"I'm not the Jedi I should be": Destiny, dilemma or fallen hero?
This is a great topic that was posted by Master Shaitan at TFN. Given the lack of decent subject matter around here lately Im going to drag it over here.
discuss....I need to think about my answer for awhile
Ive been thinking on similiar lines, anniken is "something else" comes to mind from some other film.
He didnīt have the harmony, patience and whatever else to be a Jedi and not the pure evil heart to become a Sith. He would have proabaly mastered both directions and become a true master of the force
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No, it's over-analysis.
Anakin did not ever have to go beyond being a Jedi to bring back balance- and many think the title 'Return of the Jedi' refers to Anakin personally.
Anakin starting to distance himself from being as Jedi isn't evidence of any form of understanding, merely that he is losing his morals as his selfishness grows; Palpatine knows exactly how to play on this.
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I believe Anakin was not acting upon motives of Jedi or Sith. It is clear that everything he did was only for his wife and child. Unfortunately, he fell down a dark path to accomplish his goals, which he soon lost sight of. If any of you have ever read John Steinbeck's The Pearl, it's story line is nearly a perfect juxtaposition to the story in RotS. A poor man finds a pearl, which he wants to sell to make life better for his family (a wife and a single male baby) greed corrupts him and (I don't want to give away any endings) his original good intentions are never realized. Very similar to Anakin's story IMO.
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I think it has to do with the fact he was trained but was already old to be trained. In a way he has been "spoiled" because he has learned to loves others so when he states the differences between sith and jedi hes making the statement because he is niether and therefore must decide which is the best path for him.
El Nino is right. In the Episode II or III commentary, Lucas does explains that Anakin had to many personal attachments in his life. First his mother, and then Padme. If the Jedi had found him as a baby they would have taught him to let go of his personal feelings. Anakin's was his downfall. However, his personal feelings did bring him back from the dark side. He was an unique Jedi.
No I think that Jedi Priestess has raised a very good point. Unfortunately people fall into old habits, over simplify and believe that only one answer exists - the simplest one - when the script is multi-layered.
I don't believe that Jedi Priestess is over analysising this at all. Far from it, she's found a new depth which must be explored.
Ultimately I believe QG was right finding Anakin was the will of the Force. No matter what he would have come to know the ways of the Force but the fact that it would have been at such a late stage meant that Anakin would never have been a normal Jedi or Sith for that matter. It was as if the force had other ideas for him, a greater purpose perhaps.
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It was his fate though... starting his training so late in life. That is, without an evil daddy to serve as an example why NOT to turn to the Dark Side.
That's one of the limiting factors in Star Wars movies (the films in particular) they is nothing to interpret in your own way! Everythings simple linear =(