she is defending the system that allowed him and his mother to be enslaved and I find people rarely acknowledge that. Anakin's fall is way more compelling if you actually think about why he feels the way he does. Padme doesn't believe forcing a planet to abide by your laws is correct even if that planet has a slave trade. Anakin believes slave trading is wrong and someone should've done something so he is easily groomed into being that someone since even his own wife believes "it's not their problem". they are both flawed due to their upbringing as she is biased towards the status quo set up in phantom menace while Anakin's trauma and the Jedi's lack of care leaves him vulnerable to be groomed. this is an amazing representation of how young boys with trauma get manipulated by other men searching for power. the world ignores it until they become dangerous and then they paint them as always having been evil because if they acknowledge how much of a role they played in their fall it would mean they aren't the "perfect victim". the original trilogy is all about how Vader is painted by the entire universe as this ultimate evil but Luke and Luke alone saw Anakin as a human with feelings, thoughts, and emotions. Luke is who Padme should have been but her political upbringing hinders her understanding of Anakin while Luke's farmer boy upbringing helps him understand him more than anyone else can. no one is born evil. they are neglected then used only to then use others when it's their turn as that's how they are forced to believe the world works. Even Palpatine wasn't born evil he was also groomed by Plagueis. it's a cycle Luke broke by being loving and empathetic. The very thing the Jedi thought was weakness in Anakin was actually his salvation finally realized through his son.
2026-07-25 17:20:58
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rowan :
“They’re like animals, and I slaughtered them like animals”
2026-07-25 02:53:52
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M 🌴 :
I thought what she was trynna ignore was that fuckin braid 😭
2026-07-25 17:36:24
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kati 🪼 :
padme should’ve beat his ass right there
2026-07-25 15:20:05
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𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐡 :
he lowk would’ve been a trump supporter in this universe
2026-07-25 11:36:19
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Blossom :
she definitely should've been more concerned
2026-07-26 21:10:07
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Keltie :
Women that date conservative men
2026-07-25 06:21:00
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neaaa!!🩷🌿 :
why they kinda serving snow and lucy gray rn
2026-07-25 04:55:45
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Punching_ghosts :
Girls who claim they had no idea their bf was maga
2026-07-25 16:28:15
1918
𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𓆩✧𓆪 :
she heard the saxophones and dismissed them as scene soundtrack
2026-07-25 13:03:14
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Shanita :
Trying to convince herself he’s joking
2026-07-25 04:43:13
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Angel nah uh:v :
According to the comments, being republican is bad.✌️😭
2026-07-25 18:39:44
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elias :
i hate anakin
2026-07-26 17:50:26
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krys⛓️💥⛓️💥 :
she should’ve gotten up right then and there
2026-07-26 09:43:51
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Kidd fan :
She so damn slow
2026-07-25 13:21:14
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𐔌 ໑ bea ౨ৎ :
at the end of rots when she didn't believe anakin would turn to the dark side, I was like, bffr😭 the signs were all there
2026-07-25 02:18:19
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mixmi △⃒⃘ :
‘Well if it works…’ bro was OUTTA HIS MIND
2026-07-26 06:45:35
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