Let’s talk about delivering the twins. Padmé delivered Luke and Leia on Polis Massa, and then Obi-Wan delivered baby Luke to the Lars family on Tatooine while Leia went to Alderaan with the Organas.
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Tainted Love
George Lucas has stated many times that he feels the Prequels are more than just the story of Anakin Skywalker and his fall, but also a true love story, albeit a tainted one. Let’s explore this tainted love story a little more closely through some deleted material.
The Politics of Rebellion
One of the subplots that was almost entirely removed from the film has to do with the beginnings of the Rebellion. The seeds of that organization started by Mon Mothma, Bail Organa, Padmé Amidala, and a secret group of other senators were originally supposed to be planted in this film.
To Kill a Senator – Part Two
Five minutes into Attack of the Clones, one thing is perfectly clear. Someone is trying to kill Senator Amidala. Two major attempts to assassinate her are made early in the film. The second takes place in her Coruscant bedroom. The ensuing chase leads the Senator’s Jedi protectors through various areas of Coruscant, eventually ending up in an alley outside of a nightclub.
Representative Binks
Senator Amidala seems like a very smart woman. Therefore, I can only attribute her appointing a buffoon like Jar Jar Binks as her representative in the Senate to the stress of dual assassination attempts. That, and the fact that George Lucas is a twisted individual who, when faced with the knowledge that people above the age of 13 really despise Jar Jar Binks, gives him a more important role.
The Battle of Naboo
The Battle of Naboo was fought both on space and on land and both were quite hectic. The information on this page will cover much of the deleted material from these scenes, plus some other surrounding events.
Naboo Rescue
The Naboo trade blockade led to the Neimoidians trying to kill their Jedi Ambassadors. Soon after that, the Queen was taken prisoner, along with her staff. Of course, the Jedi came to the rescue.
Coruscant: Capital of the Republic
The prequels play out over the backdrop of the falling of the Republic and the establishment of a new Empire, still controlled from the city planet of Coruscant by Palpatine. In The Phantom Menace, these events are only beginning while the bureaucrats and senators go about their busy lives, unaware of the plot that’s being hatched beneath their very noses. Our time on Coruscant in The Phantom Menace is brief, but does result in a few interesting bits that fall into the area of cut or altered scenes. Read More
Now This is Podracing
The Boonta Eve Podrace from Episode I is definitely a highlight of the film, especially after George Lucas decided to extend and improve it in subsequent video releases. No matter how much he expands it, however, deleted shots remain.
Welcome to Beautiful Mos Espa, Tatooine
Mos Espa is the home of the Boonta Eve Podrace, Watto’s Junkyard, and young Anakin Skywalker. The following scenes all take place in this fateful desert town. Read More
Jedi Diplomacy
The Trade Federation has stopped all shipping to and from the small planet of Naboo. Two Jedi have been dispatched at the request of Supreme Chancellor Valorum to help negotiate the matter. It doesn’t end well. Read More