Padme Addresses the Senate | Star Wars Attack of the Clones | Deleted Scene

[@Nicholas_Chen_]

They deleted it because back in the days Prequel haters would scream ‘BORING POLITICS’. Now I reckon if they keep this scene in the film it would make AtoC a much more political thriller kind of film.

[@kaceyanders6599]

Star Wars, as the name implies, is about conflict, which always has some political edge on it. The "boring politics" is an essential element to the story - how one man's corruption and conniving engineered a situation where people voted to give him emergency powers and which he then refused to relinquish even after the separatists were beaten. Politics is everything in that situation.

[@lalkiran1950]

Whether you like it or not Politics is really important of how palapatine conquered the galaxy for 30 years And how he corrupted the entire galaxy That's the reason why palapatine used anakin as his apprentice and he made Anakin into darth Vader

[@noralockley8816]

No one was complaining back then about boring politics. The vast majority of fans were still all after the phantom menace. My critique of the prequels did not build till after the revenge of the sith which is when most people I know began to look closer at what was presented. For me Attack of the Clones renewed my interest as I was not that hyped from the Phantom Menace. My extreme dislike actually grew from those who constantly fall to the dark side and call anyone who has a critical view towards the prequels as haters.

[@tamimplayz]

politics ain't even boring but, sadly, because of how it is today it has become a bad subject. in general it's quite interesting

[@leocoulson-venn9447]

These politics are part of the Star Wars Galaxy

[@ahsoka5216]

This scene should've been in AOTC because I believe it added more depth to the plot such as why Palpatine was so desperate to be rid of Padme and it showed how Padme developed from Queen to Senator. I think this is why George Lucas decided to show more scenes like this in TCW because it revealed how Padme was the one who can stop Palpatine from succeeding with his plans.

[@Nicholas_Chen_]

I felt this is the moment Palpatine knew Padme HAS to die.

[@ahsoka5216]

@@Nicholas_Chen_ Yes exactly, because originally Palpatine thought Padme was a niave child who can easily be deceived, but once she started fighting him with the military bill in order to fight against the Separatists, then he was like 'Now, you have to die'. I believe this is the reason why Padme is very persistent on never missing a Senate meeting; no matter how threatened her life is because the Clone Wars started the last time she did.

[@kungolaf4499]

@@ahsoka5216 That's a good point. She refuses to leave the Senate because the last time she left... a war started...

[@ahsoka5216]

@@rafz9147 Yes, exactly!!

[@Сайтамен]

@@Nicholas_Chen_ No, he needed her to seduce Anakin, he wanted just stop her.

[@Nicholas_Chen_]

Padme is incredible in this scene. A queen who truly cares about her people. Reminds me a lot of Book Daenerys Targaryen.

[@ahsoka5216]

I haven't read that far into the books, but I heard that Daenerys is evil.

[@Nicholas_Chen_]

@@ahsoka5216 The show Game of Thrones made her evil yeah, but I'm pretty sure that's because the writers had no idea how to handle it and turned her evil for shock values. Book and show are quite different especially post Season 4(past Book 3). I re-read the books and found Daenerys to be an incredibly intelligent, soft and kind person who is in a way representing Mother Nature.

[@ahsoka5216]

@@Nicholas_Chen_ I've seen the show from seasons 1-8 and read the first book so I do see the differences between the show and the books, but what I was talking about is that people said that Daenerys is evil in the books and it's more obvious that she'll become the Mad Queen compared to the show.

[@Nicholas_Chen_]

@@ahsoka5216 I see. I personally have read the books I don't think it's obvious she will become the Mad Queen. In fact I think her arc will be the opposite, with the same end result of King's landing burning. George RR Martin's writing style is very unpredictable and he uses loads of misdirections and red herrings, and leaves a lot of information to readers' interpretation.

[@ИмператорАрсений]

Nicholas Chen , right… Before she lost her mind and burned the entire city to the ground

[@hellund2874]

Her voice and accent are completely different here from the way Padme spoke in Phantom Menace. In her first senate speech against Valorum she sounded very posh British and her voice was deep. Here she sounds like an All-American girl.

