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   "Sandman"  wrote in message   
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   > Well, think about it, really!   
   >   
   > Obi Wan says that Anakin Skywalker was Luke's father and a good friend   
   > and the best pilot in the galaxy.   
   >   
   > Obi Wan also says that Anakin was killed by Vader.   
   >   
   > Obi Wan say vader was seduced by the dark side of the force.   
   >   
   >   
   > So, in the prequels, Anakin and Vader are two different persons.   
   > Everything plays out exactly like Obi Wan says - only, it wasn't   
   > Anakin that was Lukes father, it was Vader.   
   >   
   > So, Anakin and Vader, which may or may not go by different names   
   > throughout the movies, are rivals in the Jedi order, a lot of tension,   
   > and the dark side of Vader is an underlying tone throughout the   
   > trilogy until he finally succumbs to it.   
   >   
   > Both have the same love interest, which could be this Amidala chick,   
   > who is pregnant by the last film, but it is never shown just who got   
   > her pregnant. The way it plays out, Anakin may be uncertain about him   
   > being the father, or certain that he would take care of the children   
   > regardless.   
   >   
   > The rivalry between Anakin and Vader culminates with his realization   
   > that he could be the father of children that Anakin will bring up and   
   > Anakin is killed in the process.   
   >   
   > Obi Wan, the mentor of both, have tried to deal with their feelings   
   > and when Vader has crossed the lines, hunts him down and kills him, or   
   > so he thinks.   
   >   
   > So the Star Wars saga isn't about the rise and fall of Anakin, it's   
   > about the dark side finally overtaking the Jedi temple resulting in   
   > the Jedi purge.   
   >   
   > Heck - Obi Wan might not even KNOW that Vader is Lukes and Leias   
   > father. He may assume that Anakin is since he is the one that takes   
   > care of them. And Anakin won't say anything about his doubts.   
   >   
   > This way, the entire hidden relationshop between Palpatine and Vader   
   > can be in full force from the first movie. The Jedi council can   
   > express their doubts about Vader from the start - just like they do   
   > Anakin, but this time around, the doubts aren't supposed to be mixed   
   > with the idea that Anakin was a good Jedi and a good friend of Obi Wan.   
   >   
   > Damn, it could have worked.   
      
   Yep, *if* Star Wars was written by hopeless daytime soap writers.  ;-)   
      
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