So, if this is really the end of the Star Wars movies: then who is Anakin's daddy?
 

You can't leave us hanging like that Lucas. Don't try that whole Shmi/Virgin Mary crap angle. I'm not buying it.

Well I guess you'll be guessing forever.

Anakin's father is . . . R2D2!

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"Anakin!...I'm yo Daddy!"

From what I've read...

Actually, in the Making of Episode III book, it's a little unclear if the dialogue is in the movie or not.

Nah, I say leave people guessing.

My understanding was that this was in the first draft or two, but has been dropped. It'll remain a mystery...

interesting, seeing as...

I've always thought it should be a "Devil's Advocate" scenario. Years ago, when Palpatine was a low level bureaucrat on some fact-finding tour or whatever he happened upon Shmi and his force sensitivity told him she would make an ideal mother for his dark child. He shtupped her and did a little sith mesmer on her to make her forget him.

GROSS!!

Anyway, I hope they do NOT show who Anakin's "daddy" is. Leaving a little mystery in the prequels is ok.

if that is true then why didn't he ever announce himself as luke's grandfather?

How so? I hadn't heard this before.

My god, i would rather it be a complete mystery than any of the above mentioned scenarios.

Agreed.

Anyone else feel like Lucas was trying too hard to add mythology / symbolism with his whole "The One" , "Prophecy", and "There is no father" baloney? It's almost like he saw the Matrix and thought, "Gee, that's a pretty good idea, I should do that in my movie!"

these themes have been with us for much longer than that.

Yah, but they don't belong in a Star Wars movie either. Just give me the old GOOD vs. BAD and I'm happy.

At the very least, Lucas could have been a little less heavy-handed with the Anakin-is-Jesus connection.

Errrr... did you pay attention during Episodes IV-VI? Lucas has been using ancient mythological motifs since the beginning.

I certainly think that Lucas has made some missteps in the prequel trilogy, but I don't think a couple of brief references to a prophecy of "The Chosen One" equates to being "heavy handed".

Count Dooku. Think about it.

WHAT? You mean the Matrix wasn't a completely original concept, better than Star Wars in every possible way? I can't believe fanboys would mislead me like this.

That's hogwash. Matrix was brilliant and the most original movie ever made. Any similiarities between older stories and The Matrix indicates time travel and plagiarism. And Star Wars was the first movie to ever use special effects.

I reckon its the emperor. Could be why Annakin was left a slave on a Tatoonie, so he could be watched or monitored.

Er, I thought one of the biggest points in even making the PT is to tie up loose ends, including loose ends introduced within the PT.

Bah! who cares anyway! An explaination is given in EPI, its a piss poor one, but it is offered, take it or leave it... and who know's something better (or probably much much worse) may be revealed to us thru EU some day.