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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?
September 21st, 2009 at 8:04 am
Good observation. I think our President must be a follower of Lucasophistry.
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:29 am
Actually, in later SW novels, Jacen Solo, the son of Leia Organa and Han Solo, over a series of stories, discovers that the Dark Side is a useful part of the Force and that, in fact, there is no Dark Side, there are just bad people who choose to use the Force for evil. He actually leaves the Jedi Academy founded by Luke Skywalker and his wife, Mara Jade, and founds his own school where they teach the whole Force.
Yes, I’m a geek. But the novels are written by well-known sci-fi authors and MAN are they good.