Locke Vs. Vader

Welcome to my first post. In light of the recent finale of Lost, I thought it would be interesting to note the similar traits that my favorite six episode movie shares with my favorite six season show.

The image above is from "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham", and pictured is John Locke (or so it had seemed) wrapped in a dark Ajira Airways blanket. The blanket covered his head, much like a robe.

This isn't the first clue that these characters are similar. Villains are often distinguishable from heroes by their scars. Both Anakin and John have a scar over their right eye, indicating that they are in some way flawed. Anakin donned his black hood when he became evil, as did Locke with the Ajira "hood".

It is important to note that both these characters during their journey were given power. Locke's wasn't as obvious as Anakin's, but clearly Locke had hoped to become a leader, a master of the island as Anakin had also wished. They were given a choice, and once they branched off on to the darker path, their power became stronger and self-centered.

Anakin became Vader, and he would destroy anything in his path with the wave of his hand. "Locke" became Smokey, and would destroy anything in his way.

Something stood in the way of both these villains. For Vader it was Luke, a symbol of purity and goodness that had transformed from an ignorant man into a Jedi, for Smokey it was Jack...

...but that's another post for another day.

Namaste and May the Force be with you!