There are so many great things about that scene! Emotionally charged, hand amputation mirroring ESB, Most of all, you're not really sure if the Dark Side hasn't started taking hold of Luke, despite saying he'll never turn. Look at the facts about the duel with Vader in ROTJ:
Luke was dressed not in beige and brown robes like a Jedi, ibut in a black bodysuit like a Sith,
"Like my father before me" - Does that mean youthful Anakin the Jedi protector, or older Anakin who DID TURN to the Dark Side?
"Your hate has made you strong" - Luke's power comes from fear and rage, not from meditative flowing of the Force. The Emperor has perceived that Luke has started on the path to the Dark Side!
Turning to the Dark Side is a long process, not instantaneous. Anakin became a child-killer when still a Jedi, and even after he became Darth Vader his first thought was profound sadness over Padme's death. Looking back at that scene, I am convinced that Luke has one foot in the Dark Side, and I expect he'll still be struggling - if not turned - in the new movies.
Luke was dressed not in beige and brown robes like a Jedi, ibut in a black bodysuit like a Sith,
"Like my father before me" - Does that mean youthful Anakin the Jedi protector, or older Anakin who DID TURN to the Dark Side?
"Your hate has made you strong" - Luke's power comes from fear and rage, not from meditative flowing of the Force. The Emperor has perceived that Luke has started on the path to the Dark Side!
Turning to the Dark Side is a long process, not instantaneous. Anakin became a child-killer when still a Jedi, and even after he became Darth Vader his first thought was profound sadness over Padme's death. Looking back at that scene, I am convinced that Luke has one foot in the Dark Side, and I expect he'll still be struggling - if not turned - in the new movies.
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