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The love story is unnecessary because it's boring as hell. Better to give them an exciting story that contributes to the action, have them go into an "action's over" embrace at the end of Two (like happens in so many action movies with a hero and damsel) and she's preggers in 3. This long drawn out "oh I can't fall in love with you" junk was Harelquin Romance pap.

Exactly, The way Han and Leia's love blossomed under stress in IV-VI was the way this one should have been handled too. I can see the "Puppy Love" angle on the part of Anakin, But Amidala should have fallen for him in Ep II -- then bring in the conflict of his Jedi Oath after they have given in to the Passion of the first kiss etc. That would have been more like Anakin anyway -- He and Darth vadar were never this wishy washy " Oh I can;t it's forbidden wuss" -- it would have been "KISS ME NOW!" then "Oh god what have I done"

Yeah, would have been much cooler to throw it in near the end of Ep2 (like right after the fight in the cave) like so:
Amidala - gee I'm sorry all those Jedis were killed how's your arm?
Anakin - it's healing, in times of death and suffering one thinks more about the joys of life...
Am - yes joy is so important to offset tragedy... my jumpsuit is ruined
An - it looks nice
Am - (husky breathing) help me throw it away
lean in for the kiss, fade to black, no more boring love story.

And If I do say so myself my dialog isn't nearly as stilted as Lucas'.

I have to wonder: Will they remake the entire series in 25 years? Will they just license new movies like they do with James Bond? Or will the lessons learned with this series and others (like LOTR) herald the birth of an even better, and more fantastic, series of sci-fi/fantasy films?