This May Be Worse Than Dying

A Stoic Reminder from Star Wars: Episode II

I was always puzzled by a particular scene in Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones, where Anakin Skywalker and Padme are about to die in the gladiatorial arena of Geonosis. At this point in the movie, the flirtatious and forbidden romance between the two has been fully realized. They are smitten with one another and can no longer hide it. Anakin …