The Origin of Anakin and Bringing Balance to the Force

Rating: 10/10 (22 May 2005)

Don't read this if you haven't seen it!
This is an excellent movie. I feel very satisfied with the work George has done. I remember waiting years between Epsiodes 5 & 6 and the suspense almost killed me. I feel like the wait is finally over.
Looking back on Episode 4, it makes me wonder why a mere 19 years destroyed Darth Vader and Obi-Wan's light sabre skills, especially when the old guys in Episode 3 are so agile (Yoda and Darth Sidious).
Darth Sidious alludes to the fact that Anakin was indeed spawned by the Sith, maybe even Sidious himself, while relating the story of Darth Plagus who: "...could use the force to influence the Midichlorians to create life." In Episode 1 we learned that Anakin had no father but his mother became pregnant from an Immaculate Conception.
Obi-Wan and the other Jedis misunderstood the point of the prophecy that "The Chosen One" would come and bring balance to the force...
That is exactly what Anakin does. Like Yin is to Yang, the Sith is to Jedi. The Jedi far outnumbered the Sith, which was an imbalance in the force. By the end of the movie it is perfectly balanced: Darth Sidious and Darth Vader balance with Yoda and Obi-Wan, master and apprentice.
This movie has proved once again that George has an unbelievable story sense and has earned every right for an Oscar, if only for the culmination of these six fantastic movies.