[@bradf9420]

You’re kidding me right. That was Padmé’s decoy in the senate on The Phantom Menace. Did you even watch the movie? lmao

[@PrillaBee]

@@bradf9420 Nope, it was Padmé at the senate address (with the ornate gold headpiece and the red/orange dress w/ the black cloak). The only time her decoy is seen as the Queen is when they are first leaving Naboo and when they go to meet the Gungans. The speech style that Queen Amidala adapted was learnt by all the handmaidens so that when they had to step in as a decoy they would all sound the same. In addition, they digitally altered the voice so that it would sound deeper.

[@jimmy22334]

Keira Knightley played Padme's decoy, it wasn't Natalie Portman in all the scenes. This one was, but one of the senate scenes is clearly Keira speaking. They look very very similar but they are 2 different actresses, you can tell by the voice.

[@PNS311]

Because she was using her Queen voice. Not hard

[@tmattmat1641]

I wanted to compare the senate in pre imperial era, here it looks alive and full of people of all species, every voice is heard. But in Andor it's empty, almost hollow. Without a chancellor or even an emperor at the center to hear... It's a impactful and sad transition

[@a.jdeets5527]

If only the Senate listened to Padme

[@spencercarruth9706]

Palpatine didn’t much like having to listen to Padme, unfortunately

[@PHASES_OFFICIAL]

I always knew there was more to this character. Childhood inspiration shines true.

[@SpringerA1984]

YEEESSS!!! Prequels deleted scenes are ICONIC! There needs to be a re edited long cut movie release of the prequels including ALL political scenes because they add so much. SHE was the biggest opposition Palpatine's takeover of the galaxy. She was his most powerful opponent of control he loathed in the way of controlling Anakin as well.

[@Nicholas_Chen_]

And because of that, she had to die. I'm pretty sure Palpatine would kill her if Anakin didn't force choke her on Mustafar.

[@SpringerA1984]

@@Nicholas_Chen_ Actually here's the deal: read the book. Palpatine was feeding Anakin nightmares from the get go. Also read the ROTS book as well. They are EPIC!! Anakin was so vulnerable & drugged on Dark side that he didn't truly understand the risks he was skirting. He was ultimately a drug addict thinking he was in control but really not. The scene missing from Mustafar is in original artbook sketch where Padme originally went there to kill Anakin as she knew he was slipping dark but she couldn't kill him because her love was indeed real.

[@SpringerA1984]

@@Nicholas_Chen_ ultimately it WAS Palpatine that killed her in my books. He couldn't allow her to live because she was a threat to him.

[@lalkiran1950]

The deleted scene in the Sequels What about those Except luke mourns han in last jedi

[@unicorn2563]

This scene is amazing. It shows how much she cares about stopping a war from happaning and keeping the peace in the galaxy

[@rickblaine9670]

2:11 I swear, at first I thought he had said “Until then, the Senate is a joke.”

[@rey_lexander]

I heard the same thing 💀

[@aestheticalrose4553]

This scene does more for Padme’s character than any other in the prequels and it’s not even in the movie 🥲

[@catpin]

This will be the flashback Bail to discuss it to his daughter who is that mysterious woman and the formal the new Republic before Padme Amidala gives birth to Leia.

[@Paco_Alejandro]

1:49 I guess we all know why they deleted this scene now.. gonna have some nightmares

[@5602KK]

Big lick

[@finnplayintheviolin]

What that tongue do?😉

[@marin4767]

“Please don’t look at me like that, it makes me feel uncomfortable.”

[@obiwankenobi687]

Just another example of Lucas going overboard on the cgi requests. Such an unnecessary part

[@thehopefulyetdoubtful3656]

I hate politicians who only care about money & power. The greedy butts. Not referring to Padme, she's top tier best politician ever.

