Does Anakin Skywalker Have an Arc? 

Exactly ! I always thought that if you put the Vader voice filter over the dialogue in those particular scenes, it'd be a perfect match.

@@onemoreminute0543 A Darth Vader who had not suffered from his injuries on Mustafar would be far more dangerous than he was in the suit. Not because of his immense Force powers and potential, but because of his physical appearance to others. He would be more like a dark prince rather than some angry monster behind a mask.

@@onemoreminute0543 Plus it was Hayden doing the Vader voice for the Episode 3 teaser.

i’ve always noticed that.

​@@leoroemer6085 One can argue that Vader behind the suit is less terrifying than suitless Vader even if we only seen him without the suit for a short time. Look at that scene when he went to visit Padmé at 500 Republica. He was all fidgety and seems to be holding back a thread.

there is a deleted scene in phantom menace that sells this PERFECTLY. TLDR, Anakin is literally BEATING greedo because he accused him of cheating on the race, and qui gon talks him out of it and calms him down. It's handled PERFECTLY.

@@fishraposo7192 You beat me to it but yes that scene is so important as it shows even when pissed off Anakin did listen and defer to Qui-Gon’s wisdom. Even after he stops the fight Anakin listens to what he says. Apply that to an Anakin with Qui-Gon as his master and father figure, you get a much less angry Anakin since he would go to Qui-Gon for advice/help before letting his rage take over. It is also highly likely his mother would have been a priority to free once Naboo was over since Qui-Gon knew he needed his mother in his life. Qui-Gon was the key to a stable and structured life for Anakin, without him there Anakin was pretty much screwed.

@@fishraposo7192where can I find this deleted scene??

Read somewhere that palpatine uses the exact same grooming tactics as a pedophile would

Qui gon is definitely underrated. I wish he had more screen time, him and Mace Windu are two of the best parts of the prequels

He (anakin) also represents that even at the darkest of times, you can still redeem yourself if you just do the right thing.

@devonleeuw yup its crazy how Disney fails to see that when they wrote Rey

@@MidnightDubstepHave you seen Disney movies? Personally I like a lot of them but the way they are told don’t really lend themselves to the kind of story Star Wars needs. I’m not surprised so to speak!

And this is reflected in the state of the galaxy as well. Anakin's fall to villainy comes with the galaxy being lost and Luke's rise to heroism comes with the galaxy being saved. These two stories fit narratively and there's cohesion there. This is why the sequels feel a little out of place because we never witness a fall as in depth as Anakins that leads to the rise of a new hero. The prequels gave the original trilogy more contex, explaining why the galaxy is broken, and the original trilogy could've served the sequels by showing us a peace that needed to protected (from a threat), not another broken universe that needed to be saved AGAIN.

@SamuelNoaGreen I have, don't get me wrong there is a lot to like about the sequel Trilogy but personally I didn't like the last jedi and the rise of skywalker. I did like the force awaken because the way Ray was able to win Kylo because it was Anger that she unleashed. The other ones idk what they did. But I respect your opinion my G

The finale of Revenge of the Sith is just purely amazing. The combo of the amazing visuals of the fight, the music, the symbolism, the emotion, what's at stake for the universe, the acting is perfectly executed. I don't understand how people didn't like it when it came out.

@@aadd2935 yes, but they can still make good points despite ther flaws.

I love the energy in this explanation so much

The soundtrack, the duals, the emotion, order 66. The most perfect movie ever. I don't give a fuck if I get hate for that. All the prequels were good. They're watchable people just like to hate. Haters even used to hate the OT.

​@Anakin01010 So long as I live on God's green earth I will defend the Prequels vehemently

@@goldenapplesaga5446 that's exactly what I plan on doing too my friend.

@@Danny____22honestly as someone who did not grow up with the movies and honestly still isn’t much of a fan I thought the only writing issue with the prequels was the dialogue. The actual plot was incredibly intriguing.

@@songbird6414 See I always hear this. And I honestly couldn't find anything wrong with it. People think the OT had good dialogue too? I admit I cringed at a bit of the dialogue but it's genuinely not that bad lmao.

