OMG! There are so many things wrong with this post that I don’t know where to begin.

For one, no one even considers the effect of Palpatine on the boy. Palpatine was always behind the scenes whispering in his ear and pushing him over the edge. We are talking about years of manipulation.

No one says anything about the rules the Jedi council “bent” to have Anakin train as an apprentice. For one, Qui-Gon was stubborn in training Anakin, over the objections of the council. Then, with his dying breath he makes Obi-Wan promise to train Anakin. And who would refuse their beloved father’s last wish? (yes, they are not actually father-son, but that is the nature of their relationship). Yoda did not want to Anakin trained, even after all the other council members agreed, and only did so reluctantly in an effort to spare Obi-Wan the bullheaded nature of his mentor.

No one says anything about the relationship of Amidala and Anakin, a big No No in the Jedi rules. This was the single most important contribution in Anakin’s fall to the Dark Side. After years of Palpatine manipulation the ego of a boy, he finally prayed upon the passion of a teenager and the arrogance of youth in promising him a way to save his loved one from ever dying. All he did, he did in a twisted effort to save the one person that he loved.

No one says anything about the free pass Anakin got after slaughtering every Tusken Raider, including children. He was never penalized for it and in fact they just considered it a “failure” on his part and spoke of it no more.

In fact, the only thing that was good about Anakin was Obi-Wan, putting him down when necessary and praising him when he deserved it. He equally acknowledged every action Anakin made, as a parent should, while he never lost his temper, as a parent should. However, Obi-Wan is criticized for it by making it appear as if he was putting Anakin on an emotional merry-go-round.

And of course, we have the omnipresent “phallic” comparison. Give me a break…