10 Scrapped Star Wars Movie Scenes Better Than What We Got
3. Padmé Tries To Kill Anakin - Revenge Of The Sith
In essence, Revenge of the Sith's plot is mostly concerned with Anakin's relationship with his secret wife, Padmé Amidala, and how it ultimately created Darth Vader.
Throughout the film, Skywalker and Amidala share a loving yet uneasy bond, with him having visions of his dear wife perishing during childbirth. Swearing to never allow this to happen, Anakin falls to the Dark Side and becomes Palpatine's most important instrument in wiping out the Jedi, including the younglings.
After this, Padmé takes on an incredibly passive role in the film. Apart from expressing her terror to Anakin at the acts he had committed, she does very little to convince her husband he is on the wrong path. This wasn't how it was originally going to be, however.
A scrapped concept saw Padmé landing on Mustafar, running to hug her husband, only to pull a dagger and hold it to his neck. Still, even after everything he had done and all of the innocents he had slaughtered, Padmé could not kill her husband; she loved him too much.
Not only would this have made for a more tragic end for the pair, but it also would have explained why Anakin was so consumed with rage at the sight of Obi-Wan, as Padmé's act would have better demonstrated that she had truly turned against her husband.