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| | | I am rather puzzled by the number of people that do not understand the story behind this. Especially if you have seen Episode 2 the story (to me at least) is quite easy to understand. spoilers spoilers spoilers spoilers spoilers spoilers spoilers (...) (22 years ago, 29-May-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | Re: The Chosen one and the balance of the force. —Dave Schuler
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| | | | (...) I don't think that the film called Anakin "more powerful" than Yoda but simply has a higher midichlorian count. Aside from the fact that the whole midichlorian/pseudo-...conception foolishness was a terrible plot idea (wisely dropped, I (...) (22 years ago, 29-May-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | Re: The Chosen one and the balance of the force. —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | | (...) It was a measure of ability and potential power. (the 'potential' being realized if trained how to use it) (...) as (...) Whether an individual choose the light or dark side is irrelavent if that individual is more powerful that their (...) (22 years ago, 29-May-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | Re: The Chosen one and the balance of the force. —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | (...) Cite, please? I don't recall that being state outright, but my memory of parts of EPI is a little fuzzy. If you're simply inferring it, that's fine, but it can't be taken as verse-and-chapter SW canon. (...) Right, but from the example you (...) (22 years ago, 29-May-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | Re: The Chosen one and the balance of the force. —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | | | (...) This was fairly clear in the Novelisation of the Movie which is considered cannon. To be perfectly honest I have never heard anyone suggest that Midichlorians were not a measure of ability/power. (...) You are missing the point here. The (...) (22 years ago, 29-May-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | Re: The Chosen one and the balance of the force. —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | | (...) Maybe what's happening here is that I so violently reject that awful bit of Lucas technobabble that I'm unable to accept it as part of an explanation. Ugh. (...) Bite your tongue, sir! I would never willingly choose pan-and-scan over (...) (22 years ago, 29-May-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | Re: The Chosen one and the balance of the force. —Eric Joslin
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| | | | | | | (...) That's odd. I remember a scene where someone claimed the shroud of the Dark Side had fallen, and someone else saying that the Dark Side was clouding the Jedi's abilities to see the future, but I didn't hear anyone say anything about which side (...) (22 years ago, 29-May-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: The Chosen one and the balance of the force. —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | | | | | (...) about (...) They stated that the force was out of balance in favor of the Dark Side. Something along the lines of Anakin is the one who will bring the force back into balance. We know that the light and dark sides are equal in terms of power (...) (22 years ago, 30-May-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: The Chosen one and the balance of the force. —Aaron West
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| | | | | | | | (...) There was no specific wording to the effect that the Dark Side was being used more than the Light Side. The statement was that the Dark Side has come out of hiding and disrupts Light Side Force use the same way one might talk about opposing (...) (22 years ago, 30-May-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: The Chosen one and the balance of the force. —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | | | | | (...) Sidious/Palpatine was so powerful that he could stand in front of Yoda and not be detected. Anakin, who was the most powerful Jedi, became the Sith apprentice and not the master. (...) It is really fun getting differing opinions. (...) See I (...) (22 years ago, 31-May-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | Re: The Chosen one and the balance of the force. —Keith Kirchoff
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| | | | | | Mike and Dave: I hate to disagree (I read your banter with interest), but I don't think Vader/Ani is the chosen one, rather, I think it is Luke. True, Vader did kill the Emperor in the end, but had it not been for his son, he would have never turned (...) (22 years ago, 30-May-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | Re: The Chosen one and the balance of the force. —Aaron West
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| | | | (...) Dave, I agree with nearly everything you have put forth here in your reply. Luke is the balance. But dang dude!!! Did you have to bring on the "flame"?? WAAA...AAAY out of line on putting the hot red poker in Mike's eye. Mindful of your temper (...) (22 years ago, 30-May-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | Re: The Chosen one and the balance of the force. —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | (...) will (...) as (...) Anikin (...) the (...) his (...) George Lucas himself has refuted this in 3 or 4 differnt interviews. Anakin IS the chosen one. (...) Odd I did not believe either Dave or I lost our tempers based on what we wrote, but then (...) (22 years ago, 30-May-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | Re: The Chosen one and the balance of the force. —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | (...) Heh. I suppose he's referring to my "why can't you spell Anakin" jest. Fortunately, you took it in the lighthearted spirit in which it was intended. Admittedly, it could have seemed like an in-your-face insult if I'd been serious, so that's (...) (22 years ago, 30-May-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | Re: The Chosen one and the balance of the force. — Suzanne D. Rich
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| | | | | | (...) Just to let you guys know, I was 'tipped off' to watch this thread and did so. While I found it worthy of keeping an eye on, I wasn't concerned about anything I read so far. BTW, :-) I've enjoyed having an excuse to follow this discussion. (...) (22 years ago, 30-May-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | Re: The Chosen one and the balance of the force. —David Eaton
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| | | | (...) And a while ago in (URL) Ahui Herrera wrote: (...) Now, I haven't heard any of these interviews, though I've seen at least 6 or so interviews with Lucas... Where are these? When were they filmed? When were they aired? Where were they aired? (...) (22 years ago, 30-May-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | Re: The Chosen one and the balance of the force. —Ian McLeod
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| | | | (...) At (URL) there is a translation of an interview that Lucas did with a Japanese magazine. It includes the following statement by Lucas: "...both the prediction, and Qui-Gonn are correct - Anakin is the chosen one, and he did bring peace at last (...) (22 years ago, 31-May-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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