Star wars: Anakin's father?

[Alex.]

good question.

 

[Tornado]

No, it really isn't. Anakin was thought to be born just as a prophetic touch, similar to the Virgin Mary. Meaning, no father, period.

 

[DuckRacer]

No, it really isn't. Anakin was thought to be born just as a prophetic touch, similar to the Virgin Mary. Meaning, no father, period.

Agreed.

 

[Alex.]

actually. it was a good question because i didnt know, and wanted to see what others beleived.

thanks for your opinion 👍

 

[Sharky.]

Which Anakin?
Anakin Solo (one of Han & Leia's kids) or Anakin Skywalker?

 

[Omnis]

Anakin's dad is obviously a Bantha.


(King Minos minotaur story ftw.)

 

[Speedy Samurai]

I died a little inside when that dialogue was taking place in Ep I.

You suck, Lucas!

 

[Der Alta]

I died a little inside when that dialogue was taking place in Ep I.

You suck, Lucas!

So I wasn't the only one that thought... "Divine intervention? No father, she just sorta got pregnant?"

Then of course, the follow-up thought was "Plagus slipped her a roofie."

 

[Alex.]

lol, i wouldnt be suprised

 

[Pupik]

No, it really isn't. Anakin was thought to be born just as a prophetic touch, similar to the Virgin Mary. Meaning, no father, period.

Except, that would mean that Anakin (and Jesus) is a transvestite, since women don't produce Y-chromosomes, which is the decider between being male or female.

But since the Virgin Birth is a legend of many different cultures, it's likely Lucas just borrowed the idea, with a little help from Joseph Campbell.

 

[Swift]

Except, that would mean that Anakin (and Jesus) is a transvestite, since women don't produce Y-chromosomes, which is the decider between being male or female.

But since the Virgin Birth is a legend of many different cultures, it's likely Lucas just borrowed the idea, with a little help from Joseph Campbell.

I hope you're joking. The very concept of a divine intervention negates the "natural" concept of conception. Of course women don't have the Y chomosome, that came from the devine entitiy.

But I agree with Der Alta and Speedy_Samurai. The WORST part of all six star wars movies was when Qui Gon Jin scientifically analyzed the force. It was an absolute tragedy.

 

[Alex.]

why?

 

[Swift]

why?

Why is it a tragedy? Because the force is supposed to be just that, the "Force" Not something you can put under a microscope and see how strong it is. If real life was like that, Michael Jordan would've been tested at birth and they would've known he woudl be an incredible ball player.

The force in the first three movies was always a mystery, but a mystery that could be controlled through investigation, training and hard work. Now, it's just, "are you born with it? Yep, great go to Padawan training." or "Are you born with it? No? Then you get to be a 'fill in the blank' " That's just weak to me.

 

[Omnis]

Joseph Campbell is awesome. And I agree that midichlorians were the single worst thing to ever come off the skywalker ranch.

 

[Pupik]

The very concept of a divine intervention negates the "natural" concept of conception.

Which is the end-all, simple answer for anything "divine". 💡 Might as well say "none of the above" for every test question, right?

I hope you're joking.

Excuse me for being scientific.

 

[Swift]

Which is the end-all, simple answer for anything "divine". 💡 Might as well say "none of the above" for every test question, right?

If a being has all power and knowledge, that being could easily manipulate chromosomes to get their desired result. So in the case of Anakin or Jesus the scientific aspect of the concpetion is irrelavent.

Excuse me for being scientific.

You're excused. But let's remember that this thread is about a completely fictional movie character from the mind of a once good director. Especially after the force itself was quantified in an amount of particles in ones blood, you would then try to challenge the virgin conception of Anakin? As far as the world of Star Wars goes, that would be very incongruent.

 

[Alex.]

his mother is a tad strange for the mothher of a jedi

 

[Swift]

his mother is a tad strange for the mothher of a jedi

How many other jedi's do we know the mother's of in the movies? None I can think of. I'm not understanding your point here.

 

[Tornado]

How many other jedi's do we know the mother's of in the movies? None I can think of. I'm not understanding your point here.

I can't resist:
Padmé, who is completely normal except "acting" (and I use that term lightly) like someone took a cheerleading teeny bopper and placed her in a diplomatic role. Which raises the question: how much older is she than Anakin if Anakin was 9 in Star Wars I? Was their, um, "procreation" even legal?

