Post by David James on Feb 26, 2010 13:11:22 GMT -5
Some people feel that George Lucas decided to just have Darth Vader be Luke's father Anakin to have a shock at the end of Empire, but George insisted that he planned it that way all along. Now with all six films having been out for a few years and having had watched them a few times at least, whether he meant things from the beginning the way he did or not, he did create a great six movie set that chronicled the tragedy of Anakin Skywalker aka Darth Vader.
I find a lot of emotion and passion in his story and certain subtle things that were done in the original movies now have so much more meaning than they did when I would watch them without the newer movies.
An example of that is the discussion between Luke and Darth Vader on Endor when the father is taking the son to the Emperor. A lot of that now has a totally different feel for me since I've gotten to know Anakin. And when Vader wants Luke to join him now, I don't see a father reaching for his son as much as I see a desperate man steeped in evil grasping for the only good thing in life he knows that he thought he had once lost. Luke represented a piece of Padme to him. And so did Leia. Remember how Vader responded when Luke's thoughts turned to her? He was practically gleeful to think that such a part of Padme could be available to him. Sure, he was saying to Luke "I'll turn her to the dark side", but we all know that was also a ruse he was using to draw Luke out for the fight since he wanted Luke to join him. And it worked, Luke came out swinging.
Whether all of that is how Lucas meant it when he wrote "Empire" and "Jedi" or whether there was just such great acting back then that I can now infer it in retrospect, the effect is there nevertheless, and causes me to even greater appreciate this fictional universe that George Lucas created for us all to enjoy.
I find a lot of emotion and passion in his story and certain subtle things that were done in the original movies now have so much more meaning than they did when I would watch them without the newer movies.
An example of that is the discussion between Luke and Darth Vader on Endor when the father is taking the son to the Emperor. A lot of that now has a totally different feel for me since I've gotten to know Anakin. And when Vader wants Luke to join him now, I don't see a father reaching for his son as much as I see a desperate man steeped in evil grasping for the only good thing in life he knows that he thought he had once lost. Luke represented a piece of Padme to him. And so did Leia. Remember how Vader responded when Luke's thoughts turned to her? He was practically gleeful to think that such a part of Padme could be available to him. Sure, he was saying to Luke "I'll turn her to the dark side", but we all know that was also a ruse he was using to draw Luke out for the fight since he wanted Luke to join him. And it worked, Luke came out swinging.
Whether all of that is how Lucas meant it when he wrote "Empire" and "Jedi" or whether there was just such great acting back then that I can now infer it in retrospect, the effect is there nevertheless, and causes me to even greater appreciate this fictional universe that George Lucas created for us all to enjoy.