How do you interpret the prophecy of the chosen one

Firstly, I would like to start by saying my dislike for the Prophecy of the Chosen One. We didn't need it. And the vagueness wasn't deliberate, it was accidental. It was another case of important plot elements not being fleshed out within the prequels.

Second, I never understood the confusion over it. I've always understood the intention of "bring balance to the Force". Star Wars has always been a tale of good vs. evil. Why would balance be about the severe destruction of the forces of good?

Now, the meat of the post:
George Lucas has many, many, many times, consistently (which can be rare from him considering the Special Editions) stated that Anakin was in fact the Chosen One and that he fulfilled the Prophecy when he killed Palpatine in Return of the Jedi, destroying the Sith. On the Complete Saga (ha!) Blu-Ray set, there is a footage of him talking to the writers of The Clone Wars and explaining the Force. He explains that the Dark Side is in of itself imbalance. That it is created by selfish desires and using the Force for those desires.

I feel like that, so far, the sequel trilogy is respecting the "Anakin fulfilled the Prophecy" statement by not having Kylo Ren be a Sith. That says something. It would have been way easier to just have him be "Darth Kylo"* or something, but they didn't.

Side note:

The problem with religions are those who abuse them to discriminate, to cause suffering, or to further their own agendas. Some do it with religion, some do it with science (or really, pseudo-science), some do it with patriotism, etc. All it takes for someone to say that their group is inherently better that all the others.
TL;DR: Religion isn't the problem, it's people.

*Wow, that's a terrible name. Really, really awful. I apologize for subjecting all of you to that name. Forgive me.

 

What I am saying is that we are trying to interpret something that has been stated its actual meaning several times over.

Religion can be a good thing. It can inspire people to do good in the world. It can provide comfort in difficult times. The only problem is when people use it for negative or selfish ends. When people use it to condemn others. When people use it as an excuse to attack others.
In short, when I see people with different beliefs than my own, I don't condemn them. I don't think to myself, "They are going to Hell." I just accept it as they could be right as far as I actually know. Belief isn't knowledge. It's faith. I say, "You believe in what you believe in, I believe in what I believe in, and we'll see who's right when we die." No one is negatively affected by my beliefs and I plan on keeping it that way.

In the end, as long as no one is being hurt or discriminated, if no one is affected negatively by their beliefs, does it matter what someone believes in?

 

Lucas can't even get his story straight, there's little chance that we can hope to make sense of it.

 

Lucas has been very clear about the Prophecy....but he can't help people making it into something else:

MOYERS: Have you made peace with the fact that people read into your movies what you didn't necessarily invest there?

LUCAS: Yes, I find it amusing. I also find it very interesting, especially in terms of the academic world, that they will take a work and dissect it in so many different ways. Some of the ways are very profound, and some are very accurate. A lot of it, though, is just the person using their imagination to put things in there that really weren't there, which I don't mind either. I mean, one of the things I like about Star Wars is that it stimulates the imagination, and that's why I don't have any qualms about the toys or about any of the things that are going on around Star Wars, because it does allow young people to use their imagination and think outside the box.

 

He's changed the meaning of the prophecy a couple of times. He retcons blast like it's going out of fashion.

 

No, it's always been about Anakin eliminating the Sith in ROTJ. That has never changed.

 

Lucas got his story straight. You have nothing to worry about in regard to that. And I understand the Chosen One prophecy very well. There are a lot of people who actually do.

I suspect many want Disney to re-write the prophecy so that super perfect Rey would become the "real Chosen One".

 

Anakin was still the Chosen One. If Disney decides to change that and make Rey "the Chosen One", then it would be clear to me that they had lied about the Prequel Trilogy being canon. Right now, I don't need any more crap from them or Kathleen Kennedy.

They need to move on with a different storyline regarding Rey, instead making another attempt at being unoriginal.

 

This reminds me of the "Rey is really Analin Skywalker" thread. I personally don't believe that Disney would change the prophecy as it would also negate the entir e OT arc for Darth Vader. I could, however, see them introducing anther Prophecy .

 

that is so true.

 

You're wrong and I think it would be futile to explain why. Besides, it's hard to take your opinions seriously with the avatar you've chosen and your apparent preference of the PT over the new movie.

This is not a still, but a video of their performances in the PT -


You can clearly see they're both overjoyed at the prospect of being in love.

 

I like how the Mortis arc is always being ignored. It wasn't even subtle about the prophesy.

 

I interpreted the prophecy of Anakin bringing balance to the Force as eliminating the Sith as per Lucas' explanation, the Dark Side isn't a natural part of the Force, but more like a cancer to an otherwise healthy body. But apparently there was this arc in The Clone Wars series (that I never watched), where Anakin is needed to balance the Son and the Daughter who represent the Dark and Light Side of the Force respectively, implying that the Dark Side is just another side of the Force.

 

Folks folks. Don't overthink this stuff.

Balance = No Sith/Dark Side users. It does not mean equal amounts of each. It means Harmony! There can be no Harmony in the force with Sith/Dark siders trying to control the Galaxy.

When you balance the PH in your pool, you have Harmony. Not equal amounts of dirty and clean water.
When you balance your check book, you have Harmony. Not equal amounts of debt vs income.
When you balance your diet, you have Harmony. Not equal amounts of junk food vs nutritional foods.

Balance is when evil is eradicated and there is Harmony.

 

Exactly. I've used the pH pool analogy myself. Well said, sir!