On Tue, 27 Sep 2011 22:05:04 +0100, Orchid XP v8 wrote:

>>> But no... at one point, the guy just snaps and starts behaving in a
>>> completely illogical manner.
>>
>> I think the point of ep3 was that with all the stress Annikin was
>> under, his reaction was perfectly rational and logical.
> 
> It's clear Anakin was being manipulated. It's clear the Jedi Council
> were less than supportive towards him, and he deeply resented it. It's
> clear he was deeply conflicted. And it's also clear that despite
> everything, he still felt loyal to the Jedi.

He was manipulated by both sides.

> Until that one scene where suddenly, for no apparent reason, he just
> switches sides and never looks back. It's as if the writers ran out of
> time to write the story properly or something...

Well, no, he eventually reached a point where, as you say, "something 
snapped" - and the pressure applied because of the death of his mother 
and his perception that Obi-Wan was betraying him pushed him over the 
edge.

In real life, people can take only so much before they break.  Annikin 
reached his breaking point, and the push took him more towards the 'dark 
side' than not - as he was manipulated through his emotions and his 
emotions ultimately took over.

Luke made a similar journey, but proved to be stronger than his father, 
and chose not to go to the dark side.

Jim

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