[@Howyaduing]

Art imitates life

[@sam-ht6qv]

Padme is no different 😂

[@jiabo4737]

It’s so gorgeous to see Palpatine apparently didn’t look sooo pleased after Padme had spoken 😂😂

[@golden1_1dragon12]

Damn she survived - palapatine

[@ATP2555ify]

Yup and that's his future daughter-in-law too lol

[@mel-gt5ff]

they rlly did her dirty. they should have kept all her scenes

[@TheCosmicNemesis]

They left in boring talk of taxes and trade embargoes but interesting scenes about the state of the galaxy being on the brink of war or the concern of loss of democracy, or even the birth of the rebellion, got cut.

[@bradyhird9115]

Attack of the Clones is one of my favorite Star Wars movies. Padmé is an amazing leader ✊🏿✊🏻✊✊🏾✊🏼✊🏽

[@Paco_Alejandro]

You missed some green and blue hands in behalf of the Twi'leks 👾👽

[@ttargaryen]

Attack of the clones sucks lol

[@geckomoriadaimyoofwano7157]

I love it too, its so underrated. Its my second favorite after Revenge of the Sith

[@emilyustick3738]

@@ttargaryen you suck lol

[@pbh9195]

My deepest respects very few fans have the courage to say that.

[@thesmashgamer4896]

1:49 WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH MAS AMEDDA?

[@Nicholas_Chen_]

Yeah he's tongue is out... WTF

[@thesmashgamer4896]

I mean did he just vomit a fish or what?

[@JUANCHO7509]

JAJAJA It's like the tongue of Jar Jar in Episode I.

[@maryanneayumi9594]

He just want Ohda, Ohda!

[@joaquincollet4291]

He became a velociraptor

[@seanvoysey2358]

They should have kept this and had a scene in ROTS where she confronts the Senate in the Senate.

[@totallyanonymousbish9599]

I don't get why they never make an uncut version of the movies. Like bish, there are actually people who want to see this.

[@RiseOfTheKumquat67]

It's bizarre how all the boring political scenes stayed in this trilogy and all the political scenes that were character driven and felt genuine hit the cutting room floor.

[@raima6877]

Fr these would’ve made the movies so much better and given such depth but they always cut these out

[@skywalkerorder2170]

The boring political scenes you're referring to helped with Worldbuilding and Palpatine's plan in the films. I still don't see how they're boring?

[@shearman360]

None of the political scenes are boring

[@mnlyt2942]

Boring?

[@ezekieltheappeal]

If only Disney and Lucasfilm makes a tv series spinoff where they show the complete deleted scenes of each movies or tv shows and they make them into episodes and season

[@TopFloorByrne]

Or, you know… just re-edit them in.

[@Jim54_]

The Galactic Imperial senate was probably like the real world Senate it is based on, the Roman Imperial Senate. They held on after the Fall of the Republic, but just barely, and yet they still managed to kill and even appoint many an Emperor. In Star Wars, the raising of Senator Mon Mothma is similar to this, only, like appointed reluctant leaders in the real world (Marcus Aeralius, George Washington and Charles De Gaulle) she had no interest in being an autocrat, and so shared her power. As JRR Tolkien said ‘The most improper job of any man, even saints (who at any rate were at least unwilling to take it on), is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it, and least of all those who seek the opportunity’

[@dandy-lions5788]

1:53 John Bercow?!

[@angeladan8204]

Wtf did Mas Amedda just do with his tongue

[@poalima6527]

padmés grossed out 💀

[@EthanKironus8067]

Padme and Duchess Satine really should've formed an alliance. If Padme alone irked Palpatine, Padme and Satine together would kill his plans in their tracks. And it doesn't hurt one bit that Satine and Obi-Wan have their own thing going on to complement Anakin/Padme, mayhaps a girl's talk between Padme and Satine would get the latter's love life moving.

[@tessjosephh]

its always the deleted scenes that hold the most weight

[@ahsokatano9438]

I loved padmé

[@obi-wankenobi3168]

Hello there padawan Tano

[@ryancoupland8425]

padme was such a huge thorn in palpatine's side, this should be edited into the movie.

[@MDE128]

I love the tongue part at the end.

[@MMZERO9]

To quote Zemo from the MCU: “Senator, you’re seeing something in the Republic that isn’t there; you’re clouded by it.”

