Hey, it's me. said:
Why the hell wasnt the ability to save someone from death a 'Jedi' power? It just doesn't relate to something that can only be learnt by someone who practices in the Dark side of the Force.
In the pink floaty Opera house scene in ROTS, Anakin asks about the Sith's ability to 'prolong life beyond death'/'reanimate a dead person' and Palpatine replies:
"The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be... unnatural"
But in the counter scene Yoda tells Anakin:
"Death is a natural part of life. Rejoice for those around you who transform into the Force. Mourn them do not. Miss them do not. Attachment leads to jealousy. The shadow of greed that is. Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose."
The film 'Mary Shelley's Frankenstein' tells the story of a man who dared defy the-gods/nature and explore "Abilities some consider to be... unnatural". If I had to put Doctor Victor's research into one camp, it would be the Sith. When his wife Helena Bonham-Carter, is killed by is own creation he brings her back from the dead and look how that turned out...
Plus consider Palpatine entombing Anakin in the black Vader armour sustaining what's left of him past the point of death. Again I don't think this is a very Jedi thing.
Obi-Wan just puts up his saber at the end of ANH and excepts his fate.
A shame that Lucas layed the metaphor on far to thick in the "Noooooooo" re-animation chamber scene. I bet there is an out-take of Ian McDiarmid going "It's alive, it's alive!" lol