based purely off the things mentioned in the Original trilogy. I originally pictured
a jedi knight seeking more power to explore his potential and to gain greater
prominence, a knight with good intentions on making the jedi order stronger and thought
he could resist the temptation of the darkside, but underestimated its power and became a
slave to the one he sought out to learn it.
I always pictured the darkside as a drug, and it leaves its user wanting more, to the point
he is willing to sacrifice all moral judgement and turn on his friends to obtain it, but instead
its like Anakin was tricked into joining Palpatine, never seduced, and Lucas makes Anakin
look more like an impetuous fool rather than a tragic hero.
The problem I had with Anakin doing it for Padme is that this plot point
stops dead in its tracks and its never mentioned ever again. Did Vader have any
real interest in learning the secret to sustain life after Padme's death? Was it all a
lie by Palpatine? and if he did, then this would have really caused a rift between the two.
The entire reason for Vader turning to the darkside is never explored or resolved. That, quite frankly, is bad form by Lucas. For me, Lucas clearly struggled with Anakin's turn to the darkside. He came up with an idea that may have succeeded in telling us how and why Anakin was seduced by Palpatine, but this is never followed up. This rather important plot segment, which, let's face it, is central to the entire PT, is just discounted as soon as its goal (of Anakin turning to the dark-side) is achieved. This makes it, by definition, nothing more than a classic example of a MacGuffin.
This post has been edited by Azrael23: 07 July 2006 - 02:22 AM