10 Star Wars Moments That Were Almost WAY Darker
2. Padmé Almost Stabbed Anakin
Padmé Amidala is a character who has several awesome scenes in the prequel trilogy. As her arc progresses through The Phantom Menace, she is revealed to be a savvy Queen who frequently moves in disguise. In Attack of the Clones, she is more than capable of holding her own in the final battle on Geonosis. In Revenge of the Sith, things take a hard left turn and her character suffers from it immensely.
Her secret relationship with Anakin dominates much of her screen time in the film, with very little attention given to her role as a Senator. Though she senses something is changing in Anakin, she is clearly shocked and disturbed as Obi-Wan reveals what Anakin has done.
A scene was scripted that follows closely to what took place on-screen, with a very important difference. She does travel to Mustafar to confront Anakin, but this time she is armed with a knife. The fact that she has brought a weapon is a crucial difference to her character and tracks much closer to the Padmé of the first two films.
Removing this important moment for her weakens her arc overall, pushing her into a much more passive role. It may have been a darker step for the film to take but, honestly - this is a film where Anakin murders a room full of children. This scene probably would have been fine!