i dont see it mentioned in any post in this topic so far, so kick me in the royal derriere if im repeating whats already been mentioned. But isn't the 'prophecy' that the chosen one will destroy the dark lord of the sith, and therefore destroy the dark lords apprentice.
Anikan (the chosen one), in the end DOES kill palps, and in doing so sacrafices himself, killing the dark lords apprentice (himself)! Bringing the force sharply back into balance by destroying the most intense and pure evil in the entire force!
Also i see people are generalising the force by just force users. Everything exists in the force. So balance preserved is not just there are more jedi, more sith, its whether dark or light sways the universe! Good prevailed over the universe in ep1 (jedi solving all evil, the republic solving problems peacfully) so out of balance. Then in ep 4-5-6, dark side held sway (empire in control, corruption, smuggling, hutts), so universe still unbalanced. Then after both our dark lords are destroyed in ep6 the universe is back in balance because the only dark/light good/evil things going on are the general things going on in the universe. Good people bad people good deeds bad deeds!
Of i cud be talking about my ass, but there we are.
It is ridiculous to be saying that the force is in balance when there are 2 Jedi and 2 Sith. First of all, how stupid would that be, having 2 people to protect the galaxy? Second, Vader destroys the Emperor and he dies himself, so at the end of ROTJ there is Luke and that's it, so in less than 20 years, the Force is back out of balance? Once again, ridiculous.
My theory has always been that the Force is in balance when there are the Jedi and the Dark Jedi. If you think about it, the Dark Jedi are a separate "sanction" albeit not in an order or distinguished group, than the Sith. There is a good Force side, the Jedi. There is an evil Force user side, the Dark Jedi. And then there is another evil side, the Sith. Thats 2 evil sides and 1 good side. By destroying the Sith, Anakin makes it an even (or BALANCED) 1 vs 1 fight. The Force is evenly spread, 50/50 instead of 33/33/33 or what have you.
No. Jedi have absolutely nothing to do with imbalance. At all. Scratch that idea. The Jedi's job is to preserve the balance. If they were an imbalance, then that would be pretty self defeating, wouldn't it? Anakin brings balance to the force by destroying those who would bring imbalance to it- the Sith.
Yes... could we please all read the thread before coming up with ideas that have already been discredited, thanks? The idea that good has to balance against bad is NOT what this plot is all about. Evil is imbalance, the Sith are the epotome of evil, the evil must be destroyed. Good is balance, the Jedi promote the good, whilst they are in power the balance is maintained.
Why on Earth would the Jedi be WANTING to get the Chosen One to succeed if his job would be to make evil more powerful than it is at the time of the Prequel films? That's the big logical flaw pursuants of this 'literal balance' nonsense ignore. It is of course nonsense; they want him to succeed because he is going to destroy the Sith. If he gets it right.
The Force doesn't govern every waking moment of Anakin's life. It has set the end of the path for him- his destiny, which is to destroy the Sith- but along the way he DOES possess free will.
Think of it like the story of Oedipus. The Oracle of Delphi said that he would kill his dad and marry his mom. Everything possible was done to prevent it, and all that did was change the circumstances in which the destiny was fulfilled. Anakin is the same way. He could stay on the light side and destroy the Sith, or become a Sith and destroy the Sith. It doesn't matter, and the Force doesn't care. Either way, he destroys the Sith.