Anakin Skywalker ultimately chooses his fate to become the Sith Lord, Darth Vader or did he?
Anakin Skywalker supposedly is conceived by the Living Force, by a Sith Lord...sold into slavery with his mother to Watto.. Who wrangles him until Qui Gon Jinn engineers his freedom..Starts down the road to be a Jedi denied by the coucil and witnesses his Master fight a Sith Lord and then be killed by a Sith Lord..and the inturn watches his "to be" Master Obi Wan Kenobi exercise restraint in slicing the Sith Lord in half..
Treated as another pathetic life form, Anakin is trained as Obi Wan's Padawan where he learns the "Jedi Code" Kenobi style.
Anakin watches Kenobi's slice first and ask questions later negociation techniques. Mace Windu's right by might lightsaber decapitation technique.
The secret marriage to Padme furthers separates Anakin from the Jedi Code.
The Clone Wars continue to blur the lines of the Jedi Code.for Anakin.. With Assajj Ventress and Durge's battles we learn blue and purple sabers can do slice or cut no wrong..
So in Revenge of the Sith... Anakin Skywalker has been cultivated throughout his tumultous upbringing and the Jedi Code and apprenticeship that when Palpatine presents Anakin with solution to his secret problem..Anakin takes the path of least resistance...
Palpatine and Windu's confrontation... Anakin I believe is the only Jedi acting by the code.. Mace, a Jedi Master, throws out the code.. to quickly end the menace of the Sith.. Anakin merely amputates Mace (maybe to save his life) and doesn't kill him. Which he easily could have performed.
There is no funeral for Mace or the dead Jedi..Anakin survived force lighting on two occasions.. Why couldn't Mace? In the Clone Wars Mace glides to save himself..I think Anakin in this "Jedi" act.. preserves at least one of the Jedi Order for the future..
Anakin gives himself over to the Sith.. to preserve his marriage..and perhaps (manage the fate of his children) to give them galaxy..
Obi Wan and Yoda have a different fate for Anakin..
So are the Jedi and Sith one in the same (different colored lightsabers)? Was Anakin the Sith Infiltrator (skills honed by the Jedi) engineered by Palpatine from day one? Did Anakin learn some negative behaviors and techniques from his Jedi Masters. and the Jedi Code only counts when someone is watching? Palpatine gives Anakin status, respect, a mission, and purpose..At least the Sith kill you fast and quick.. and finally provide Peace and Prosperity to the Republic/Empire..