Originally posted by: obi-wan trentobi
QuoteSince you've already decided to not like my ideas, I don't see the point in discussing them just to let you savage them. You said it sucks, but do not offer reasons why. If you are biased towards Lucas fine, if you think his way was the best way, then there is no point in discussing an alternative idea.
You're right. Just because I think your ideas suck is no reason to be rude. I apologize.
Let's talk about character motivations. Give me yours. I like what Lucas has done, so we can skip that.
QuoteAll of this is just another "fan theory". No matter how logical it may be, none of what you speak of is actually born out of the dialogue that appears in the movie. You are offering a logical theory on how to explain it, but unless the movie addressed this issue itself in scenes and dialogue, it remains just that, another "theory". If you can cite the passages in the script that support your supposition, it would have more credence.
Following is what I hope is a bit more articulate breakdown of the circumstances surrounding the training of the Skywalkers.
Anakin- traditionally, he was too old for the Jedi Council to train him... but he was trained anyway because the Council knew that Qui-Gon (and later Obi-Wan) believed that Anakin was the Chosen One and would train him, Anakin, with or without the Council's approval. So by giving their approval, they were also steering the ship, the logic being that Anakin's training couldn't possibly go wrong with experts like Yoda, Mace and Obi-Wan guiding him. (As a side note, I think the Council might've been okay if they'd simply rejected Anakin from the start and stuck to it, even though that obviously pissed him off. They might also have been okay if they'd simply agreed to train him right from the start. But rejecting him and then changing their minds later resulted in pissing off the one guy who would later be capable of taking them all down.)
Luke- traditionally, he was also too old for the Jedi Council to train him... problem being that there was no more Jedi Council, no Republic and no more Jedi except for Obi-Wan and (later just) Yoda, it felt wise to train Luke so he would topple Palpatine and Vader (who had taken over the entire damn government) and restore freedom to the galaxy and re-establish the Jedi Order.
Different circumstances led to those two being trained... both of whom were trained under non-traditional terms.
QuoteI've watched most of ANH, focusing on dialog. The quotes will be ready... eventually. - TrentobiQuote- R2-G2
oh, I'm still waiting for those groaner lines from ANH and ESB.
Still waiting for all the lines that make people cringe in ANH and ESB. Surely they would be easy enough to come up with, I mean, there are so many, right?