1houreveryday:I think what’s interesting about this is it’s the same sentiment but expressed entirel
1houreveryday:I think what’s interesting about this is it’s the same sentiment but expressed entirely differently. Luke is trying to give everyone an out. He is saying “let my friends go, we have no beef, and we all go on our merry. Don’t let me friends go, and you are not my friend.” There’s ego here, sure, but it’s tempered by concern for others. He is confident, but not actually so confident as all that - Luke is clearly nervous for a lot of these scenes. Confidence is the language of his enemy, so he’s trying to speak it, but he’s not really sure how this is all going to turn out.On the other hand, Anakin in this scene has just murdered the love of his life for jealousy. He is fighting his best friend. He is doing these terrible things because they don’t love him enough, in his mind. The ego is everything. He does not feel that he has gotten what he deserved, and he is acting out in every way possible. When Obi-Wan asks him to stop, he says “there is no way that I can ever stop. I have a problem with you, and I’m going to end you.” He’s saying, “my concern for my own pride and feelings is greater than your well-being, and I will make you recognize that”. He’s certain that he can do it, because he’s so far gone that power is the only thing he has to identify himself with.And Luke wins, with the help of his friends. And Anakin falls, alone. -- source link