another blue marble planet, much like our own, there lay a garden by a villa. The vines of many types frame a scene, where the old balcony looks on into the clean and pure serenity of Naboo’s lake, one I would certainly like to call home. And there, there is the silhouette. She is draped in the essence of beauty’s aroma, skin smoother than the finest silk, and surrounding her the halo of the light’s reflection off that pure water. There is Padmé Amidala. And if she is not the personification of beauty, then what be that thought of her through my darkest days of childhood? Heaven existed in my thought of her, where peace and love could be found in her smile as she innocently turns, benevolently looking down to me, and in my prayer of need, I ask she will take me in, and that somewhere in this mad universe, I may find the love I so need. In a way, this scene gave me just that. This melody takes me there.
This is spiritual. It seems to describe a goddess in her heavenly abode. And if a fictional character could fulfill this need for you in the darkest of your days, then let it serve as further proof of the beauty of human imagination and resolve.
Me too! I grew up in a very fractured, hurtful family, and when the prequels came out in 1999 when I was 14, Padme was absolutely the icon of celestial feminine virtue and goodness and everything I aspired towards as a young woman. A devotion to justice and mercy and peace, a shining beacon of hope for young adults in 1999 and especially for myself.
She is still my favorite characters. When I was a kid watching the movies and the show she became my favorite character. She was so confident, out spoken, and underrated. She was my hero.
Padme has always been one of my favorite Star Wars characters, I just wished she had a larger role in episode 3. I feel like she could've done something integral to the plot of the finale of the prequels I've had the idea that Padme should've grown wary of Palpatine by the start of Episode 3 in how Pro-War he is to campaign a Vote of No Confidence against him. As Palpatine was grooming Anakin, he would also have to play politics to ensure his plan of becoming Emperor isn't foiled by a senator from Naboo. Eventually the battle of the vote goes down along the War and Peace factions, especially when Padme is nominated to become Supreme Chancellor by her party on her promise to immediately seek peace with the Separatists and return her emergency powers should the Vote of No Confidence succeeds. The vote happens and Padme and the Peace factions lose by an incredibly suspicious razor-thin margin among some Palp shenanigans. I love the concept of having Padme being able to influence the Galaxy without the force nor a blaster but instead her wits and diplomacy. Had she became chancellor she would've stopped Palpatine's rise to power, stop Order 66 as the order could only come from the supreme chancellor, and seek peace with the Seperatists with Dooku's intervention (as he would be dead at this point)
yeah but the thing is at that point in time the fans were really against putting more politics in the movie (which imo was a bad choice considering the politics in this universe was quite interesting to watch and follow through. I think that's why i liked phantom menace a bit more than AOTC)
She really was a beautiful character, though tragic, from the inside as well as from the outside thanks to gorgeous Natalie Portman and it is displayed very fittingly in this piece of art in my opinion. Something just occurred to me: Padmé has got a sister, right? I have not been into the prequels for a while, but I think her name started with "S"- Sonia or so... And that sister of hers got two daughters herself, who can be seen at Padmé's funeral in Episode 3 and I think there is also a deleted scene in Episode 2, which gets elaborated in the novelization of Ep. 2. Those two girls technically are cousins of Luke and Leia. Weird that our perspective is often focused on Anakin' s storyline. I even believe one of those girls also follows in Padmé's political career footsteps :) So in the end, at least Padmé's spirit and her family's upright legacy live on ^^ Hope you enjoy this little detour in my teen prequel and Padmé loving memories and have a lovely day everyone :3 Edit: I looked it up, the sister's name was Sola and her daughters were called Pooja and Ryoo.
Yeah! And I think Pooja became a senator and was a rebel spy who knew Leia! Not absolutely sure if that’s canon or not, but it’s crazy to think Leia had her cousin next to her for years without knowing
I did and it really did not do her any justice nor did it endear me to her as a character. The writer pushed the "goody little two shoe" narrative way too hard and tries to explain away any faults. Like for example, fans complained for years "Why didn't she free Shmi?" so the book tries to show Padme's half-assed attempt to free her and all the bills she written against slavery, blah, blah. The truth is that her handmaidens did most of the work. Padme would have sunken like a stone in a lake without them. There was also no character growth or changes at all except the typical "wanna-be good doer who has to prove she belongs" ploy in the Senate. In the end, Padme didn't feel real to me. And that's a real disappointment. I wanted to like Padme more.
Yep. Did so. I really liked the novel. For a book where "nothing" happens, I sure learned a lot more about the character. I really like EK Johnston's writing style, I find it appealing and engaging. It got me into the story. And the concluding chapter/epilogue, even though we know what happened from the movies, I found it to be soo unexpectedly moving and well done. It added to her story, her depth as a character and her tragic but significant path in the "Star Wars" universe. Ditto for"Ahsoka", another novel I really enjoyed. Besides those inserts about the Siege of Mandalore that appear in that novel...we are about to see in the last season of the animated shows "The Clone Wars" coming out in February 2020.
I hated star wars. I thought it was kinda nerdy. But we watched this in class one day, and the romance was something else. There’s this girl I had feelings for in class, and she and padme were so much alike. Not just because of their same pretty looks, but the same expressions and feelings. After I couldn’t see the girl anymore, I’ve been hooked to watching this movie. Padme reminds me of that girl so much I swear. Its so depressing
It’s worse because she hits on a boy younger than her. Seriously, that’s Jacob and Reneesme level shit. Like call every law enforcement agency in the known universe. Padme should have ended up with an older mature man.
