Originally posted by progene:
Oso, Chancellor Palstine gt so powerful meh, kill 3 jedi master
straight away(E part where Jedi Windu led a few jedi to arrest
Chancellor)....
So fast die, still call urself jedi master....hai.....
1 more part, anakin kena burn by lava, yet still managed to surive
so long ah...
Palpatine was Darth Maul's master, and Maul killed Qui-Gon who
was Obi-wan's master. Even Yoda had problems dealing with him. So
what do you think? 
The relative mediocrities of the other 3 Jedi masters illustrate
why Anakin was so miffed when he was not granted the title of
Master in the Jedi Council. His skills were undoubtedly better than
most of the masters there.
If Anakin did not survive, there would be no Darth Vader. And
without Vader, all the six "Star Wars" movies would lose their
meaning. Really. That's why Episode III was so much anticipated.
Vader is the bad guy, but he is such a total kick-ass (and gets to
become a hero as well) that many fans rooted for him and wanted to
see how he came to be.