Anakin Skywalker’s fall to the dark side was never sudden, no matter how much the story is framed around a single choice. It was built slowly through fear, attachment, and a deep mistrust of restraint. From the beginning, Anakin is defined by intensity — love that feels absolute, anger that arrives fast, and a belief that strength should be used immediately rather than questioned. The Jedi ask him to suppress those instincts without ever teaching him how to live with them, creating a pressure co