Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!Morrill.PA@PARC-MAXC.ARPA
From: Morrill.PA@PARC-MAXC.ARPA
Newsgroups: net.movies.sw
Subject: Question: Powers of Lite Sabres
Message-ID: <15329@sri-arpa.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 12-Jan-84 14:16:00 EST
Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.15329
Posted: Thu Jan 12 14:16:00 1984
Date-Received: Sat, 14-Jan-84 04:14:31 EST
Lines: 25


"But did Anakin/Darth actually want Obi-Wan to give Luke his (old?)
flashlight? . . . Did Obi-Wan screw up *again*?        These and other
questions....           -- Allan Pratt"


It is my theory that Obi-Wan and Anakin had long ago developed a long
term plan to destroy the Emperor.  This plan involved Anakin volintarily
going over to the dark side of the force to become the Emperor's right
hand man in hopes that a generation later young Skywalker would come to
the rescue of his father and destroy the Big E.  This might explain why
Obi-Wan let himself be destroyed by Darth, since Anakin gave his life to
the cause Obi-Wan gave his.  Toward the end of RotJ, while Darth and
Luke were engaged in sabre to sabre combat, Darth says, "Obi-Wan has
taught you well."  We all assume he was talking to Luke, but he could
have been talking to himself as he stuggled within, trying to grasp hold
of his original commitment.  After all, Obi-Wan didn't teach Luke, Yoda
did.  Will we ever find out the rest of the story?  Possibly not, but
its still fun to theorize just to keep the Star Wars magic alive.

Toby

p.s.  the biggest money maker of 83 was, of course, Return of the Jedi
with $260 million.  the next biggest was Flash Dance with $85 million.
quite a staggering difference.