[@anthonyspitery6332]

Padme got some balls on her to call everyone out, especially full well knowing that many people in that very room probably orchestrated that assassination on her so they can war profiteer. Very tragic how this scene was deleted, but understandable considering how the pacing of this movie was done so poorly amongst all the prequel movies.

[@alexrubio3376]

At 2:12 doesn’t it it sound like palpatine says “ the senate is a joke “. Or am I just crazy 😭

[@daphneskywalkereditor8087]

I wish it wasn’t a deleted scene is so amazing this scene is heart warming

[@tainoman7905]

Damn, she got to work in under an hour getting all her hair, make-up, and attire down and heading over to the Senate

[@padmeamidala3610]

They should have kept this

[@jasonleetaiwan]

This scene needed to be in there because she’s a senator in episode 2 but we never see her in the senate. It’s a little long though. They can cut it down to put in the film. She wasn’t doing enough political scenes in episode 3 also because the scenes were cut also.

[@hellmixx]

What is it with the thunge at 1:50 ?

[@TheAC86]

I really wish that Disney+ would do extended editions restoring essential scenes like these.

[@tompearce5418]

She stopped just short of accusing vested interests in the Republic of the assassination attempt.

[@Rolfie311]

I know right she’s great

[@mnlyt2942]

It’s not the same without the deep voice

[@jonathanmthomas2728]

Sly Moore standing there next to palpatine lookin all sexy. I bet Palps was hitting that during this time.

[@MMZERO9]

Oh Padmé…if you only knew just how deep Darth Sidious and his Sith predecessors have sunk their claws into the Republic. Plus, if one was to take the sequel trilogy into account (which is difficult enough🤢)…then it’s safe to say that not only is the Republic a sham thanks to the Sith’s machinations, but it never really recovers. 🙁

[@JUANCHO7509]

Better than the sequels.

[@TheSEAempire]

Literally no but ok. Take the nostalgia out of it and it loses almost all value

[@JUANCHO7509]

@@TheSEAempire Literally yes.

[@Nicholas_Chen_]

The irony is if this scene is kept in AtoC final cut it may actually be superior to the sequels.plot wise. Unfortunately it wasn’t.

[@darthtrip7188]

I completely disagree. The Sequels are better than the Prequels in many more ways than they're not. Even as Trilogies, the Sequel Trilogy is overall better. Just my opinions.

[@JUANCHO7509]

@@darthtrip7188 No, prequels >>>>>>>>>> sequels.

[@shearman360]

1:50

[@TheCjHEntertainment_Plus]

How was this not in attack of the clones

[@MimMdance]

Can they just release extended versions with deleted scenes? I'll watch them.

[@matthewkretschmer7010]

How much time has pasted from her tragedy on landing platform to the beginning of this deleted scene?

[@amritarupalaha8097]

This scene was too important. Padmé was the primary opposition to the millitarisation of the republic. And someone was desperately trying to kill her. Means someone wanted the Republic to get into the fight. It was too obvious, and this was exactly what Padmé was trying to point out.

[@spiritlake9]

One of the best characters in the Star Wars universe! Sad what happened to her she was a hero.😢

[@MatthewRodarte]

This is why I bought her figures because a lot of power goes into a gown 💅 This also brings tears to my eyes wake up senators you must wake up

[@NuteGunray]

To bad they never made this outfit 🫤

[@matthewsalviani9163]

They should have kept this.

[@jinchuriki7022]

Voting for Padme

[@VictorNoriegaDetective]

why are there a lot of deleted seances ?

[@erinmmusic]

that's what i wanna know!

[@TheSEAempire]

Every movie has PLENTY of deleted scenes. In the filmmaking proccess they shoot around a 4 or 5 hour in length film and remove what doesnt work. And often the rough cut is half animatics, storyboards, or even just the actors doing a table read.

[@gurra1351]

WHY?! Didn't they bring this into the movie?

[@LoganMcBride325]

Space A.O.C..

