Foolproof said:
crazyrabbits said:
Anachronism said:
Now, more seriously. Why? Why Episode 7? What is the point? As much as people tend to hate the prequels, the saga as it currently stands tells one consistent story: the rise, fall and redemption of Anakin Skywalker.
SW was never about "the rise and fall of Anakin Skywalker". The original trilogy was Luke's story through and through - it was never Anakin's. That was something Lucas wanted to push when he made the Prequel Trilogy, and he's spent enough time trying to convince people of this latter goal that most people still don't believe him.
Bullshit. It was still a story with major focus upon Anakin even if he wasn't the main character - he was moved to the principle antagonist, and was that through and through. It was a trilogy about him - the characters fall from grace and his rise to redemption. The latter was accomplished as a part of the story of his son.
No, your response is bullshit. Read up on the history of the series before you talk.
In preproduction and in the years following SW's release, Lucas had never intended Vader to be anything more than a stock villain. The whole story Obi-Wan gives in the first film about Anakin was intended to be about an entirely different person altogether. It wasn't until production of ESB that they wrote in that Vader was Luke's father, and even then, that was just a reveal.
The trilogy culminates in Luke accepting his destiny and redeeming his father. Anything to do with midichlorians/Anakin's fall was manufactured long, long after the films in order to sell a prequel trilogy.
Like Akalabeth said, the OT is focused on Vader only as far as his need to find Luke in ESB and ROTJ. He's such a minor presence in the OT that trying to classify him as the main character is disingenuous at best and outright wrong at worst. Luke is the main character of the trilogy, by Mark Hamill and Lucas' own admission. It's a hero's journey in the most classic sense, and Anakin/Vader is only a small part of that.
Foolproof said:
And that s why, in star wars 4, 5 and 6, there wasn;'t a SINGLE SHOT of Darth Vader without Luke in it. Yep, DEFINITELY NOT. He WASN"T SHOWN AND FOCUSED ON AT ALL!
Do you you want me to try and be more obvious about it? Are the caps helping you figure out your problem yet?
Of the few times he's seen, most are to establish his threat. It doesn't matter whether he's in a scene with Luke or not - he's a comparatively minor presence in the OT. You can't say he's suddenly the main character of the entire franchise just because sequels made after the fact emphasize him. That's retconning.
Just stop talking. You make yourself look like more of a fool with every passing post you make.