The real tragedy is that everything that she had done, even the children she had borne amounted to nothing in the grand scheme of things. After the death of Luke Skywalker(and possibly Leia's soon after) the line was severed and the galaxy no longer relied on her descendants. Listen here - *THIS* is why I dislike the sequels. Not because of the writing or the feel or anything else, but because...in the end it destroyed everything else the previous movies built up. They ensured Padmé's last, permanent death. Not only in the story, but in all stories.
@@Vampyresdontdodishes It is possible that Rey and Ben could be the descendants of the Skywalkers, but Ben isn't technically a Skywalker. Leia uses her foster family's name, Organa, and she is married to Han Solo, hence how Kylo is called Ben Solo, not Ben Skywalker. So its quite a stretch. In this case he's pretty much out of the family. It won't be the best idea to include Rey as part of the Skywalker Family, and it doesen't make sense either. At the time she was born Luke was training the jedi. If he knew his daughter was force sensitive in some way he would have trained her, because otherwise he'll have to live with the guilt that comes with abandoning a kid, especially considering the only reason is that she could be Luke's contingency plan. Additionally Luke shows no recognition when meeting Rey, and does not attempt to properly train her when the opportunity is first presented, making that last point invalid as well.
@@Vampyresdontdodishes But then he's biologically also half-solo, especially when considering how his father had the name. As you can see from my name I'm a wong. My mother's maiden name was Lau, but this does not make me a Lau.
@@curtiswong7280 it's 50/50,just because we take our father's last name doesn't mean we are more connected with fathers side of the family than mothers.But Kylo Ren died anyway,so there are no Skywalkers anymore,Palpatine won in the end😂😂😂
Padme was the one who suffered the most and being so kind and humble, because before doing any harm, she preferred dialogue and reason rather than violence and with Anakin she was the one who gave the most: '(. Padme's character embodied by Nathalie was perfect and beautiful
Beautiful Music. Very well assembled. Across the Stars is one of my favorite pieces of music ever and you captured the energy and beauty of Padmé's theme really really well.
The story of Star Wars 1-3 saw the fall of Padme. From being a high official and powerful in Episode 1, her career cascaded down in Episode 2 and 3 and was so helpless in guiding Anakin. From a your highness in Episode 1 she became so powerless in her remaining life and was just tossed by circumstances.
Made a comment similar to that in a clip of Padme crying alone when she saw the Jedi temple burning from her window. She was so helpless in that scene, especially compared to where she started as Queen in TPM. She fell further than Sidious in that reactor shaft during RotJ.
I believe that was the intention. People were outraged at the prequels and just overlooked this. The way you describe Padmes downfall coincides with the Republics downfall with each movie.
@@gabegalaxy8467 Yes, I mean, in some kind she was binded with the Republic and democracy. When both of it was destroyed, "reorganised" by Palpatine, she lost all her power to live.
Imagine movies where Padme´s children would become sad failures who allowed another Empire-clone rise and never amounted to anything. And her last descendant was father-killing, mass-murdering warcriminal. And that Palpatine who orchestrated fall of Padme´s husband and her death lived longer than Padme´s children. Skywalker´s lived and died for nothing, only causing untold suffering to the Galaxy. Curse you Disney for taking our hopes away from New Hope...
She deserved so much better... Just sort of a head cannon of mine, but I think Padme was depressed for a long while, and Anakin was her only escape. When it was obvious she was losing the love of her life, her stability slipped with him. She's a lonely woman who took on so much pressure by getting into politics at an age so young. I love her character, even if the prequels failed to capture what made her interesting.
For those who keep tradhing George for the dialogue lemme say this: yes the dialogue is weird and cringey. But we have to look into it deeper. The cringey dialogue creates character consistency. Anakin not being able to talk to a girl he likes is perfectly normal especially based on the fact that he is a Jedi who is taught to supress emotions and lives like a monk. Of course hes going to act immaturely to Padme as he has feelings for her that he doesnt know how to handle as he has no romantic experience. It only makes sense for the dialogue to be cringey to fit the context of the characters. Padme on the other hand has been in public service her whole life and she is conflicted abt giving into her emotions or following her moral compass. She doesnt know how to act like a normal woman as she is constantly doing public service jobs such as being a senator or a queen since she was very young. Its this conflict that creates this awkward dyanmic between them as they know they cant fall in love but still have strong feelings for each other. And also, the line 'I dont like sand' is often misinterpreted. Yes it is a cringey line but George wanted to show this idea of them being 'star crossed lovers'. Anakin being bought up as a slave on tatoonie who is taught to believe tht those in power have the biggest influence whereas Padme believes in democracy. This is even shown when Padme talks abt the water highlighting their difference in social class and status. So yes the dialogue was cringey, but weve also to think abt the creative choices and understand what the intentions rlly were rather than looking at it from a shallow view. Sorry for this rly long comment but I often get upset when ppl trash George for his dialogue without understanding his true intentions. Hopefully this helped more ppl to gain a better understanding of this topic.
Call the prequels what you want, but Padme was such a strong character. She used physical weapons when she needed to, but she also used intelligence and words to make changes. She wasn't flawless, and she didn't have the Force, but she was much more developed and far surpasses Rey as a character, female or not (though to be fair, Rey had little character development that changed with the whims of the directors).
