The Skywalker Story

I've heard a lot of people say that the Star Wars Saga is really telling Anakin's story, not Luke's. For a while I was a little upset because, hey, the Originals all mostly centered on Luke not Darth Vadar! But than I realized that the Saga was not telling just one man's story but a family's story. This wasn't just Anakin's story nor just Luke's. This was the Skywalker story! It was a story of TWO generations of the same family and how they effected the galaxy. While Anakin's story is more over-arching, I've gotten a grip with this whole topic and am willing to say that the center stage all isn't on Luke. It's on Luke's family and also his father. This is a multi-generational story of love, failure, faith and forgiveness. I like that.

What do you all think? Agree? Disagree? Has anyone thought of this as well?

Interesting topic. I'm not 100% sure where I stand on this. The OT was about Anakin's redemption in a way, but it did also have to do with Luke's journey of course.

Hey, something to think about; my dad says that they were wrong when they thought Anakin was the chosen one- it was really Luke. What do you think? I'm not so sure because Anakin DID bring balance in destroying the Sith (the Emperor, and overcoming his Darth Vader side). So, thoughts about that as well? If you're ok with that, Jamie.

That's rather why I think it's the family's story, not just one or the other.

Wow, I'd never thought of that before... In honesty, at the end of ROTS, Anakin did bring balance in that there were only two Sith and two Jedi Masters were left when everything was finished. Now about Luke being the Chosen One... that's a new concept I've never heard before. Can you give me the reasons why your dad thinks Luke is the chosen one? Because how than do you explain the odd 'conception' with Shmi Skywalker from TPM? And I don't mind a bit; anything that comes up from the topic is game to me!

Thanks for the reply; I like your banner.

I think Luke was truly the chosen one as well, Qui Gon was feeling Anakin's son's powerfulness, even though he wasn't yet born.

But, I agree, I've never considered it Luke's or Anakin's story, but the Skywalker trilogy.

That's a good point... I think I would rather like to believe Luke the chose one, but I'm biased because I love Luke way more than Anakin.

I'm glad to hear you agree!!! I hoped I wasn't a odd fish out of water.

Thanks about the banner, Jamie; it was made for me.

Well, Luke might be the chosen one instead of Anakin because Anakin failed; he turned to the dark side. Luke actually remained a true jedi. Without him, Anakin would have forever been enslaved to the dark side. Idea my dads, elaboration my own thoughts.

That's interesting! Luke is the Chosen One because he actually triumphed over difficulties... that's a really cool thought! I will have to think more about to see if I come up with anything else! Thanks!

Padme's Japor Snippet wrote:

Well, Luke might be the chosen one instead of Anakin because Anakin failed; he turned to the dark side. Luke actually remained a true jedi. Without him, Anakin would have forever been enslaved to the dark side. Idea my dads, elaboration my own thoughts.

True!

And, if you remember, If Luke failed, Leia would have had to step up.

That would make a good fan fic, what if Leia had to be the Chosen one?

There's a comic book like that, I think. One where Luke dies on Hoth.

Awesome beans!! I've got to find and read that!

sorry for stealing your topic, Jamie!

Anakin is the chosen one. There's too much evidence for him not to be.

He had no father. He was almost more powerful than Yoda. Luke had a father. And he was not as powerful as Yoda. Also, he didn't destroy the Sith.

And about Anakin turning to the dark side- he had to bring balance to the Force. What if he could only do that by experiencing the light side and the dark side? Did you know that he spent 23 years on the light side and 23 years on the dark side?

It's fine, Ashley! We're still talking about Anakin and Luke's story, right?! LOL

Starwarsartist wrote:

Anakin is the chosen one. There's too much evidence for him not to be.

He had no father. He was almost more powerful than Yoda. Luke had a father. And he was not as powerful as Yoda. Also, he didn't destroy the Sith.

And about Anakin turning to the dark side- he had to bring balance to the Force. What if he could only do that by experiencing the light side and the dark side? Did you know that he spent 23 years on the light side and 23 years on the dark side?

Agreed, SWA

Really? 23 on each? Wow.

Padme's Japor Snippet wrote:

Really? 23 on each? Wow.

Yeah, strange, huh?

So, he was... 46 when he died? He sure acted old
And Anakin is the Chosen one. Not Luke. George Lucas has confirmed that too many times to name. And it is Anakin's story, not Luke's. This franchise is unique because it went backwards. And I don't love the OT or the PT. I love Star Wars

Hi Pinksaber: I'll need to disagree with about it being it just being Anakin's story, but your completely entitled to your own opinion! Thank you for sharing.

I really love this idea and conversation! I can see how people might want to say Star Wars is Anakin's story, but I have to agree with Jamie, at the end of the day, it's about the Skywalkers. The OT was focused on Luke more, and the PT was on Anakin, and along the way Leia and Padme have important parts in it all too!

Before I heard that they were making new movies, I would have said it was Anakin's story, but now that they're making new movies that probably won't have Anakin in them, I'm going to go with the Skywalkers' story.

Why though? The OT aren't about Anakin, especially not A New Hope.

I don't view the saga as seven separate movies and a tv show, I see it as one big story, and the story of the overall saga is about how Anakin fell and how he was later redeemed. To me, Star Wars is ultimately a story about redemption. Luke played a very big role in that redemption, but in the end it's still Anakin who fell and was redeemed. Though Star Wars has many character journeys, Anakin's is the biggest and it stretches throughout the entire saga.

Oh, I see! Ok, I guess that makes sense, though I would still say it's about all of them. I mean the entire Saga started off with Anakin practically not existing, even if he is Darth, nobody knew that.

DuchessSatineKenobi wrote:

I don't view the saga as seven separate movies and a tv show, I see it as one big story, and the story of the overall saga is about how Anakin fell and how he was later redeemed. To me, Star Wars is ultimately a story about redemption. Luke played a very big role in that redemption, but in the end it's still Anakin who fell and was redeemed. Though Star Wars has many character journeys, Anakin's is the biggest and it stretches throughout the entire saga.

YES!!! Its a story of redemption! Those kinds of stories are my favorite, which is why I love Star Wars as much as I do.

I agree, the overall saga is about Anakin's fall and redemption and how his son saved him and how he brought balance to the Force. And, of course, Anakin is the Chosen One(George Lucas confirmed it several times).
To me, the most important players of the saga would be - Anakin, Luke, Obi-Wan, Padme, Leia, Yoda, Qui-Gon, R2D2, and C3PO. (oh, and you know, I consider Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon honorary Skywalkers XD. Obi-Wan did raise Anakin from the age of nine after all).

However, if you put in the EU (books, comics) and both the Clone Wars shows(the micro-series and TCW), it almost becomes a tale of the Light side v.s the Dark side of the Force and how they are in constant combat with each other, or in more personal terms, the Jedi v.s the Sith.

I think there was a question a while back on this topic about Anakin's conception and how it occurred. This is what happened- if you read the Darth Plagueis book, you will see what was happening; Darth Plagueis and Darth Sidious were planning their galactic domination and doing things to assure themselves that the dark side would be stronger in them than the light side was in the Jedi(it's been a while since I read the book) so, the Force decided to Strike Back and created a child conceived by the pure Force to combat the Sith and bring balance.