Isn't it supposed to be how Anakin sees himself? That's what I always thought and it's never upset me. Saying that the so-called apologists will go to any lengths to rationalise it, well it's no different (and certainly no worse) than folk rationalising their hatred for the fact that George Lucas dares to continue to draw breath - and to think, all of us here probably once thought the fella was the best thing since sliced bread. Ah well, let's not get bogged down on that note, I just find it a little depressing.

My son - who has never seen the scene with Sebastian Shaw as Anakin's ghost - pointed out to me this morning that Anakin never worse those clothes when he was alive. Ashamed to say I never noticed it when I first saw the so-called Special Edition and I was considerably older than he is when I first saw it. How could I explain this to him? I couldn't and didn't even try. "They messed up" was all I could offer by way of explanation.