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How could allowing him to become more powerful have enabled him to stop his mother from dying? Since when is it even possible for the Jedi to stop mortally-injured people from dying, even with the help of the Force?
clearly, in AotC, Anakin, with Palpatines guidance, believes that he is so powerful that he doesnt know where it might lead. his comment "i will be the most powerful Jedi ever" suggests that he believes he can surpass Obi, Yoda (as Palpatine suggests) and attain god knows what levels of power. Now, heres the important bit. so i`ll put it in bold text.
he believes that if Obi Wan wasnt holding him back and restricting him, that he could have obtained this power already and could have become powerful enough to stop people from dyingwether this is actually possible or not is irrelevant, the point is that he
believes that he can do it. and his next line
"I will even learn to stop people from dying"
hes gonna use this power to keep the things he wants, to keep the things he loves. this leads to greed, which leads to the desire for more power, which leads straight to the darkside. Think about what Shmi said to him
"it is time for you to let go..."
"but I dont want things to change"
"but you cant stop the change..."
this is the tragedy of his character, he is completly unable to let go. its love that drives him to the darkside. regardless of what everyone thinks here, this is brilliantly crafted storytelling.
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The fact that Anakin thinks this is possible is yet another example of his immaturity and his lack of understanding about what it means to be a Jedi.
like I said, he thinks he can surpass them. with Palpatines teaching, he doesnt know what hes capable of. notice he says "I will
even learn to stop people from dying", suggesting that its something that hasnt been done that, but that hes going to do. "I promise you, I wont fail again". gave me goosebumps when he said that.
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The only actual complaint Anakin makes about Obi-Wan is that he won't let him face the trials to become a Jedi Knight.
well, thats simply not true. he has a whole raft of complaints, all of them well founded. "hes overly critical, he never listens...he wont let me
move on". Obi wan praises him
once in the whole film, and Anakin looks so proud, surprised and happy that he looks like hes gonna fall over. If only Obi Wan was a better teacher, Anakin wouldnt have gone to Palpatine for his norishment.
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And even if it had been possible to save her, that still wouldn't make Obi-Wan responsible for what happened next.
I agree entirely. its all on Anakins shoulders, and it`ll take him another 4 films to redeem himself from it. what I was trying to say that if Anakin had been raised as a Jedi better, and not bottled up, he wouldve learnt to control this rage, or filter his powers to other things. as it stood, all the pent up rage, anger and frustration came out in one go. the death of his mother broke him.
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But what he actually uses his power for is to take over the galaxy, isn't it? Which anyone who saw his little Sand People episode, and his subsequent behaviour, could have predicted. This is why people who do things like that in real life are locked up in jail for the rest of their lives, rather than being allowed to go happily about their business - particularly as a so-called keeper of the peace!
how would he have been locked up? who wouldve done it? Padme?
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we saw the Sand People running away from him
no we didnt.
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If Anakin had a Jedi bone in his body he would have gone and turned himself into the authorities straight after the Sand People massacre
I sort of see what you mean, but your misunderstanding his character. Hes just lost his mother. he knows he has vast quantities of untapped power. he
thinks that the sand people derserved exactly what they got. hes on the up and up. hes not going to sacrifice Padme by getting himself incarcarated. he is, and I quote, going to be "the most powerful jedi ever". thats whats driving him now, desire, greed, love, thirst for more and more power. hes on the path to the darkside, and a few dead tuskans arnt going to stop him.
This post has been edited by jariten: 06 September 2004 - 02:54 AM