Great contributions people, your views on this are great!

virulent_messiah wrote:

I think the balance was met, when there were enough Sith and Jedi so neither was truly dominant...thus balance was achieved...

i dunno...

This is what I've always thought. I think I've read somewhere that the force is like a literal light. Intence light causes intence shadow. Balance is to not have one overpowering the other.

Lucas said that Anakin Skywalker was the Chosen One on the EPIII commentary, I think.

Yes but no matter how powerful the light may be, an obstruction of some sort is needed to cause the shadow. I believe Anakin was the obstruction.

Kind of a lame prophecy: "This man will bring balance to the Force...but it will go out of balance in a couple of years so it doesnt matter."

LOL, my point EXACTLY!

I think the balance was met, when there were enough Sith and Jedi so neither was truly dominant...thus balance was achieved...

i dunno...

This is what I've always thought. I think I've read somewhere that the force is like a literal light. Intence light causes intence shadow. Balance is to not have one overpowering the other.

Lucas said that Anakin Skywalker was the Chosen One on the EPIII commentary, I think.

But........................he didn't destroy the Sith.  There's been a bunch of Post-Ep VI Sith and DarkSide users; most of them minor players, I know, but still. 

And Yoda hinted in Ep. III the the Jedi might have been missinterpreting the prophecy.  So maybe he fulfilled it when he brought the Sith BACK!

He fulfilled the prophecy by destroying the Sith, and they did return as Post-Ep VI Sith and DarkSide users...

I think the balance was met, when there were enough Sith and Jedi so neither was truly dominant...thus balance was achieved...

i dunno...

No, Anakin was definitely it. He turned back to the good side after seeing Luke being tortured by Palp's lightning, and realized that evil sucks (most untrue statement ever) and thus killed ol' Palps and destroyed the Sith, ergo fulfilling the prophecy.

But........................he didn't destroy the Sith.  There's been a bunch of Post-Ep VI Sith and DarkSide users; most of them minor players, I know, but still. 

And Yoda hinted in Ep. III the the Jedi might have been missinterpreting the prophecy.  So maybe he fulfilled it when he brought the Sith BACK!

When it said the Force was balanced, I always thought it ment that there was an equal amount of Dark side, and Light side in the galaxy.

That would be very difficult to do....