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From: Talsma.WBST@PARC-MAXC.ARPA
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Re: RETURN OF THE JEDI
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Date: Wed, 1-Jun-83 13:03:00 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun  1 13:03:00 1983
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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 ~~