This is one of he most incredible mixes of music and one of the best themes from Star Wars. Padme truly was an amazing character and deserved such a good theme. This is incredible.
I wish they had a comic or novel where Luke and Leia were talking about Padme. They knew she existed, but not that she was their mother until after Endor I think. They could have done something to reference her in the Sequels...anything.
The bravest queen and the most honorable senator, one of the only lights in a time of political delay and galactic warfare. She lost her beloved to darkness, and soon her will to live. But her son had her eyes. He saw the man, not the monster, in Darth Vader. In the end, Vader's love couldn't save her, but her love saved him. Her legacy lives on: her compassion in her son, the greatest Jedi, and her power in her daughter, the leader of the Rebellion.
Someone told me to watch the movies IV-VI first. Then jump back to I-III. Padme is one of the main reasons. Leia said she remembered feelings mostly, that her mother was beautiful, and kind, but sad. This makes you wanna know more, and BOOM there's the first trilogy.
me and my dance partner did a dance for our movie week . we chose to be padmè and anakin and this music was so easy to tell a story i think we rehearsed once and then. improvised on the day all the lifts tricks and movement wasnt choreographed and we took first place . that’s how you know the music is good and the story is .
She Was My World,My Everything,The Very Air I Breathed.. RIP Padme Skywalker She Gave Me a Powerful Gift,Pain.. I Hate Myself Forever I will always remember that beautiful day on Naboo,in the Meadow,her face glowed,her brown hair glistening in the Suns light
Her whole story makes me so sad. She was such an inspiring character, and loved seeing her arcs in the clone wars and see her character grow. So devastating when she dies 😢
"You may have heard the Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise, but did you also hear the folk tale told by old-timers on Naboo, about a beautiful young queen who was swept off her feet by a handsome young man, only to die of a broken heart? To this day, no one seems to remember what happened to that young man in the city of Theed. Some say he died at the end of the war, just like all the other Jedi Knights. Others, however, believe a much darker, more sinister fate befell him..."
This was epic
Ouch. ;-;
i... sob sob.... cant even..................
I’m crying :/
You should be a writter
Queen Padme Amidala. The most underrated character. She was important to the story. She gave birth to Luke and Leia, only getting the chance to name them, but never knowing who they would become. But her son would save the man she loved, bringing out the good in him that she knew he still had.
Emymarian _ that just made me cry🥺
@@janinestylinson5338 me too
The way you said it, it reminds me of the legend of Osiris, Isis and Horus, gods of ancient Egypt. Isis gave birth to Horus after Osiris was killed by his evil brother Set. Then, when Horus became an adult he defeated Set and cast him back into the desert. Osiris is a god of the afterlife, and Isis was worshipped in Hellenistic world, during the period of Alexander the Great's empire and time of Diadochi. Horus is basically a Apollo of Egypt and Set is a god of desert and foreigners.
Sorry, just wanted to express my opinion
And her daughter would unite the galaxy-wide resistance against the tyrant who caused her husband's fall. Twice.
Ikr then her just to get shitted on by prequel haters
😔 *sad*
Padmé has a tragic story, but I see her as one of the most powerful female characters. She was diplomatic and fought for what was right politically.
Same she is my favorite character from the prequels #Padmé
Yeah she was a huge threat to palpatine’s plans
You are as beautiful as Padmé.
agreed.
She is not strong in the sense that she can kick ass and all that, she is strong due to her temperence, due to her personality. Modern hollywood directors/writers should take note of that.
*She was very beautiful, kind, but sad.*
And she died, not by, but with deep sorrow and sadness. Knowing that her love has (in a curtain point of view) died to the dark side, as Sideous literally drained her life away for the life of Darth Vader.
It was Leia said to Luke about "her" mother!!! It's so emotional!
@@sweetchildomusicians4621 What we learn from this? Love is an illusion and can end very fast. So take the red pill and do not rely on it.
@@sheevpalpatine6373 But love is exactly why Anakin turned back to the light side to save Luke tho... It's both a cure and a poison.
itsmaria well she didn’t talk about Payne obviously as she didn’t know her. I don’t even think she knew she was adopted, so she means Bail Organas wife I think
Luke: Leia, do you remember your mother? Your real mother?
Leia: Just a little bit. She died when I was very young.
Luke: What do you remember?
Leia: Just images, really. Feelings.
Luke: Tell me.
Leia: She was very beautiful. Kind, but sad.
Leia but I don't understand why you asking me this?
The joking part of me: Yeah if by "very young" you mean when you were five minutes old :P
The serious part of me that loves to overanalyze Star Wars: Since Leia was only a newborn she couldn't really _see_ her mother to remember her, but since through Anakin's blood she's Force-sensitive, it's possible her "images and feelings" were actually her sensing Padme's presence in the Force after she was born.
@@TheColorHopeIsBlue In the actual canon, Sabé, one of Padme's double, stayed at Alderaan a while after Padme's death, before leaving to search for the reason of her death.
While on a trip to Naboo for a rebel's mission, Leia had some flashes and force vision of her mother.
Here is my interpretation of the doomed relationship with Anakin and Padmé's downfall. What if Jar Jar were somehow involved? archiveofourown.org/series/1290380
Saddest part was when Luke said that he couldn’t remember his mother. Poor boy grew up without his mother’s love.
Man i wish they would talk about her more in star wars its like she never even excisted
Make a series of her and Natalia Portman yessssss!!!!!!
