Det är för att Jedi Order-samtalet balans "inte är mittpunkten mellan mörk och ljus sida, det är frånvaron av användningen av Dark Side:
Traditional Jedi were keen to keep the Force "in balance". They attempted to achieve this by destroying the Sith and denying the dark side—essentially "keeping balance" by restoring the Force to its natural state, as they viewed the dark side as "corruption".
- Wookipedia article about "The force" section "The Jedi Order" paragraph 2
Också om den utvalda profetian:
The idea of balance of the Force, a central tenet of the Jedi Order, refers to the ideal state in which the Force exists in nature, i.e. as the light side. The presence of the dark side corrupts and destroys this natural balance, and the Jedi viewed it as their duty to restore it.
- Wookipedia article about the "Chosen One"
Slutligen från Georges Lucas avsikt:
Many fans incorrectly assume that balance refers to an equal mix of both light and dark side users. However, as George Lucas explains in the introductory documentary for the VHS version A New Hope, Special Edition, this is not the case:
"[...] Which brings us up to the films 4, 5, and 6, in which Anakin's offspring redeem him and allow him to fulfill the prophecy where he brings balance to the Force by doing away with the Sith and getting rid of evil in the universe..."
In an interview, Lucas compared the difference between the light and dark sides as being like the difference between a symbiotic relationship and a cancer. A symbiotic relationship is one which benefits both parties and in which neither is harmed, whereas a cancer takes without giving back, eventually causing the death of both parties
- Wookipedia article about the "Chosen One", Section "Behind the scenes"
Uppdatering: På en sidotal tittar jag bara på den franska översättningen av "The Phantom Menace" med min son och " bringa balans till Force " -konceptet var översatt till " restaurer l'harmonie dans la Force " (för att återställa harmonin mot kraften). Detta är ett av de ovanliga fallen där det avsedda konceptet var bättre i översättning än originalet.