Back to earlier comments made by both mechmoggy and queeq: I think the introduction of the midi-chlorians and Jedi being trained as young as Anakin(in Episode I) was a mistake. I think the ideas hinted at from the OT should have been properly followed up in these newer films. Anakin as he appeared in Episode II was closer to my perception of how he and Obi-Wan were before he fell to the dark side:friends, yet had a student/teacher relationship; Anakin was a great pilot; and so forth.The whole Jedi-as-monks thing never appealed to me, nor did that whole 'jedi are forbidden to love' creed. Still, obviously this is how Mr Lucas planned for the story to unfold, so there's not anything we can do about it,really........