Originally posted by: olzen

Originally posted by: InfoDroid
This was recently posted by "CO" in another thread:

-He just looked at me and said, "I am your father!" That is the best part of all the movies.

Now, this goes to show that even though we know the whole story of Anakin, Vader's revelation could still be quite potent. Look at ROTS. We all knew what was going to happen and we all knew how, but that was really what made it more horrifying to watch. I mean, I always end up crying during the order 66-montage even though it hardly came as a surprise when it finally happened! So overall, I'd be strictly in favour of keeping that scene as it is, even though it means Obi-Wan will still be a liar, though I like to think he's just protecting Luke from the truth.

Yeah-- pretty compelling.

I think for the sake of the Saga, it has to stay as a reveal to Luke -- so the lie has to stay too.

I'm more and more convinced the best way to "save" things is to provide a compelling reason in ROTS where Yoda instructs OW to keep the truth from Luke. The best reason to me is that if Luke knows the truth, then the Sith will find him through his emotions -- as Yoda sensed Anakin's murder of the Sandpeople and Vader sensed Luke on Hoth in ESB. The danger in Luke knowing isn't about whether it will make him turn bad -- but that he will not be able to repress ALL the emotoins it stirs up. And any emotions from Luke about Anakin put him at risk of discovery.

Then Alec Guiness' performance as he lies to Luke really works -- he looks reluctant to lie, but does it anyway-- as if he were instructed to.

Then the ESB reveal stays and Obi Wan isn't just randomly lying to Luke and creating a dangerous situation out of some misguided, improvised whim.