More Machine, Now, Than Man --

 

"I don't know what USE he'll have, but — obviously, Doing Things We Don't Wanna Do, y'know? 

Saving People's Lives.... and Sacrificing Itself for Humanity —

Just like Data did." 

— Brent Spiner

You’re Afraid —

Afraid that you’ll NEVER be as Powerful as DARTH VADER!

BILL MOYERS:

 I’ve had psychotherapists tell me that they use “Star Wars” sometimes to deal with the problems of their child patients. 

And they’ve said that the most popular character among the children is  

Darth Vader.

GEORGE LUCAS: 

Well, Children Love Power 

because Children are The Powerless. 

And so their fantasies all centre on having Power. 

And who’s more Powerful than Darth Vader, you know? 

And, some, you know, will be attracted to Luke Skywalker because he’s The Good Guy
  
But ultimately, we all know that Darth Vader’s more Powerful than he is.

And as time goes on, you discover that 

He is more powerful because he’s the — 


He’s The Ultimate Father Who is All Powerful.

 

BILL MOYERS: 
This is where I disagree somewhat with our friend Joseph Campbell who said that :

" The Young Man has to slay His Father before he can become an adult himself. "

It seems to me, and I think you’re right on here, that — 

The Young Man has to identify — 
has to recognize and acknowledge that 

He is His Father and is not His Father.


"TO BE OR NOT TO BE?"

PADME: 

I brought you something.

Are you hungry?

The shifter broke.

Life seems so much simpler when...

You're Fixing Things.

I'm Good at Fixing Things.

Always was.

But I couldn't.

Why'd she have to die?

Why couldn't I Save Her?

I know I could have.

PADME: 

Sometimes there are things...

No-one can fix.

You're Not All-Powerful, Ani.

Well, I Should Be.

Someday I Will Be.

I will be The Most Powerful Jedi ever!

I Promise you.

I will even learn to stop people from dying!

Anakin.

It's all Obi-Wan's fault!

He's jealous!

He's holding me back!

(CLATTERS)

(ANAKIN SOBBING)

What's wrong, Ani?

(VOICE BREAKING) 

I...

I Killed Them.

I Killed Them All.

They're Dead.

Every single one of them.

And not just The Men.

But The Women...

and The Children too.

THEY'RE LIKE ANIMALS!

And I SLAUGHERED Them like animals!

I HATE Them!

(DARTH VADER THEME PLAYS)

(EXHALES)

To Be Angry is to Be Human.

I'm a Jedi.

I know I'm Better Than This.

CLIEGG LARS: 

I know wherever you are...

it's become A Better Place.

You were The Most Loving Partner A Man Could Ever Have.

Good-bye, My Darling Wife.

And Thank You.

I wasn't Strong Enough to save you, Mom.

ANAKIN: I wasn't strong enough.

But I promise...

I won't fail again.

I miss you...

so much.

(R2-D2 BEEPING)

R2?

What are you doing here?

(BEEPING CONTINUES)

It seems that he is carrying a...

message from an Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Hmm. Master Ani,

does that name mean anything to you?

(R2-D2 BEEPS)