• Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech
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    9 months ago

    I’ve always thought if they just showed a bit of encouragement to him he would have been fine.

    You’re not master - yet. But don’t worry, you will be, it’s a process. Listen Anakin, I know it seems like a long thing, and you are doing a great job, but everyone goes through this. I went through it…

    Instead he just got “You are not qualified. Sit down”.

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      9 months ago

      Equally, I don’t think Anakin would have lost his shit on Mustafar if he didn’t look up and see Obi-Wan standing at the top of the ramp in the ship like an utter bad bitch.

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      9 months ago

      Almost the entire point of the prequels is that the Jedi are horrible.

      So, yeah. That’s how they do it.

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        9 months ago

        I feel like Obi Wan wasnt like them but also wasnt in a position to argue with others lile Windu in EP 2 and 3.

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        Yeah, I know, took a couple watchthroughs to get it at first but this was their own arrogance really showing. They couldn’t be bothered just to show a bit of encouragement.

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          9 months ago

          I find it really interesting how bad heroes on movies have to be completely over the top and people still mostly don’t get them.

          In a book Anakin could be broken by the Jedi radicalism even if everybody acted humane. But I guess a movie couldn’t have enough time for this.

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    9 months ago

    Meme goodness aside, if you want an analytical look at the psychology of Anakin, check out this video.

    If you want a super deep dive on the philosophy behind Jedi thought (which is at the core of Star Wars as George Lucas framed a lot it from his experience as a Buddhist) take a look at this YouTube video. I’ve never heard a more complete explanation of the star wars universe and it addresses a lot of the superficial criticisms people direct towards the Jedi and general stance the movies take on good and bad.

    As a secondary plug, for any who played the RPG Knights of the Old Republic II, here is an awesome breakdown of the Kreia character by the same creator. Not just interesting from the perspective of fans of the game, but philosophy in general.