Thread:MPK/@comment-3528596-20171225194508

I would never have expected such a surprising Christmas gift from you, but it's a delight all the more because of the surprise. Unsurprisingly, I quite enjoyed your analysis of Anakin's failure to exercise his will, although&mdash;for better or for worse&mdash;I come down slightly differently from you on the matter of Jedi celibacy: rather than "There is Jedi celibacy, therefore Jedi should be celibate, and therefore Anakin should decide whether to be a Jedi," I kind of wish they would have had Anakin give a real rationale for why Jedi celibacy has no basis. While I agree that "you can't give one hundred percent of yourself to two different persons or ideals or causes," I do think having something, or in this case someone, to fight for could make one better at their service as a Jedi. Ultimately, even a Catholic priest is "married" to the Church in a way that the celibate Jedi has no analogue. I highly doubt Mace Windu would say he loves and cares for the Force the way a Catholic priest would for the Church. Without that distinction, there's no reason for choice. If Lucas wanted a story about a man failing to make a choice, he should have given the Jedi something else to "love." But that's just one man's thoughts. Have a very Merry Christmas! 