Alright, here we go. Last night's entry recieved such a huge amount of comments with people's theories that this hardly seems necessary anymore, but I promised I would finish it, so here it is. If you haven't read part one, check it out here.

As mentioned in part one, I have two theories left to discuss. First, that perhaps Shmi lied about Anakin's birth, and second, the common opinion that he was created by the will of the force.

Let's begin: Shmi lied about Anakin's birth to make him seem more impressive to the Jedi in hopes of doing something good for her son.

The things going for this theory are that Shmi told Qui-Gon about this before he had ever really seen many of Anakin's abilities or begun the ordeal with the podrace. Thus, she would have believed that the Jedi were leaving as soon as they could and wanted to do everything in her power to make them do something good for Anakin.

But, the things against this theory stack up far too well for it to hold up: Anakin was a very loving, very kind kid. It's obvious in the movies and even more so in the books. If his mother was so deceptive, I do not believe he would have grown up the way he did. In addition to this, we have no proof that Shmi (or Anakin for that matter) had ever lied before. So why should we believe that Shmi would lie just in this one scenario? Plus, lying of this sort just doesn't fit with the SW saga, it isn't that dark and the other theories are simply far more likely.

So did Shmi lie? Did Anakin have a real, living father? In my opinion, no way. I think in Shmi's perspective, it was exactly as she said.

And now, on to the theory that you've all been waiting to here my opinion on (hopefully): Anakin was created by the will of the force.

In my opinion, DarkLordZor's analysis of the force is right on the money. It is a religious thing at heart, and the balance spoken of in the prophecy happens at the end of ROTJ because everyone respects the force again as they should. With that said, the force obviously becomes almost a living, breathing thing that is constantly influencing events so that what it feels is correct will eventually come to pass, no matter the cost.

For people to respect it again as they should, the force needed Anakin. The Jedi had become arrogant, so it used the Sith to put them back into their place. It was their doctrines that were ultimately more in the force's interests for the universe however, so they survived in the end.

Look at Palpatine for an example. Yes, he had these elaborate and amazing plans, but everything (mostly about Anakin) also played directly into his hands. Events that he could not possibly have controlled played directly to his favor. Maul died and Anakin showed up. Anakin and Padme fell in love. The Hyperdrive core failed and allowed Anakin to be found in the first place. Everything concerning Anakin in the prequels also concerns Palpatine getting lucky. The force was with him, so to speak, and obviously not with the Jedi. The force wanted Anakin to become Vader and return balance.

Another clear example of this is Padme's death which I went into in another entry. She "officially" died of a broken heart, but it is my belief that the force took her to place Anakin firmly in Palpatine's hands.

So basically, Anakin's whole life was and seems chosen by the force. I don't think it would be pushing it at all to assume that it created him as well. And as many people have said, it also makes for a great religious analogy for Lucas and fits into what seem to be his visions of the series.

So my final word?

I believe that Anakin was created by the force, exactly as the movies state. I think it is the true meaning of the prophecy that people are having trouble grasping, and thus they aren't seeing that the force controlled his life from the beginning. Once this is seen, I think the connection is obvious.

Thanks for reading my blogs and posting all the great comments!

Until Next Time,
Darth Jeks

Oh, and while your reading, let me know which topic you would most like me to research and blog about next: The droids and the memory wipe, Sifo-Dyas and the creation of the clone army, whether or not Palpatine lied about Plageuis, or suggest something. Also, if there is still any interest in my blocked "Palpatine's Shadow" blogs that attempted to detail Palpatine's life before TPM using the facts we have, please let me know and I'll try to put it on a seperate site and post a link to it in a blog.