REVENGE Of The Jedi's Title Revealed Anakin’s Biggest Flaw (Before The Prequels)
Return of the Jedi was originally going to be called «Revenge of the Jedi», and while not appropriate for Luke Skywalker, this proposed title highlights one of the key character flaws of his father, Anakin Skywalker. Luke completes his journey to Jedi Knighthood in Return of the Jedi, defeating Darth Vader and The Emperor, but doing so in a way truer to the Force and the Jedi Order’s ideals than the generation that preceded him. Anakin Skywalker, meanwhile, is shown in the Star Wars prequel trilogy to have constantly sought revenge, contributing to his eventual fall from grace and Sith Lordship as Darth Vader.
George Lucas and Richard Marquand went through several title changes for the original Star Wars trilogy’s final outing. While Lucas originally intended to call the film Return of the Jedi, the title was changed to “Revenge of the Jedi” for different reasons, one confirmed and another rumored. Empire of Dreams explains that co-writer Lawrence Kasdan didn’t feel confident in the strength of the word “return,” while some believe that the “revenge” title change was meant to combat bootleg tie-in products. In any case, Lucas ultimately reverted the film’s title to Return of the Jedi, stating that Jedi don’t seek revenge.
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Lucas’s decision to title the film Return of the Jedi was fitting, as Luke Skywalker never seeks vengeance in the film. Instead, Luke’s character arc beautifully redeems his father, with Luke mostly remaining in control of his emotions instead of being controlled by them like the Sith or suppressing them like the old Jedi. The Star Wars prequels and Star Wars: Clone Wars, however, depicted Anakin Skywalker as a Jedi who
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