Star Wars: 10 Things That Didn’t Go The Way George Lucas Wanted

It's evident that George Lucas had some rather high hopes for certain facets of his Prequel Trilogy, particularly the passionate romance between Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala that would prove to be the catalyst for the creation of the most iconic villain in the galaxy.

However, what could have been a tragic tale of forbidden love ultimately wound up being remembered more for its highly meme-able attempts to conjure up some genuine chemistry between two actors trying their utmost to make lemonade out of some of the worst dialogue ever committed to this galaxy far, far away.

Perhaps even more tragically, looking back on the hours of behind-the-scenes footage available on these early 2000s adventures tells the story of the likes of Lucas, Natalie Portman, and Hayden Christensen all very much treating the love epic with the sort of care and respect needed to give Skywalker's eventual turn the dramatic weight it so desperately needed.

But all of the good intentions in the world couldn't save anyone from monologues about sand and Shaak frolicking in the fields of Naboo...