Remember too that Obi-Wan had just become a knight, lost his master in battle seeing him be killed, then an older unconventional student made his responsibility to fulfill his master’s dying wish. Anakin and Obi-Wan were both in a bad situation, they were great as brothers but Obi-Wan’s poor mentoring is due to him having no experience and being to much a “by the book” guy especially when that would not and did not work with Anakin.

He was also forced to be a parental figure while barely an adult

That’s why when people claim that anakin and obi wan not spending time together in episode 1 is bad writing are dumb. The whole point is they don’t have a relationship. Obi wan doesn’t train anakin out of love or because he cares about him like qui gon he is only fulfilling a promise to his master

@@mattsell2361 I never heard that complain before

@@mattsell2361 One of the EU books or comics even has Obi-Wan say the only reason he is training Anakin is due to his promise to Qui-Gon, he did not think Anakin should have been trained if not for the promise nor would he have taken him as a student without the promise.

Yes and Obiwan only does so reluctantly. "Don't try it..." He could have finished him off, but he couldn't do it. There's still love between them despite it all

@@josh_from_xboxlive I like how deeply you study the intentions of the writing, have you done an analysis of the fight yet? Or possibly a video comparison on the force and Buddhism?

@@Gong-Fu_Hermit Both great ideas for videos. I already have a lot more Star Wars videos on the way but the Buddhist angle could be a great idea

@@josh_from_xboxliveI never got why he left anakin to burn to death

​@mrscaryfox3955 it's "legends" now so no longer official cannon I'm not sure if it's ever explained in the Disney cannon but the novel for episode 3 goes into his reasoning. Basically during the fight obi wan realises he himself has failed too, he stopped being a perfect jedi when it came to anakin he grew attachment, he made excuses for him to the council etc all the while the monster that is darth vader was growing under his nose. So in the end to win the fight he let's his attachment flow through him and out of him. Its worth noting when he chops his limbs off that isn't his intention he is trying to parry anakins attack then come back up to guard but anakin is to slow but back on topic After seeing him down on the lava he rather than going down to give him a mercy kill leaves him for 2 reasons 1. He has now let go of his attachment as it were, so he is leaving anakins fate to the will of the force 2. He senses and then hears the emporors ship and realises it would take precious time to careful go down the hill and back up. Time he doesn't have especially as the emperor being there means yoda failed to kill him so as far as obi wan is concerned he could very well be the last jedi in exsitstance.

Very true! Very deep, eye-opening! Thank you, Josh!!

George failed to do these things. These are just excuses for what George should have done.

@@Ronfost89 No, as the commenter said, you failed to understand it.

@@kamixakadio2441 Nothing was hard to understand in Star Wars, especially the prequels. They were poorly done and poorly directed. George has never had the nuance as a director to get the performances needed out of most his actors. This can all be proven by all of the book adaptations, where they go into fine detail on thoughts and emotions. George never went into fine detail.

​@@Ronfost89L SW "fan"

@@sikid4000just because he thinks Lucas dropped the ball with the prequels (which isn’t an unwarranted opinion) doesn’t make him any less of a fan

The "duel of the fates" was much more than just Anakin's fate, as his fate affected the galaxy as a whole, including both Naboo and the Jedi vs the Sith.

I love that concept

You called the theme of Ahsoka

Sabine sucks and has the force for no reason

I don't think calling Dooku and Anakin imperialists is quite right, since neither of them wanted an empire in the first place. I think the word we're looking for is practicalists. Dooku has a quote about how neutral and imoral are almost the same thing, which to me sounds like he only cares about reality and actions. They're clearly the perfect tools for imperialists (both under the influence of Sidious), but the Empire doesn't come from them.

@vandrar3n fair. Still cool to see the way they "rhyme"

It's really an amazing and intricate piece of art--we are honestly so lucky that the stars aligned and George was able to put it together. I'm glad you found the video, thanks!

