Bingowings said:
RoccondilRinon said:
Agreed to an extent, but I feel the need to point out: there is a difference, when it comes to morals, between "shades of grey" and "murky and undefined".
That's the problem.
We are told that the Jedi are guardians of peace and justice but they are a bunch of gits who indoctrinate the very young, are on the beck and call of corrupt politicians (until their own turf gets trodden on) they are colossally stupid (as witnessed by the Fett investigation to nowhere) and cruel (they seem to keep Shmi in slavery just to test how attached Anakin is to her).
Actually I've thought about this as well... To become a Jedi of this era in the Republic, attachment to things and even people is forbidden. For attachment mean emotional ties to people or objects and with emotions... a possible lure to the Darkside. Thus for Anakin to become a Jedi, he must let go of the things that may distract or trigger these emotions. What if Anakin found out that Shmi had died years ago and he didn't know about it rather than getting to her just as she dies from wounds via torture and so going berserk and slaying those Sand people crossing over to the Darkside there. It was because Shmi was tortured that Anakin could sense his mother was in trouble and attempted to save her but too late. The emotions would be very different if it was just a natural death or accident...
In a sense Anakin is parrellel to Luke when Vader tortures his friends on Cloud City in ESB. Vader is using that attachment knowing that Luke will sense it and come and thus lure him to the Darkside directly. However, for Anakin in Ep II unlike Luke, he went in hopes of saving his mom but could not change fate and he could no accept it and so need an outlet for blame: The Jedi, Obi Wan "It's all his fault" etc...
Jedi had very good reason for forbidding attachments like that and in a sense I can even understand why they would NOT allow Anakin to get to his mother. Thus the whole idea of Jedi taking Force-sensitive kids as babies before such attachments form. However, it's because of that bond with his mother Anakin defies the Jedi Order and goes to her. Padme at that point is the only person keeping him grounded afterwards which ends in Ep. III.
Also, for the Jedi Order to accept your child to be trained as a Jedi is great honor in many cultures all over the galaxy and parents of such children willingly give them up to be trained as such. The idea is that as Jedi the will have abilities and power far beyond what their parents can possible give their kids. They are gifted in that respect and thus sending them to an gifted program aka The Jedi Order, will give them advantages to establish their greatness with in the galaxy. Does that make sense now? ;)
Ironically I think Episode II is the strongest of the Prequels even if the "love" scenes were total garbage...