This is a good read, though I disagree with his notion that the Jedi being wandering adventurers would have made them less morally perfect. I get what he means, though. We look at the Jedi now from a wary adult perspective, but when I watched the prequels as a child, the Jedi were simply good guys and that was that. It’s when you get older that you start thinking, “Wait, why didn’t the Jedi do this or this?”
It is layering. A interesting story for children and also an interesting story for adults. Children see only the glorious Jedi and adults see the cracks and flaws and how the Jedi fail Anakin which leads to his fall. Children seen someone giving in to anger and hate and turning bad. A very good moral lesson. Adults see lopsided teachings, an evil mentor grooming Anakin for an evil future, and a dogmatic religious order out of step with the times. Kids see a story about what not to do and Adults see a story about what not to do - both aimed at their age group. Brilliant story telling. If only the dialog and directing was so brilliant.