Does Anakin/Darth Vader really bring balance to the Force?
Quite the philosophical debate. Some people think that Qui-Gon COMPLETELY missed the target. George Lucas has answered this question in an interview. He claims that it is Anakin that restores balance, for it was Darth Vader, and not Luke, who destroys the Emperor. Supposedly, only he had the power to accomplish this task. This brings up a wonderful question as to whether Yoda and Obi-Wan’s original plan was for Luke (or Leia) to turn Vader against his Emperor, as neither was powerful enough to stop him. Obi-Wan states in ROTJ that Vader cannot be turned, which would make his and Yoda’s plan to destroy the Vader and the Emperor with Luke a flawed plan, seeing how things worked out. The Republic was a bureaucracy, and the Jedi Order did have its flaws. Corruption in Republic politics is what first allowed Darth Sidious to take power, and the pain of putting emotions aside, a Jedi practice, is what probably led Anakin Skywalker to the dark side.
