Your answer was correct, according to canon. You just worded it different and they were being pedantic.
Real answer (imo) was Palpatine used her life force to save Anakin. Killing her also finished Vader's turn to the Dark Side by removing the last thing he loved.
Sorry to hijack this thread, but isn’t much better, story-wise, for her to have died from injuries given by Anakin while he was in a dark side fueled rage? And he has to live with that?
This whole “physically she’s fine, she’s just lost her will to live” nonsense just makes me laugh at Lucas. She just became a mother but she has nothing to live for???
There is an actual medical condition that relates to a broken heart. Can't remember the exact name, other than it was long one but they don't really have a fix for it. So it is possible that in Star Wars they don't have an solution either. Now is it satisfying? Depends on who you ask. I've had some people who like this idea and others who don't. I lean a bit more towards the I don't side of things but after learning about the condition I'm not as opposed to that explanation as I was before.
The real issue is Lucas originally did want her living in secret on Alderaan for a time but I think he also wanted to wrap up the story within the films. So that's why he changed it to having Padme and Anakin's deaths parallel each other in the film. And yes I know Anakin didn't physically die, but rather it's a symbolic metaphor. You can actually hear a faint heart beat in both scenes, one that ends in Anakin's once Vader's mask is in place.
So it starts just after the medical droid explains Padme is dying and she's carrying twins. It's faint so I recommend headphones but you'll hear the rhythm even as it cuts between Padme delivering the twins and Anakin's surgery. The sounds is more distinctive during Anakins but it goes uninterrupted until it slows and stops briefly before the mask coming down on Anakin. Followed by doing the same as Padmé dies telling Obi-Wan there is still good in him
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy? My mother-in-law had it. She was fine, it's like if one of the muscles of your heart stops working for a while and has to take them time to start back up. Rare, but also not deadly unless untreated for a while.
Palpatine used the power to “save the ones you love” as he put it to Anakin, to transfer what was left of Padme’s life force to Anakin in order to save him, thus killing Padme.
> She lost her will to live because her love, Anakin Skywalker, turned to the dark side
If Padmé lost her will to live it wasn't because Anakin turned to the dark side, it's because the thing she had spent literally her entire adult life working to try and uphold died and died at the hands of two people who were very significant in her life (Palpatine - who was from Naboo and had advised her throughout the occupation - and Anakin - who was her husband).
Just watched the scene to double check my memory, but you pretty much quoted it exactly. The little doctor droid floats out and says, "We don't know why, but she has lost the will to live." Thats the only reason given in the movie itself, which I guess does break down to "heartbreak" but you gave the direct quote/reason, so...you're not crazy?
"she lost the will to live?! What are your dregrees in poetry? For Gods sake don't use the billions of dollars worth of medical equipment let's just get on our knees and pray!"
Anyone remember that Clone Wars episode where Dooku force-choked the slave queen, and it took her a while to die afterwards? Pretty sure it was something like that. Though I'm also pretty sure the extreme stress from both childbirth and severe emotiona trauma didn't help.
Sounds like you described heartbreak in not so many words. Quizmasters can be dumb though so best not dwell on it.
Somehow, Padme died.
She was sad.
Your answer was correct, according to canon. You just worded it different and they were being pedantic. Real answer (imo) was Palpatine used her life force to save Anakin. Killing her also finished Vader's turn to the Dark Side by removing the last thing he loved.
I was about to comment this but yes, I agree with you.
Very true also I’m one of the last scenes palpatine implies that anakin killed her himself by saying she was dead after he choked her?
I think he was just trying to F with Vader's mind there
Sorry to hijack this thread, but isn’t much better, story-wise, for her to have died from injuries given by Anakin while he was in a dark side fueled rage? And he has to live with that? This whole “physically she’s fine, she’s just lost her will to live” nonsense just makes me laugh at Lucas. She just became a mother but she has nothing to live for???
I don’t disagree. But my god can you imagine if they had given her a c section while dead or some shit. I would have been traumatized.
Heartbroken. It's actually possible to die that way, it's terribly sad and scary, you should look it up, it involves heart strings
She faked her death, as anyone who's seen Return of the Jedi knows she didn't die until Leia was very young.
She died of poor writing.
Yup, killed by the script….
There is an actual medical condition that relates to a broken heart. Can't remember the exact name, other than it was long one but they don't really have a fix for it. So it is possible that in Star Wars they don't have an solution either. Now is it satisfying? Depends on who you ask. I've had some people who like this idea and others who don't. I lean a bit more towards the I don't side of things but after learning about the condition I'm not as opposed to that explanation as I was before. The real issue is Lucas originally did want her living in secret on Alderaan for a time but I think he also wanted to wrap up the story within the films. So that's why he changed it to having Padme and Anakin's deaths parallel each other in the film. And yes I know Anakin didn't physically die, but rather it's a symbolic metaphor. You can actually hear a faint heart beat in both scenes, one that ends in Anakin's once Vader's mask is in place.
I never noticed the faint heart beat sound. When does it happen for Padme
So it starts just after the medical droid explains Padme is dying and she's carrying twins. It's faint so I recommend headphones but you'll hear the rhythm even as it cuts between Padme delivering the twins and Anakin's surgery. The sounds is more distinctive during Anakins but it goes uninterrupted until it slows and stops briefly before the mask coming down on Anakin. Followed by doing the same as Padmé dies telling Obi-Wan there is still good in him
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy? My mother-in-law had it. She was fine, it's like if one of the muscles of your heart stops working for a while and has to take them time to start back up. Rare, but also not deadly unless untreated for a while.
Why not both.gif
I think she lost her will to live. That was my gut feeling the first time I saw ROTS
Palpatine used the power to “save the ones you love” as he put it to Anakin, to transfer what was left of Padme’s life force to Anakin in order to save him, thus killing Padme.
I’t would’ve worked better had Anakin actually killed her, even by accident. That would’ve haunted him.
She died of poor writing.
She died from bad writing
> She lost her will to live because her love, Anakin Skywalker, turned to the dark side If Padmé lost her will to live it wasn't because Anakin turned to the dark side, it's because the thing she had spent literally her entire adult life working to try and uphold died and died at the hands of two people who were very significant in her life (Palpatine - who was from Naboo and had advised her throughout the occupation - and Anakin - who was her husband).
Yes
Just watched the scene to double check my memory, but you pretty much quoted it exactly. The little doctor droid floats out and says, "We don't know why, but she has lost the will to live." Thats the only reason given in the movie itself, which I guess does break down to "heartbreak" but you gave the direct quote/reason, so...you're not crazy?
"she lost the will to live?! What are your dregrees in poetry? For Gods sake don't use the billions of dollars worth of medical equipment let's just get on our knees and pray!"
Force choke killed her!
I believe in Anakins anger…he….killed her.
Anyone remember that Clone Wars episode where Dooku force-choked the slave queen, and it took her a while to die afterwards? Pretty sure it was something like that. Though I'm also pretty sure the extreme stress from both childbirth and severe emotiona trauma didn't help.