I've noticed that in the EU there are people in the Skywalker family named after Anakin and Luke and Obi-Wan, but none of the women have Padme as a namesake.
Have you watched the clone wars? she has quite a bit of episodes there
This!!
its like she didnt exist because she actually didnt exist until the prequels were made xD
You’ve heard the tragedy of Darth plagues the wise
But have you heard the tragedy of Padme Amidalla?
I thought not, it's not a story Lord Vader would tell you.
@@Nicholas_Chen_ "Padme Amidala was a beautiful young soul who wanted to save her planet, and later the Galaxy from the ravages of war. But she fell in love with a young Jedi who for all intents and purposes, was already half a Sith. And in his rage he force choked her while she was pregnant. She lost her life to give life to their children. And in doing so the Galaxy one day.
Ironic isn't it? She survived the ravages of war. She helped birth the Galaxy's greatest heroes. But she could survive the ravages of her own broken heart,"
@@Cuban20 ah yes, my daily dose of *tears*
Nicholas Chen Not one where Luke could tell either as he had no memory of his mother and Leia well she was the bright one as she remembered her mom being a sad face.
the tragedy of Senator Amidalla the Bold
*”So this is how liberty dies... with thunderous applause.”*
It is democracy, you buffoon! Also TO thunderous applause.
@@adithyastren6218 stfu it really says that
adithya stren it’s liberty ... go watch the movie kook
I'm applauding, yet there is no thunder
@@adithyastren6218 says the "buffoon"
The image that always kills me is when she tells Anakin " ...you're breaking my heart". Onions.
Robotster Natalie Portman really brought Padmé to life and I’ll forever love her for it
Robotster that was one of the worst scenes for my eyes, and I love it for that
Mara Jade’s incredible fanmade is inspired by across the stars and “your father would be proud”, the beautiful track at the end, before the Vader hallway scene, check out and share that Mara Jade theme, it’s incredible.
I once had a friend in school who died, we were obsessed with star wars and would sit at lunch and talk about it... when he died, i would listen to this. This is the first time listening to this in *years* and i don't know how to feel.
im sorry for your loss. Losing a friend is a terrible thing to go through. I lost one of my friends to suicide and star wars really helped. "Let go of everything you fear to lose." It's lines like that that help people like us and that's what makes star wars so special. It brings people together. May the force be with you.
@@rayanne1136 im sorry you lost your friend too, you have my condolences. Thank you for your lovely comment and may the force be with you too
That's so sad 💔
I'm sorry for your loss 😔
Sorry for your loss🙏
Padmé is so misunderstood and underrated imo
L. R. Yeah man. It's sad to see. Most people remember her as some cringe character with no real importance to the franchise
L. R. *Padmé
I love Padme.
@@jancole6910 To "Jon Snow" someone ? By that you mean to murder him ?
Padme was such a boss on the senate floor and with war tactics and was no slouch in combat even since the tender age of fourteen. But...she’s only remembered for a badly written romance (and extremely abusive relationship that ultimately killed her even if it was written by competant writers-Ie, starwars writing always sucks with only a few random gems.)
...especially since most fans go “lulz boring talking stuff” to the scenes where she really shines. (The irony being many of those same fans complain about “too many jedi” which...what. Are space dogfights the only thing interesting to you guys? Personally I prefer the sword fights, and I want them intense, and if these guys are basically super human then bring on the acrobatics and making use of their environments.)
Padmé Amidala is I think one of the most underrated characters in the "Star Wars" franchise. Kudos to Natalie Portman for bringing her to life and giving her a personality and character. She did the best she could with the material she was given. Which is more than you can say for most actors these days...
Me: "You call this a diplomatic solution?"
Padme: "No, I call this aggressive negotiations."
Skala 🤩🤩🤩
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Your wife was a such remarkable woman, it’s a shame what happened to her.
@@probablytonikensa4744 It's a shame she lost the will to live.
You were Obi-Wan's friend Anakin! He loved you! You were supposed to destroy the Sith! Not join them! Bring balance to the Force! Not leave it in the Darkness!
i wish we got an alternative ending where anakin doesn't turn and they live happily and he raises luke and leia in the ways of the force.
Just watch How Revenge of the Sith Should Have Ended :))
I wanna be John Williams's padawan
Who doesn't? And I love that you can hear a bit of Harry Potter in here as well.
Same
I wanna be George Lucas’s padawan
I wonder if he has a prodégé already, being both talented, experinced, famous, and old it wouldn't surprise me.
Same
My lightsaber is red
It used to be blue
My heart bled
Because I lost you...
The story of Padme Amidala is soo sad, beautiful and inspiring. She was wise, kind, compassionate, caring and stood up for what she believed in and sought Diplomacy to sort conflicts. Her character was an inspiration for me growing up (I'm gay so I don't fancy Natalie 🤭)but Padme's character is soo soo under appreciated 😢 😢.
She loved Anakin so much and the Emperor used their love to manipulate Anakin to turn to the dark side. If Mace Windu had managed to crush the emperor truly I my think she would have became Supreme Chancellor ❤️. Living happily ever after with her twins and husband. Luke probably following her in her footsteps with his kind, determined, compassionate nature as a jedi . And Leia with Anakin's nature becoming a politician like her mother.
