Padmé Amidala: There’s good in him. I know. I know there’s… still-
Where does this quote come from? (Source)
This quote is from Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (2005), also known as Episode III. Produced by Lucasfilm, the film is a part of the Star Wars universe.
- Movie: Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- Movie Number: Episode III
- Production: Lucasfilm
Why we collected this quote
Padmé’s last words – fragmentary, fading, still trying to say something true – are one of the most heartbreaking moments in the prequel trilogy. “There’s good in him” is the echo that will carry all the way to Luke, to Return of the Jedi, to the moment Vader throws down the Emperor. She was right. We love this line because it never stopped being true.
What does this quote mean? (Meaning & Context)
Padmé is dying on the medical table. She has just given birth to two children she will not live to raise, in a galaxy that no longer has room for people like her. Her last coherent thought is about Anakin – not with bitterness, not with accusation, but with something that can only be called hope. The sentence doesn’t finish. It doesn’t need to.
Fun facts & Trivia
The exact words Padmé says here – “there’s good in him, I know, I know there’s still…” – are almost precisely echoed by Luke in Return of the Jedi when he refuses to give up on his father: “There is good in him. I’ve felt it.” The generational transmission of that belief, from mother to son who never knew her, is one of the saga’s most quietly beautiful throughlines.