 

[Swift]

I can't resist:
Padmé, who is completely normal except "acting" (and I use that term lightly) like someone took a cheerleading teeny bopper and placed her in a diplomatic role. Which raises the question: how much older is she than Anakin if Anakin was 9 in Star Wars I? Was their, um, "procreation" even legal?

I believe it was close to a decade. So that would put him at around 19. Though I don't know what the interstellar statute for marriage is.

 

[Anderton Prime]

The correct answer is E): Who gives a ****?

 

[///M-Spec]

Late to the party, but being a fan of mythology in general and all things Star Wars in particular, I just want to chime in with this:

Anakin's 'virgin birth' is not just an element of the Christian (and Muslim) faith, but also played heavily in the mythologies of many heros throughout history, particularly the Greek.

In Star Wars mythology, "The Force" is the closest thing they have to "a god" that we are familiar with in Western (and some Eastern) religions. So a when Lucas suggests that Anakin was born from "a convergence in the force" (Qui-Gon Jinn states this belief this in Ep I), he is not only equating Anakin to Jesus, but to a well-worn heroic archetype: a man who is born half to a human and half to a god, making the hero a demi-god.

The inherant draw to this character is that while he is more than a mere man, we can still relate to him because he still has human qualities and flaws.

Some mythological heros who were fathered (or mothered) by gods include, Gilgamesh (Sumarian), Perseus and Hercules (Greek). Alexander the Great was said to be fathered not by King Philip II, but by Zeus himself. Numerous Egyptian pharohs claimed to be descended from the gods. There are many other examples, I just don't recall them right now, but you get the idea.

Anyway, my answer to the OP is Anakin was born from The Force. Even though the Theater Scene in Ep III strongly suggests that Palpatine's former master "convinced" the force to create Anakin, I don't believe the attempt was to show that Anakin's father was a Sith Lord, but more to reinforce the motion that Anakin was born BY The Force.

The scene also illustrates very nicely the nature of the Sith. Years ago, Darth Plageous probably sought to replace his current apprentice (Palpatine) with a being created by The Force (Anakin). When Palpsy found out about this, he promptly murdered Plageous in order to use Anakin as his own apprentice.

Sith Lords are always using each other, this idea underscores very nicely the nature of the force itself: life forms living in Symbiosis or in Parasitism --Lucas's basic distillation of Good and Evil in the Star Wars mythos.

Every hero in Star Wars acts in a symbiotic manner, while all the villians (mainly the Sith) in a parasitic one. Every major character has a moment in their character arc that illustrates this.

This is why, Swift, Lucas brought in the midichlorians in Ep I. Not in an effort to explain The Force scientifically (after all, microscopic lifeforms don't explain how Jedi see the future and move things with this mind), but to illustrate the differences between the Light and Dark sides of it.


M

 

[Alex.]

The correct answer is E): Who gives a ****?

me. meaning it is incorrect

 

[Alex.]

After recently getting back into SW, I have re read M Spec's answer and found it to be very, very good. Thanks 👍

 

[Northstar]

Good question, time for a new Star Wars spinoff.

Star Wars Episode 7: You Are the Father feat. Maury Povich

 

[DK]

How about another answer: some random guy she had sex with on a package holiday in Ibiza.

 

[nk4e]

The correct answer is E): Who gives a ****?

Exactly how Triumph said it

I believe it was close to a decade. So that would put him at around 19. Though I don't know what the interstellar statute for marriage is.

I always wondered about that.

 

[Anderton Prime]

me. meaning it is incorrect

Dude, don't post a poll about anything Star Wars related and not expect to have a slurry of anti-Lucasians swarm you with their opinions. The man is a walking joke, an example of an "artiste" gone so far off the rails as to believe himself a genius, as well as having tricked the world into thinking the same thing. If you want proof of how much George Lucas is the Great Pilferer of Plot, pick up a copy of the aforementioned Joseph Campbell's Hero With A Thousand Faces, or better yet, read up on mythology including Gilgamesh and of course Hercules, among others.

I have very little respect for people who re-hash plots in a fancy new outfit and call it something new. And I have even less respect for the lackies who believe these people, and think that what they have produced is something akin to art.

Down with George Lucas, Down with Star Wars, Down With ILM.