In an Alternative universe far far away I'm sure they have happy ending
Charlie Towler beautiful. I always felt bad for Padme and Anakin. Their love was pure and true.
same Charlie same
I totally agree, padme's character is very underrated. And I love the alternate ending
I'm crying now 😭
@@carolinacampos7485 yep, such a beautiful story 😢 I'm sure they are reunited once more Padme and Anakin ♥
Luke and Leia rarely if at all talked/asked about their mother. It was mainly about Vader.:(
That's why I'm glad the prequels exist, they really gave her more
The dark nest trilogy has them discover who their mother is. I would give it a read, very underrated books
Valid point. I will say that Return of the Jedi did have that one scene where Luke & Leia have that small discussion about their mother. The ambiguity is ver well written and gives a considerable amount of respect to a character who, at the time of the films release, nobody knew anything about.
I too, however, am glad that we have the prequels (& the Clone Wars TV series). Padme is such a tragic character and in all the right ways.
star wars' protagonist was Anakin/Vader, not Luke (sequels who? i don't know her), this was confirmed by Lucas. luke was the catalyst for vader to redeem himself, much like padme (but mainly sidious' manipulations) were the catalyst for anakin's downfall. padme was anakin/vader's greatest and most painful loss so it makes sense that that topic would be avoided, and focus in on the only good news (hope) to reach him in the ~20 years of his fall: his child(ren) survived
well I mean, he was an evil sith lord incharge of the entire galaxy only second to one
It progressively gets sadder. Just like Padme (Sadme).
Lauren P Yes I’m very Sadme..
If she’s Sadme what am I?
@@bredstuff2085 Mannequin Skywalker?
Anakin Skywalker panakin?
@@bredstuff2085 Sadakin
Most beautiful Star Wars song. Padme and Anakin's story is so tragic. Shakespearian.
My favorite Star Wars character, I'm crying. She deserved better.
Omg that's so beautiful that in her music, there is a piece of her love theme with Anakin. If Obi-Wan hasn't appeard at Mustafar when Annie was mentally unsteable, I'm preatty sure Padmé could have brougth him back to the ligth side.
They should have had Rey be descended from Padme's sister. That would have been a beautiful and unexpected twist that would have really brought things full circle. Daisy Ridley even kind of looks like Padme, at least enough that them being related would be believable. That would have been a much better decision than her being related to Darth Sidious.
I like that
Technically Rey being Palpatine’s granddaughter also makes her of Naboo descent like Padme. Since Palpatine was from Naboo himself.
Not a bad option...that would make her and Luke/Leia/Ben distant relatives, while also not having her be part of the main family line. We know that Padme had sisters, and that her sister Sola had children.
If you look up the skywalker family tree on google go down on images and you will see that Rey's mother is Padmé's sister
That would've been beautiful now that I think of it. I don't mind what they did but I love this.
She's beatifuly portraited here.
5:45 That Clone Wars part...I just can't describe it...It just makes me so sad for some reason but it's so beautiful and affectionate at the same time. I love it.
exactly
where is it from exactly?
@@ShabazDraee The Clone Wars Season 1 Episode 22
I honestly think the music in the clone wars was better than in the films. It always had more weight to it.
No way, John Williams is the GOAT
The crescendo at 4:18... just wow...
A memory:
On another blue marble planet, much like our own, there lay a garden by a villa. The vines of many types frame a scene, where the old balcony looks on into the clean and pure serenity of Naboo’s lake, one I would certainly like to call home. And there, there is the silhouette. She is draped in the essence of beauty’s aroma, skin smoother than the finest silk, and surrounding her the halo of the light’s reflection off that pure water. There is Padmé Amidala. And if she is not the personification of beauty, then what be that thought of her through my darkest days of childhood? Heaven existed in my thought of her, where peace and love could be found in her smile as she innocently turns, benevolently looking down to me, and in my prayer of need, I ask she will take me in, and that somewhere in this mad universe, I may find the love I so need. In a way, this scene gave me just that.
This melody takes me there.
This is spiritual. It seems to describe a goddess in her heavenly abode. And if a fictional character could fulfill this need for you in the darkest of your days, then let it serve as further proof of the beauty of human imagination and resolve.
This is actually so beautiful. You have a way with words - write a book!
Me too! I grew up in a very fractured, hurtful family, and when the prequels came out in 1999 when I was 14, Padme was absolutely the icon of celestial feminine virtue and goodness and everything I aspired towards as a young woman. A devotion to justice and mercy and peace, a shining beacon of hope for young adults in 1999 and especially for myself.
Rest in peace my love, in a beautiful garden of the Heavens..and..
Forgive me..
😢
She is still my favorite characters. When I was a kid watching the movies and the show she became my favorite character. She was so confident, out spoken, and underrated. She was my hero.
I remember when I was a kid and I saw the movies how their love story melted my heart. For me those where the best movies because I saw them as a kid.
Padme has always been one of my favorite Star Wars characters, I just wished she had a larger role in episode 3. I feel like she could've done something integral to the plot of the finale of the prequels
I've had the idea that Padme should've grown wary of Palpatine by the start of Episode 3 in how Pro-War he is to campaign a Vote of No Confidence against him. As Palpatine was grooming Anakin, he would also have to play politics to ensure his plan of becoming Emperor isn't foiled by a senator from Naboo. Eventually the battle of the vote goes down along the War and Peace factions, especially when Padme is nominated to become Supreme Chancellor by her party on her promise to immediately seek peace with the Separatists and return her emergency powers should the Vote of No Confidence succeeds. The vote happens and Padme and the Peace factions lose by an incredibly suspicious razor-thin margin among some Palp shenanigans.