I'm of the same camp. I'm 49yo, so I was a young adult when Ep 1 came out. I was so negatively distracted by the over the top cgi in many scenes (and THAT was one of the prequels that actually HAD real sets included) and the ridiculousness of Jar Jar/Gungans, I developed an unreasonable bias against it and the prequels in general (bad dialogue in Ep2 & 3, unrealistic romance storyline). Starting about 6 years ago, when the newer SW movies started coming out, I revisited the prequels. They are much better than I remembered them back in early 2000s. Qui-Gon was truly awesome.

PT was a story told badly but the story itself is very good and has a wealth of hidden gems.

@@offworlder1I agree it definitely could’ve been told better but I would be lying if I said I like the OT more

@@offworlder1I think the base for a good story is there but Lucas bungled every part of it. TPM removed changes nothing it’s so un important

@@danman6431 Still better then the abysmal ST which was the biggest “fuck you” to SW fans. Luke, and Han were treated like absolute garbage, lets not even start about how Ackbar was given the shaft.

@@danman6431it’s an amazingly written story with awfully written dialogue spoken by varyingly competent actors

Dude same. 😂

Even though both Obi-Wan and Anakin were destroyed in Kenobi show...

@@user-xx6vy9ri8p that's what the internet say, I don't believe they are...It was the best Star Wars show for me, everything I wanted from in those 17 years since ROTS so I guess you and the Internet are all dead wrong

It was atrocious. There was some interesting things in there like the spar flashback and Vader completely playing Reva (tho he should have made sure she was dead). The other duels were dumb, Reva was insufferable, and the continuity was just thrown out the window. Basically the only good things about this show were spectacle and nostalgia for the prequels. And the spectacle was pretty lackluster too. Disney can’t film lightsaber duels either. They just look horrible. Kenobi acted completely out of character for basically the entire show. The writers decided to make him weak and pathetic for no reason. He turns his back on the Force which he would NEVER DO. The whole reason he’s protecting Luke is so that he can train him as a Jedi. Why would he cut himself off from the Force when he’s supposed to be training to become a Force Ghost? It’s not just internet hate. It’s actually a bad show.

@@samkornrumph8545 then you really should stop watching star wars because disney will continue to ruin YOUR head canon about things you think those characters NEVER would do 🤣🤣🤣

@@metro25production Except Obi-Wan wasn't EVER meant to fight Vader until their encounter on the Death Star after Mustufar. I don't consider Disney Star Wars canon to Lucas Star Wars solely because of continuity bastardization like that. "When I left you I was but the learner, now *I* am the master!" - Darth Vader This line implies Vader hadn't seen Obi-Wan since his loss to him on Mustufar in fact I'd say it outright confirms it as Anakin was neither a Sith Lord or Jedi Master at that point, a learner to both at that time, cut to present day and he is an established Sith Lord, a master if you will.

Clone wars just adds to it honestly Edit: obviously clone wars adds to it that was the whole point…

@@meechie9z Yeah, Clone Wars is more supplementary material, but the core beats happen in the films.

@@onemoreminute0543 100%

Its genuinely heartbreaking Its may be years before we get meaningful art like this again

If he wanted a little more specific foe sime fans its called LAAT

I mean it's obviosly based of the soviet Mil Mi-24

Kenobi didn't failed Anakin. It was Anakin who failed Kenobi, Padme, Yoda, the jedi order and the republic. The only one one Anakin didn't fail was Palpatine, the one who manipulated him to destroy all he cared and loved.

well assuming Anakin doesn't turn to the dark side, that would mean Palpatine would've been stopped long before ROTJ's time. Anakin, Mace, or some other Jedi would've killed Palpatine before Luke grew up to become a Jedi.

Really recommend andor, phenomenal writing and in my opinion the best piece of star wars that disney has produced

@@f4irb4nks57 I actually saw Andor and was very pleasantly surprised. Looking forward to the next season and hope they don't fuck it up.

@@vrien5686 agreed, can’t wait. But also dont want it to be ruined as well.

Dog bless you zagray. Thanks so much 🥹

Thank you so much! I'm just having a good time sharing my thoughts, and I'm just glad cool people are finding it!

Wait til you see my next one

They're genuinely amazing. I loved them all!

Glad I’m not the only one who gets sad af when thinking about anakin

dang, this comment has an arc!