Article Rec: Did Inadequate Women’s Healthcare Destroy Star Wars’ Old Republic?

[aikaterini]

Oh, my goodness. Finally, FINALLY I've found an article addressing just how stupid and nonsensical the whole "dying in childbirth = certain death" excuse for Anakin Skywalker's downfall is. I've read and watched a lot of rants/criticism about the Star Wars prequels, but never one that so thoroughly addressed how ridiculous the whole "dying in

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[ladyhadhafang]

That was a pretty interesting article! It really does address the issues with Padme's death in the movies really well, and makes a good point about the Force choke. I don't think people would have called bullcrap if the medical droid had said that the Force choke had ultimately killed Padme, or even cardiac failure (even if twenty-seven is pretty young to have cardiac failure). I think the Force choke would have been enough, honestly. Granted, I have my own issues with it (I think it wasn't really handled with the grace it deserved. It was like it was just shoved in, though then again a lot of Anakin's more evil acts kind of feel that way. I actually watched Jeremy Jahns' review of ROTS and he made a good case, IMHO, as to why the kids scene in the Temple actually wasn't necessary), but if Lucas had gone with that explanation I think people would have bought it.

Um...hope I made sense.

[aikaterini]

/I don't think people would have called bullcrap if the medical droid had said that the Force choke had ultimately killed Padme

[ladyhadhafang]

Yeah, that's true. I mean, unless Leia had an incredible memory reaching back to newbornhood, it's pretty unlikely that she would be able to remember her mother in that aspect

[aikaterini]

/I think that Lucas put it in to show how "evil" Anakin was, but honestly, he didn't seem to have thought about the weight of including a scene like that. He didn't really think it through

[ladyhadhafang]

True that

[aikaterini]

Thanks for the link! You're right, the article was interesting. I don't know if Anakin visibly being as passionate and full of rage as Kylo would fix everything (I still would've taken out the Tusken massacre, Padme's Pregnancy of Doom, and the slaughter of the Jedi kids), but it would've been better than what we got. And I do agree that Anakin just seemed to be going through the motions. Why is he marching to the Jedi Temple? Because Palpatine/the script said so.

Actually, have you seen the film "Ladyhawke?" Rutger Hauer's character, Navarre, is a lot like what I imagined the younger Vader/Anakin to be. A proud, brave, and skilled warrior who's devoted to the woman he loves, while also being stubborn and hot-tempered.

Thanks! I think that it would've made him a better foil to Luke as well. Darth Vader is meant to be a cautionary tale for Luke, his 'darker' half as it were. If he started out as an idealistic man, I think that would serve the point better.

[ladyhadhafang]

No problem! Yeah, it really did go into detail as to why one worked and the other didn't. And taking out those elements you mentioned really would have worked as well. And honestly, "because the script said so" could apply to a lot of what Anakin does. Why does he kill the Tusken kids, for example -- because the script said so and didn't really think about the weight of that scene. Same with the Temple and all.

I may have to watch Ladyhawke! It sounds awesome. (And Rutger Hauer is awesome, so I'm down for it)

No problem! And yeah, good point re: Vader being a foil to Luke and how making him younger and more idealistic would have worked.