I love the concept of having Padme being able to influence the Galaxy without the force nor a blaster but instead her wits and diplomacy. Had she became chancellor she would've stopped Palpatine's rise to power, stop Order 66 as the order could only come from the supreme chancellor, and seek peace with the Seperatists with Dooku's intervention (as he would be dead at this point)
There is actually a deleted scene in which she can be seen with other senators talking over the matter
yeah but the thing is at that point in time the fans were really against putting more politics in the movie (which imo was a bad choice considering the politics in this universe was quite interesting to watch and follow through. I think that's why i liked phantom menace a bit more than AOTC)
Rest in peace your royal highness/majesty
i never thought star wars music could make me so emotional damn
Nicole Nowak You don't know the power
of the Williams.
She really was a beautiful character, though tragic, from the inside as well as from the outside thanks to gorgeous Natalie Portman and it is displayed very fittingly in this piece of art in my opinion.
Something just occurred to me: Padmé has got a sister, right? I have not been into the prequels for a while, but I think her name started with "S"- Sonia or so... And that sister of hers got two daughters herself, who can be seen at Padmé's funeral in Episode 3 and I think there is also a deleted scene in Episode 2, which gets elaborated in the novelization of Ep. 2.
Those two girls technically are cousins of Luke and Leia. Weird that our perspective is often focused on Anakin' s storyline. I even believe one of those girls also follows in Padmé's political career footsteps :) So in the end, at least Padmé's spirit and her family's upright legacy live on ^^
Hope you enjoy this little detour in my teen prequel and Padmé loving memories and have a lovely day everyone :3
Edit: I looked it up, the sister's name was Sola and her daughters were called Pooja and Ryoo.
Yeah! And I think Pooja became a senator and was a rebel spy who knew Leia! Not absolutely sure if that’s canon or not, but it’s crazy to think Leia had her cousin next to her for years without knowing
This makes me want to cry.
her main theme the parts of Anakin's dream and accross the stars i want to play at my wedding soooo romantic
John Williams brings any movie and character to life
7:40 **begins crying**
The music told Padme's story better than Lucas' dialogue.
I'll take anything Lucas wrote over The Last Jedi
@@purefoldnz3070 Yeah, this video isn't about the Last Jedi so your point is mute.
@@turtleislandlac1490 its about Star Wars so its not mute at all lol
@@purefoldnz3070 All I got from your post was "Whine whine whine Last Jedi. me me me." lol
@@turtleislandlac1490 They're called opinions get used to them. Better than being a sheep anyway lol
y'all read Queen's Shadow??? It was SO good! Really helps you learn more about Padme and her handmaidens
I've been meaning to
I did and it really did not do her any justice nor did it endear me to her as a character. The writer pushed the "goody little two shoe" narrative way too hard and tries to explain away any faults.
Like for example, fans complained for years "Why didn't she free Shmi?" so the book tries to show Padme's half-assed attempt to free her and all the bills she written against slavery, blah, blah. The truth is that her handmaidens did most of the work. Padme would have sunken like a stone in a lake without them.
There was also no character growth or changes at all except the typical "wanna-be good doer who has to prove she belongs" ploy in the Senate. In the end, Padme didn't feel real to me. And that's a real disappointment. I wanted to like Padme more.
chosenmibhar ek Johnston didn’t do Ashoka any justice either. The setting and characters were so boring, I haven’t read that book in like 3 years
Thank you for the recommendation!
Yep. Did so. I really liked the novel. For a book where "nothing" happens, I sure learned a lot more about the character. I really like EK Johnston's writing style, I find it appealing and engaging. It got me into the story. And the concluding chapter/epilogue, even though we know what happened from the movies, I found it to be soo unexpectedly moving and well done. It added to her story, her depth as a character and her tragic but significant path in the "Star Wars" universe.
Ditto for"Ahsoka", another novel I really enjoyed. Besides those inserts about the Siege of Mandalore that appear in that novel...we are about to see in the last season of the animated shows "The Clone Wars" coming out in February 2020.
You hear the beginning of this melody, and then look to this background, you think that Padmé was a tragic soul
much respect for Padme when she defended Ahsoka
Across The Stars is the most beautiful theme ever created
I hated star wars. I thought it was kinda nerdy. But we watched this in class one day, and the romance was something else. There’s this girl I had feelings for in class, and she and padme were so much alike. Not just because of their same pretty looks, but the same expressions and feelings. After I couldn’t see the girl anymore, I’ve been hooked to watching this movie. Padme reminds me of that girl so much I swear. Its so depressing
100 times better love story than twilight. This still hurt my heart after all these years
It’s worse because she hits on a boy younger than her. Seriously, that’s Jacob and Reneesme level shit. Like call every law enforcement agency in the known universe. Padme should have ended up with an older mature man.
The tragic Queen Amidala.
The real tragedy is that everything that she had done, even the children she had borne amounted to nothing in the grand scheme of things. After the death of Luke Skywalker(and possibly Leia's soon after) the line was severed and the galaxy no longer relied on her descendants. Listen here - *THIS* is why I dislike the sequels. Not because of the writing or the feel or anything else, but because...in the end it destroyed everything else the previous movies built up. They ensured Padmé's last, permanent death. Not only in the story, but in all stories.
curtis wong Ben still lives. And there is a good chance Rey is a Skywalker. It lives on.