Here are a coupla interesting facts for ya:

Didja know Lucas "created" the term "Droid," by removing the "An" from another word? Next time you see a commercial for the Motorola Droid phone, look closely at the fine print, and you'll see that Lucasfilm gets a nice royalty every time anyone uses that word.

As well, here we are what, almost two years into the Blu Ray craze, and still no Star Wars films, as was the case with DVD. I dunno about you, but I'm through playing Lucas' "waiting game." He dangles these pieces of turd he calls movies in front of us like a carrot on a string, and everyone goes ape**** when they're finally released, all seventeen different versions of them (oh but wait, not the actual original versions, as seen in their original versions by millions of fans all over the world in the late 70s and 80s, the versions that this entire fanaticism is based on). Imagine millions of people adoring your films (as rehashed and cliche-ridden as they are), and you in your infinite bearded and neckless wisdom, decide it would be a good idea to NOT release the versions of the movies your fans are screaming for on DVD; instead, you'll release some cleaned-up and doctored versions, ones that mesh well with the extraordinarily stinky dumps you unleashed on the world in the last decade.

If I saw George Lucas walking down the street, I'd pee on him.

 

[SuperShouden]

I thought Anakin was created by the Sith? That's what they said in Episode 1.

 

[senamic]

Dude, don't post a poll about anything Star Wars related and not expect to have a slurry of anti-Lucasians swarm you with their opinions. The man is a walking joke, an example of an "artiste" gone so far off the rails as to believe himself a genius, as well as having tricked the world into thinking the same thing. If you want proof of how much George Lucas is the Great Pilferer of Plot, pick up a copy of the aforementioned Joseph Campbell's Hero With A Thousand Faces, or better yet, read up on mythology including Gilgamesh and of course Hercules, among others.

I have very little respect for people who re-hash plots in a fancy new outfit and call it something new. And I have even less respect for the lackies who believe these people, and think that what they have produced is something akin to art.

Down with George Lucas, Down with Star Wars, Down With ILM.

Here are a coupla interesting facts for ya:

Didja know Lucas "created" the term "Droid," by removing the "An" from another word? Next time you see a commercial for the Motorola Droid phone, look closely at the fine print, and you'll see that Lucasfilm gets a nice royalty every time anyone uses that word.

As well, here we are what, almost two years into the Blu Ray craze, and still no Star Wars films, as was the case with DVD. I dunno about you, but I'm through playing Lucas' "waiting game." He dangles these pieces of turd he calls movies in front of us like a carrot on a string, and everyone goes ape**** when they're finally released, all seventeen different versions of them (oh but wait, not the actual original versions, as seen in their original versions by millions of fans all over the world in the late 70s and 80s, the versions that this entire fanaticism is based on). Imagine millions of people adoring your films (as rehashed and cliche-ridden as they are), and you in your infinite bearded and neckless wisdom, decide it would be a good idea to NOT release the versions of the movies your fans are screaming for on DVD; instead, you'll release some cleaned-up and doctored versions, ones that mesh well with the extraordinarily stinky dumps you unleashed on the world in the last decade.

If I saw George Lucas walking down the street, I'd pee on him.

Now mate, don't post a slurry of Anti-Lucasian dogma in a Star Wars thread and not expect people to defend the film, regardless of our views on the director. I understand the stupidity of midichlorians, but did this thread really require a rant on how Lucas is bad, not taking into account the merits of the films as pieces of entertainment? And lets see, while Star Wars is ultimately not that original, what is these days?

We had Avatar (Dances with Wolves in sheep's clothing) Gladiator (Ben Hur got a bit frisky with Spartacus), every chick flick or romantic comedy (every other chick flick or romantic comedy) and so on and so forth. I humbly apologise for not providing more examples, but exact titles often escape me, and those two films were both watched by me recently, and while I did realise that they are hardly original, I thoroughly enjoyed them.

Yes, these films heavily lean on the shoulders of past pictures. Yes people applaud them as original when they are in fact rehashings of old tales. But at the end of the day, that is how things have been for a long time. So judge films on how enjoyable they are, not on who directs them or what their political agendum was. Sorry, you chose to rant, so I chose to reply, and at the end of the day, if you have objections with answering the question posed, don't post in the thread.

Now, on topic: The canon changes every now and again, at the moment I am open to the idea of old Plagus getting a bit frisky, but I think that from memory the current "official" view is that Shmi's pregnancy was a result of immaculate conception