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I agree it's much better...but the public is very fickle in this country with domestic abuse issues. It would be bad PR for George Lucas and his Star Wars dynasty to have negative press for a serious issue. That negative press could infact backfire and both Lucasfilm & 20th Century Fox could lose millions. It was bad enough that they were given a PG-13 rating for ROTS. Imagine the ratings board if they changed the plot to have Anakin's force choke Padme to death (although it makes more sense as a storyline). Lucas is trying to reach out and create a storyline that everybody could enjoy, and it includes young children. As much as I don't like the "Padme's heart is broken" storyline in ROTS, I understand why it was done.
Never thought of it that way, Nitro. You make valid points. I just wish Lucas had come up with a different way of killing her character. The way it was done was kind of insulting to the audience and even to her character who was so strong willed. Maybe she could have been hit and mortally wounded by a lava fireball or birth complications even, , but losing the will to live and dying instantly?????