@@Vampyresdontdodishes It is possible that Rey and Ben could be the descendants of the Skywalkers, but Ben isn't technically a Skywalker. Leia uses her foster family's name, Organa, and she is married to Han Solo, hence how Kylo is called Ben Solo, not Ben Skywalker. So its quite a stretch. In this case he's pretty much out of the family. It won't be the best idea to include Rey as part of the Skywalker Family, and it doesen't make sense either. At the time she was born Luke was training the jedi. If he knew his daughter was force sensitive in some way he would have trained her, because otherwise he'll have to live with the guilt that comes with abandoning a kid, especially considering the only reason is that she could be Luke's contingency plan. Additionally Luke shows no recognition when meeting Rey, and does not attempt to properly train her when the opportunity is first presented, making that last point invalid as well.
curtis wong it does not matter what given name Ben has- Leia is the daughter of Anakin Skywalker. Ben is biologically a Skywalker.
@@Vampyresdontdodishes But then he's biologically also half-solo, especially when considering how his father had the name. As you can see from my name I'm a wong. My mother's maiden name was Lau, but this does not make me a Lau.
@@curtiswong7280 it's 50/50,just because we take our father's last name doesn't mean we are more connected with fathers side of the family than mothers.But Kylo Ren died anyway,so there are no Skywalkers anymore,Palpatine won in the end😂😂😂
"It's okay madam. You may rest now...and live an eternity of peacefulness and bliss. I loved you. We all loved you. Most importantly, he loved you."
Padme was the one who suffered the most and being so kind and humble, because before doing any harm, she preferred dialogue and reason rather than violence and with Anakin she was the one who gave the most: '(. Padme's character embodied by Nathalie was perfect and beautiful
"Did you ever hear the tragedy of Padme Amidala the Queen of Naboo? "
Beautiful Music. Very well assembled. Across the Stars is one of my favorite pieces of music ever and you captured the energy and beauty of Padmé's theme really really well.
The story of Star Wars 1-3 saw the fall of Padme. From being a high official and powerful in Episode 1, her career cascaded down in Episode 2 and 3 and was so helpless in guiding Anakin. From a your highness in Episode 1 she became so powerless in her remaining life and was just tossed by circumstances.
Made a comment similar to that in a clip of Padme crying alone when she saw the Jedi temple burning from her window. She was so helpless in that scene, especially compared to where she started as Queen in TPM. She fell further than Sidious in that reactor shaft during RotJ.
I believe that was the intention. People were outraged at the prequels and just overlooked this. The way you describe Padmes downfall coincides with the Republics downfall with each movie.
@@gabegalaxy8467 Yes, I mean, in some kind she was binded with the Republic and democracy. When both of it was destroyed, "reorganised" by Palpatine, she lost all her power to live.
If they ever add Padme to BF2 (never gonna happen but still) 5:20 gonna be her intro theme.
they gotta add her bro been waiting for 2 years.
@@treyllo they will add her, I'm sure
this didn't age well 😔
@@guijansyt what happened?
@@lacuevadeikari159 the game stopped adding updates
Beautiful picture of Queen Amadela music perfect 2
Imagine movies where Padme´s children would become sad failures who allowed another Empire-clone rise and never amounted to anything. And her last descendant was father-killing, mass-murdering warcriminal.
And that Palpatine who orchestrated fall of Padme´s husband and her death lived longer than Padme´s children.
Skywalker´s lived and died for nothing, only causing untold suffering to the Galaxy.
Curse you Disney for taking our hopes away from New Hope...
Legends all the way. Sure one becomes a sith but even he was a better person before he got corrupted.
Screw disney
Anakin's Dream is the most beautiful ost I had heard ever.
One of the most beautiful themes if not the most beautiful themes in all of Star Wars
She is my inspiration for music. That is why she is my favorite character from Star Wars prequels.
John Williams is a musical genius
8:45 this gives me chills you can hear Across the Stars
The OT was the modern-day hero's journey. The prequels are a modern-day Greek tragedy.
She deserved so much better... Just sort of a head cannon of mine, but I think Padme was depressed for a long while, and Anakin was her only escape. When it was obvious she was losing the love of her life, her stability slipped with him. She's a lonely woman who took on so much pressure by getting into politics at an age so young. I love her character, even if the prequels failed to capture what made her interesting.
Ahhhh yes. When Star Wars was about family. Not Random people taking names.
Imagine Star Wars doing that lol...(The sequel never existed...It was all just a nightmare.....)
@@fatpurp4041 The sequels are Anakin's nightmare,.
Anakin choking out Padme is the equivalent of the fans harassing George Lucas.
Sequels suck and are non canon
@@bbp2930 Well then you are lost!
@@manmanboyboydudedudeguyguy2800 actually I am not lost cuz the sequels do suck
Nathalie Portman did a good job playing her role 🥰
So heartbreaking. Padmé is one of my favourite. She deserved better and more importance. Amazing songs, can't get over it.
If only there was a way I could bring her back 😔
Anakin Skywalker Come back to the light.
@Padmé Amidala Padme.... I'm so sorry *falls to his knees next to her
@Padmé Amidala *puts his hands on her shoulders* I love you
@Padmé Amidala (kisses her
:)
this song make me cry every time!
Thank you for uploading this. I adore Padme next to her husband Anakin. ❤
Saaaaaaame
Agreed 100%!
