^Have to agree.

I am still in full agreement that the sequels missed the point of the films surrounding Anakin Skywalker. It's like they failed to acknowledge that he saved the galaxy as once the First Order came, his best deed was reversed.

There is a difference between disliking the ST, which is indeed an opinion and a valid one, and claiming that they aren’t Canon which is objectively incorrect. Correcting someone else who claims the latter isn’t „invalidating an opinion“, it‘s correcting an objectively false (as well as pretty whiny and immature) claim.

Dislike what you want. But don’t go around claiming whatever you don’t like isn’t Canon. That’s just childish and, in this case, not even true.

As for the original post, I disagree with the statement about Anakin being a slave to the Jedi. He knew their tenets, he also knew he could leave any time, he just happened to want to both have his cake and eat it. If anything, he was a slave to his emotions.

Regarding not wanting any Sequels: I also disagree with the notion of not wanting any Sequels at all. Taking a look at Anakin’s

Legacy definitely has potential as @UndyingSoldier pointed out. The actual outcome of the Sequels is another matter but would require a more detailed analysis

@SagaSeeker I am not saying they are not canon. They are much like "SW: The Clone Wars" and "The Bad Batch". They are connected and similar, with some of the same characters and ideas, but they are also different. I take the Sequels and the Prequels-Originals, as connected but not the same.

I said what I said, because OP never said they weren't canon.

Also because not everyone loves the prequels and not everyone hates the sequels.

^Fair enough.

As mentioned in my second comment, I didn’t think that OP specifically was denying the ST being Canon and I personally wasn’t referring to them.

I might have read too much into some of the comments, though

And that's where his story DID end. But Star Wars isn't just the story of Anakin

I think what should have happened is if JJ directed Episode VIII that way the story could have been better and written the way fans would have liked it then Episode IX would have been better as well

I've made the "Anakin had no free will" argument before, and honestly, I don't really believe in it: it's just a fun route to go down.

I think the argument that the Skywalker Saga was about Anakin only works in a vacuum. As the name suggests, it's about all Skywalkers, not just one of them. Anakin had the greatest shadow, but the OT was about Luke was it not? Anakin was a major force in the galaxy, but he wasn't the only one. Not by a mile.

If you look at them through the lens of storytelling, through the themes they share, it's a remarkably cohesive story, much more so than the Marvel giant.

The Skywalker Saga is about love, it's about redemption, it's about temptation and attachment, it's about a grand story with small characters, it's about lightsaber fights highlighted by tragedy.

We're the sequels perfect? Absolutely not, but nothing is - you can't dismiss something as being unneeded because it doesn't fit your limited idea of what the saga should have been.

I heavily disagree with your idea that Palpatine coming back invalidated Anakin's sacrifice, because you miss why the sacrifice happened. Saving the galaxy was the side-effect, saving Luke was the real intention. What Luke did with his life later down the line is not Anakin's problem. Palpatine coming back didn't invalidate the sacrifice, it only reinforces it. It doesn't matter that Palpatine returned, because killing Palpatine was never the goal, it was, and always has been about saving someone dear.

The First Order is actually brilliant when you think about it: they were written as a deliberate caricature of the Empire. They adopt the aesthetic but not the chilling cruelty behind it, they're comical because they don't understand the Empire - and they're dangerous because they don't. Someone who understands the Empire wouldn't have taken the risks the FO had. Ben was the perfect Mascot, He was a caricature of Vader with none of the personality.

This is more of a procedural complaint, but I don't think you should have changed the title. It feels disingenuous to go back on a title, it feels like you're retreating from backlash, it doesn't feel right. This is elitist, but calling it an "Anakin's story analysis" oversells it. It's one point you bring up, a valid one no doubt, but it's still only one point. I've been guilty of the same before, but I think I've gotten better, I try to bring up new arguments as much as I can, and I'd suggest keeping with that trend. Why not come back to the argument in the future, but flesh your points out more