A long time ago in a galaxy very far away some terrible things happened. A dispute between the Republic and the Trade Federation sowed the seeds for the Rise of an evil Empire; a forbidden love affair between a jedi and a Queen exposed a clone army; Manipulated by a genius Sith Lord, the Galactic Senate voted the Chancellor emergency powers, and worse yet, Jar Jar Binks was made a representative of Naboo!
Yet in spite of all of that, something has always bothered me about the story we have been told. While I’m sure Anakin Skywalker and Emperor Palpatine did some terrible things under the guise of hard decisions to ensure the stability of the Empire, I’ve always had a hard time believing that Anakin actually killed all those younglings in the Jedi Temple.
Remember, the Rebel Account is a history (It was a long time ago, man! in a far off Galaxy) written by the victors. You can bet they took certain creative license to put them in the best light and the Empire in the darkest. Perhaps the Death Star wasn’t really the size of a moon and maybe they didn’t blow up Alderaan, but merely carpet boomed the heck out of it.
“And some things that should not have been forgotten were lost. History became legend. Legend became myth. And the events of the attack on the Jedi Temple passed out of all knowledge.”
Let me present my case with this video slideshow:
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Maybe one of the most mortifying moments in Episode 3 might not have been as devastating as people have been told, when looked at from a certain point of view. And remember, Han Solo shot first.
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