Anakin skywalker was weak I destroyed him
@@thisisfoxyclearlydontbanim5188 lmao
2:11 When Mr Potter shows up then realizes he's in the wrong OST
For those who keep tradhing George for the dialogue lemme say this: yes the dialogue is weird and cringey. But we have to look into it deeper. The cringey dialogue creates character consistency. Anakin not being able to talk to a girl he likes is perfectly normal especially based on the fact that he is a Jedi who is taught to supress emotions and lives like a monk. Of course hes going to act immaturely to Padme as he has feelings for her that he doesnt know how to handle as he has no romantic experience. It only makes sense for the dialogue to be cringey to fit the context of the characters. Padme on the other hand has been in public service her whole life and she is conflicted abt giving into her emotions or following her moral compass. She doesnt know how to act like a normal woman as she is constantly doing public service jobs such as being a senator or a queen since she was very young. Its this conflict that creates this awkward dyanmic between them as they know they cant fall in love but still have strong feelings for each other. And also, the line 'I dont like sand' is often misinterpreted. Yes it is a cringey line but George wanted to show this idea of them being 'star crossed lovers'. Anakin being bought up as a slave on tatoonie who is taught to believe tht those in power have the biggest influence whereas Padme believes in democracy. This is even shown when Padme talks abt the water highlighting their difference in social class and status. So yes the dialogue was cringey, but weve also to think abt the creative choices and understand what the intentions rlly were rather than looking at it from a shallow view. Sorry for this rly long comment but I often get upset when ppl trash George for his dialogue without understanding his true intentions. Hopefully this helped more ppl to gain a better understanding of this topic.
Call the prequels what you want, but Padme was such a strong character. She used physical weapons when she needed to, but she also used intelligence and words to make changes. She wasn't flawless, and she didn't have the Force, but she was much more developed and far surpasses Rey as a character, female or not (though to be fair, Rey had little character development that changed with the whims of the directors).
8:44-8:52 Listen to the background and you can quietly hear a slower version of "Across the Stars"
best song to listen to while stoned, take it from me
This is one of he most incredible mixes of music and one of the best themes from Star Wars. Padme truly was an amazing character and deserved such a good theme. This is incredible.
At 8:47 in the background you can hear the very silent Across the stars indicating how even padme is conflicted about anakin
Any one else that used to play Disney Infinity Star Wars? This was song was in the Jedi Temple.
It brings back some memories.
One of the most beautiful and powerful theme from the Skywalker saga. The character portrayed in the movies doesn't do justice to this music.
Music is the highest form of art.
this is so moving, I've almost cried listening to it
5:45 ❤️ unbelievable...their story is heartbreaking.
I love how the music slowly gets more and more depressing perfectly capturing her story
I wish they had a comic or novel where Luke and Leia were talking about Padme. They knew she existed, but not that she was their mother until after Endor I think. They could have done something to reference her in the Sequels...anything.
To my wife, my love for her.This theme is a Master Piece of Star Wars
The bravest queen and the most honorable senator, one of the only lights in a time of political delay and galactic warfare. She lost her beloved to darkness, and soon her will to live.
But her son had her eyes. He saw the man, not the monster, in Darth Vader. In the end, Vader's love couldn't save her, but her love saved him. Her legacy lives on: her compassion in her son, the greatest Jedi, and her power in her daughter, the leader of the Rebellion.
Someone told me to watch the movies IV-VI first. Then jump back to I-III.
Padme is one of the main reasons.
Leia said she remembered feelings mostly, that her mother was beautiful, and kind, but sad. This makes you wanna know more, and BOOM there's the first trilogy.
me and my dance partner did a dance for our movie week . we chose to be padmè and anakin and this music was so easy to tell a story i think we rehearsed once and then. improvised on the day all the lifts tricks and movement wasnt choreographed and we took first place . that’s how you know the music is good and the story is .
this is so beautiful i love padme and this theme makes me cry. But im still waiting for Ashocah's movie
2:42 It sounds like a Christmas song. And for some reason I feel like that makes it more sad and beautiful
2:14 is sooooo prettyyyy
1:43
5:01
5:19
1:20
She Was My World,My Everything,The Very Air I Breathed..
RIP Padme Skywalker
She Gave Me a Powerful Gift,Pain..
I Hate Myself Forever
I will always remember that beautiful day on Naboo,in the Meadow,her face glowed,her brown hair glistening in the Suns light
I’ve been known to play Across the Stars in a loop, quite Happily.. ~ now You have so graciously given us ~Wow, what talent. ThanQ So Much...
This is so beautiful ❤️
7:30 The days after Anakin is rebuilt as Darth Vader. After killing padme and the Jedi Order.
Anakin did not kill padme
palpatine did
Link Eragon WHAT!!?!?
Link Eragon actually he chocked and threw her while she was still pregnant so it could have been Anakins fault
@@Lana-nu1mh
no
you cant give birth to twins
if your dead
@@Lana-nu1mh
no
you cant give birth to twins
if your dead
0:24
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬.
This makes me cry 😢
Oh the feels! I have such goosebumps right now 😭
I have every empathy for her....
5:45 is the best part of this suite.
I love you Padme nothing will keep us apart I will bring you back some way give me time
Her whole story makes me so sad. She was such an inspiring character, and loved seeing her arcs in the clone wars and see her character grow. So devastating when she dies 😢
2:30 Home Alone / Harry Potter