Alvin Eriol > July 20th, 2003, 12:36 AM
Quote: Apparently Lucas opted out on this one too. Shmi says, "There was no father. I carried him, I gave birth, I raised him, I can't explain what happened."
Apparently, Anakin was created by the midichlorines or the Force or something. Virgin birth if you will. Weak script writing I call it.
Han Solo > July 20th, 2003, 01:11 AM
BeardofPants > July 20th, 2003, 06:55 PM
Persephone > July 23rd, 2003, 06:17 PM
Alvin Eriol > July 24th, 2003, 10:38 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Persephone
Maybe it was weak script writing, but ... she might have been raped by some man, with the medichlorines(sp?), but didn't know he was able to use the Force.
Bern > July 24th, 2003, 09:35 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Persephone
Maybe it was weak script writing, but I think maybe she didn't want to remember the father, because he might of abandoned her, or she might have been raped by some man, with the medichlorines(sp?), but didn't know he was able to use the Force.
Bern > July 24th, 2003, 09:40 PM
Radrook > July 28th, 2003, 07:19 AM
Unregistered > August 10th, 2003, 06:12 PM
Alvin Eriol > August 10th, 2003, 07:30 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Unregistered
I think it's supposed to be an allegory. Anakin as Jesus. The Virgin Birth. The whole bit.
Quote: Maybe he didn't mean it do be an allegory, but slipped bits of his religion in with his movies. Like J.R.R. Tolkien. He didn't intend LOTR to be an allegory, he was just so religious that he slipped in stuff from the Bible into his writing. Purely by accident.
Tenaciousd1212 > August 10th, 2003, 08:58 PM
Han Solo > August 10th, 2003, 11:22 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Tenaciousd1212
Anakins father will never be revealed...remember, anakin and shmi were PURCHASED, so a father must've been PURCHASED by someone else, so the only way to find Anakin's father would be through the mother...in this case is no longer an option. Anakin's father shall never be revealed...but, if lucas wants to expand the story, he can make a comic book business, and make a line of "pre- episode I" comics, which would include the origin and demise of The Sith, Qui-Gon's adventures, Anakin's family matters, and the training of Obi Wan. Plus, maybe some Jenga Fett hunts. that'd be kick .
RobRoy > August 11th, 2003, 11:09 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Tenaciousd1212
Anakins father will never be revealed...remember, anakin and shmi were PURCHASED, so a father must've been PURCHASED by someone else, so the only way to find Anakin's father would be through the mother...in this case is no longer an option.
Unregistered > August 20th, 2003, 11:34 PM
Bern > August 21st, 2003, 02:01 AM
Goldmare > August 21st, 2003, 12:24 PM
Han Solo > August 21st, 2003, 01:06 PM
Mirage > August 21st, 2003, 06:49 PM
Mirage > August 21st, 2003, 06:53 PM
Quote:Originally posted by UnregisteredYes the whole way he handled (or more accurately not handled) the virgin birth thing is annoying.
I think someone should just write George Lucas and ask him. It is kinda strange to put in something like that and then not take it anywhere. Whenever somebody mentions a virgin birth, people think of Christianity. Maybe he resents the fact that there is a monopoly on that idea, if you know what I mean, and wants to get rid of that monopoly and free up the idea for other storytellers to use. Am I making sense?
Maybe he just wanted to antagonize people like us and provoke us into getting into large debates about it. Just a thought.
Goldmare > August 22nd, 2003, 02:46 PM