I’ve said this a couple times, but the idea of Anakin becoming Vader because he wants the power of immortality really should’ve been flying into Lucas’ face. It’s so obvious.

Darth Vader is so scary partially because he’s almost “undead”. He’s breathing, but it’s mechanical. He has a mask that looks like a skull. He’s always either cold or rageful, sometimes briefly sad. He’s surviving, but is he really alive?

What’s a reoccurring theme in the Universal Monster movies Lucas loves to reference? Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy? Immortality. It’s perfect. In the original 1932 Mummy, Imhotep was sentenced to death for pursuing forbidden knowledge to resurrect his dead lover. His goal is for him and her to live forever. Sound familiar?

Anakin should’ve become Vader partially because he wanted the power for him and Padme to live forever. But in doing so, he gives up his humanity and kills her.