“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, …his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with approval of their own conscience.”
– C.S.Lewis
Among the 50-60 dvds I have on my shelfpile are the three Star Wars movies (note that there are only three Star Wars movies.) I was able to pick up the “re-release + original” back when they still had those (I seem to recall Lucas getting his knickers all in a twist and offering the theatrical releases for about 6 months on dvd.)
Looking for something to watch on Sunday night I lit upon Jedi, which I’d never seen the “digital remastered Disneyed edition” of.
So I cued it up.
Now, when I saw this the first time I was 13, but I remember all that talk about getting sucked in to the dark side being somehow problematic. I haven’t seen it in several years, but the ending was a lot more clear (and made an awful lot LESS sense.)
Remember this quote from Yoda’s death bed?:
“… a Jedi’s strength flows from the Force. But beware. Anger, fear, aggression. The dark side are they. Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny.”
How about this?
“Good, I can feel your anger. I am defenseless. Take your weapon. Strike me down with all of your hatred and your journey towards the dark side will be complete! ”
hmm…
“The hate is swelling in you now. Take your Jedi weapon. Use it. I am unarmed. Strike me down with it. Give in to your anger. With each passing moment you make yourself more my servant.”
really?
So I guess according to Lucasosophy, when faced with the obvious ultimate evil, right action is to… stand and watch?
