Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!wivax!linus!allegra!eagle!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!Talsma.WBST@PARC-MAXC.ARPA From: Talsma.WBST@PARC-MAXC.ARPA Newsgroups: net.movies Subject: Re: RETURN OF THE JEDI Message-ID: <1655@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Wed, 1-Jun-83 13:03:00 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.1655 Posted: Wed Jun 1 13:03:00 1983 Date-Received: Wed, 8-Jun-83 00:30:44 EDT Lines: 22 I believe the significance of Luke focusing on Darth Vader's severed hand and then his own was to imply that Luke was recalling how his father (Vader) had once had this similar advantage in their earlier dual (The Empire Strikes Back), but had not killed Luke. Darth Vader's apparent hint of compasion for his son at that moment was what Luke held as proof that his father was not in fact evil to the core and lost forever to the dark side of the Force. (This he stated at the time of his surrendered to Vader.) Remembering this as he was about to kill Vader enabled Luke's own compasion for his father to overcome his hatred and to resist falling to the dark side of the Force. So in actuality, it was Darth Vader's compassion for his son that saved Luke from the dark side of the Force, and Luke's compassion for his father that saved Anakin Skywalker (Vader) from the same destiny. Regardless, however, "Return of the Jedi" was an execellent movie in every respect and I hope the sequels keep right on coming. ~~ Randy ~~