Movie as metaphor
Vader was sensitive, damaged by childhood trauma and an obsessive, secret love affair; he was a confused, up-and-coming military leader in the Republic whose loyalties were captured and twisted by a proto-dictator.
Anakin’s fall isn’t just a nifty plot device, though. It represents no less than the fall of the United States. And director George Lucas knows that.</i>
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Too bad the movie is so bad, IMHO.