A man who does bad things, does a good thing and brings balance to Force as a whole? It just doesn't make any sense.
is that, at least to my admittedly extremely limited SW lore knowledge, there's no reason why the prophecy of Anakin "bringing balance to the Force" has to be taken as a prophecy of *all* of his actions. Although of course people are naturally inclined to read it differently, prophecies have a way of meaning something else than people are inclined to think: at some point in the future, Anakin will bring balance to the Force. That's all the prophecy says. Anakin's actions prior to that are entirely ignored. So in that view, Yoda and the others were right to consider the "bringing balance to the Force" a good thing - but they failed to realize that prior to that, Anakin would be a main factor in unbalancing it.
"..the one to bring balance to the force"
08/06/2012 08:42:49 PM
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I was under the impression it was widely accepted that Anakin brought balance to the force...
08/06/2012 09:36:55 PM
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Actually, the most recent book revealed a solid answer to the prophecy.
08/06/2012 10:48:43 PM
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Is that really as canon as the movies?
09/06/2012 01:29:49 AM
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As canon as Han saying the Death Star was too big to be a space station...
09/06/2012 03:21:12 PM
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Re: As canon as Han saying the Death Star was too big to be a space station...
10/06/2012 06:24:16 AM
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The books are entirely canon.
11/06/2012 06:46:23 AM
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Re: The books are entirely canon.
11/06/2012 04:43:47 PM
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There are certainly some inconsistencies, but very few outright contradictions.
11/06/2012 07:47:25 PM
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"Balance to the Force" is a numbers game. The key is in a comment by Yoda at the end of Ep. 1.
08/06/2012 11:04:03 PM
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Re: "Balance to the Force" is a numbers game. The key is in a comment by Yoda at the end of Ep. 1.
09/06/2012 06:04:39 AM
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But Obi Wan said Anakin was prophecied to destroy the Sith "not join them!" And he did. Eventually. *NM*
11/06/2012 04:38:42 PM
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Technically, going strictly by the films, that could have been supposition rather than quotation. *NM*
11/06/2012 10:01:16 PM
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If things are going well, then balance is the last thing you want
09/06/2012 04:46:37 AM
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09/06/2012 06:17:44 AM
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I still think the bringing balance refers to what happens AFTER ROTJ
09/06/2012 10:19:01 AM
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Re: I still think the bringing balance refers to what happens AFTER ROTJ
09/06/2012 11:42:32 AM
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Re: I still think the bringing balance refers to what happens AFTER ROTJ
11/06/2012 04:49:06 PM
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This will sound offensive, sorry, but that sounds incredibly dumb.
09/06/2012 03:09:20 PM
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I don't see how it's dumb
09/06/2012 04:26:43 PM
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Re: I don't see how it's dumb
09/06/2012 06:18:17 PM
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I don't like your analogy - organisation vs nationality
09/06/2012 07:06:44 PM
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What if I had said Christians instead of Americans? Then you'd have the comparison you favor. *NM*
09/06/2012 08:44:21 PM
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No I wouldn't, I'm frankly confused as to why you think I would favour that more
09/06/2012 09:03:28 PM
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Not ideal maybe, but more an organization of people than a nation of people.
10/06/2012 12:11:51 AM
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What you seem to be overlooking...
09/06/2012 08:50:30 PM
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I'm not overlooking it. I just don't view the moment as one of "balance achievement".
10/06/2012 12:09:45 AM
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Your other posts don't sound as if you see what I'm getting at here...
10/06/2012 12:22:02 AM
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No, I do. You probably read my tangent about my disagreement with Lucas about Vader's redemption.
10/06/2012 12:41:36 AM
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The concept of evil in SW (like in WOT) is Zoroastrian, not Taoist
09/06/2012 12:26:20 PM
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Re: The concept of evil in SW (like in WOT) is Zoroastrian, not Taoist
11/06/2012 05:05:31 PM
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The problem with Star Wars is that smart people analyze it, but... it's pretty simplistic
10/06/2012 03:34:13 AM
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11/06/2012 05:06:54 PM
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