Couldn’t have said it better Ray and Starkiller. The movie is about redemption and not stooping to the level of your enemies. And it delivers an elegant illustration of the Jedi ideology in the way Luke defeats the emperor. Just because the movie doesn’t hold our hand and spell out things doesn’t mean that all the pieces aren’t there for my interpretation to clearly be the intent. Luke was clearly intent to turn Vader in order to defeat the emperor. That was his plan, he stuck to it and used the nonviolent Jedi ideology to bring his father back and win the day. The movie may be uneven and weaker than its two predecessors, but I’ve always thought it completely stuck the landing in the most satisfying way.
Good point.
I would not say ROTJ is uneven and weaker. It has plenty of depth (these discussions alone are indication enough). I would say that in many aspects it has much more depth than SW and ESB.