From: utzoo!decvax!genradbo!wjh12!mjl
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers
Title: Re: tesb: cave scene failure? - (nf)
Article-I.D.: wjh12.117
Posted: Sat Dec 11 22:23:31 1982
Received: Sun Dec 12 11:35:13 1982
References: uiucdcs.1190

In the cave on Degobah (sp?), Luke was facing his own "dark side" and potential
to be corrupted, as Vader was.  Note that he reacted in anger, and HE drew his
weapon first, not the shadow-Vader.  Luke also took the first swing -- he didn't
need his weapons because the Jedi doesn't react by attacking -- he was SUPPOSED 
to be passive in facing the situation.  (Remember, the real Vader later tells
Luke "Release your anger.  Only your hatred can destory me."  Of course, this is
exactly the opposite of the truth, and Vader is just trying to make Luke that
much more susceptible to the Dark Side, so that he can be 'turned' for the
Emperor.)  One nice note -- when the mask explodes, we see Luke's face inside.
This seems to me like a nice metaphor for (1) Luke's potential for corruption, an  
and (2) the fact that Vader really IS Luke's father (well, a clone thereof), who
was similarly corrupted.  Like father, like son, is the implied message.

					Matt Landau
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