[@timkenobi2222]

Glad this wasn’t used. She had too much power just to be thrown away during the events of the clone wars in the cartoon show. Idc if that was by design. It’s still a plot hole here me thinks

[@oliverford5367]

Trouble with this scene is that it's too idealistic and pacifist. They don't build the army, then what? Tons of droids attack, what are they going to do? Pacifism doesn't work if the other side wants to fight. But the movie is confusing on this point. They're debating a measure to create an army yet there's also a secret army made which they just use anyway, even though they can connect it to the separatists. The Jedi were pretty dumb to not suspect anything fishy. The story should be changed so it's out in the open. Building the army is proposed but voted down. Then there's a droid attack, many Jedi are killed. So there's another vote and it passes. The clone army is built quickly and deployed.

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

Count Dooku says in the movie that the droid army is suppose to make the republic agree with the separatists demands, not attack them for no reason. If no army was built by the republic, the separatists would have, well, separated, but hopefully some of them would have eventually asked to come back, and most importantly a war has been avoided.

[@ghedebaronsamedi]

You know how many people would scream woke politics if this came out nowadays.

[@emmettmccann2214]

Not a bad scene but the acting and dialogue was subpar at best

[@Nicholas_Chen_]

Yup that's the fatal flaw of the prequels which people just overlook now :P

[@Сайтамен]

Natalie acts great here, what are you talking about? And what's wrong with the dialogue?

[@thehopefulyetdoubtful3656]

Disney & Lucasfilm are from what I heard redoing the sequel trilogy!!!! Yay!!!!!

[@alyssa6970]

Like adding in the deleted scenes

[@TheSEAempire]

Bullshit. Sorry to burst your bubble, kid. That was created by a youtuber who wants to get clicks on his videos. My tip for you is to read articles by variety or forbes if you want reliable movie news.

[@thehopefulyetdoubtful3656]

@@TheSEAempire check it out for yourself, because many KZbinrs have seen the news & their reactions to it look very legit.

[@JohnJohn-pe5kr]

@@thehopefulyetdoubtful3656 LOL never gonna happen.

[@TheSEAempire]

They deleted this but kept the bland and creepy vacation scene with anakin and padme?! Wtf?! This would have made the movie slightly better (nothing can truly save it) the prequels are still crap tho, I dont care if you like it or grew up with them. They are BAD

[@UnknownUser-gd3ls]

Gotta love how you state your opinion as if though it's fact. Yet you don't even realize it. Such heavy cognitive dissonance.

[@TheSEAempire]

Unknown User I could say the exact same thing to the thousands of nostalgic young-adults and teens online who claim that the prequels are great, or even funnier, MASTERPIECES 😂. What even is your point? You act as if my opinion is wrong simply on the basis of the fact that you clearly disagree with it

[@Сайтамен]

@@TheSEAempire prequels were great. They get us great world of the Republic and Jedi, told the arc of Anakin Skywalker which gets more sense to OT. And they did the univerce more serious and mature. Of course, the epic star battles and saber fights...If you don't like it because of stupid reasons (Jar Jar, midichlorians, love dialogues), it is such your problem. Terrible dialogue? Where? "I don't like sand?" Of course he doesn't, he was a slave on desert planet! Acting? Ian McDermid, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Lee, Liam Neeson were terrible? Lol...

[@sarveshnathan7559]

No they aren't bad

[@sarveshnathan7559]

@@TheSEAempire ROTS certainly is masterpiece

[@supermariomaniac_]

Prequel supporters say that the boring politics are important and should stay in the movie. Yeah I get that it’s important but it’s still boring as hell. Find a less boring way of conveying this information

[@ThreeThatBearRecord]

Short-attentive child

[@VinVonVoom]

"Prequels supporters" is such a funny way to refer to them. We just like the movies, its not aligned with our idioligy.

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

I really don't see how you could possibly think this scene is boring.

[@supermariomaniac_]

@@legrandliseurtri7495 I mean when you attach this with the rest of the movie and have a movie (said by George Lucas to be made for kids) that’s 90% long exposition scenes, yeah it gets boring.

[@MMZERO9]

To quote Zemo from the MCU: “Senator, you’re seeing something in the Republic that isn’t there; you’re clouded by it.”