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Post #1503128

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Darth Malgus
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General Star Wars Random Thoughts Thread
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Date created
7-Sep-2022, 3:51 PM

Yes, George Lucas agrees with the Prequel Jedi about the non-attachment doctrine, and yes, the Jedi should be theoretically the good guys, while Anakin should be the one who did wrong by falling in love and feeling emotions. However, despite this being Lucas’ opinion and despite the Prequel Trilogy should theoretically convey a message favorable to the non-attachment doctrine, there are still many people (myself included) who watch the Prequels through a more pro-attachment interpretation, drawing from them the conclusion that were the Jedi rules in being wrong and that Anakin Is more a victim than a real monster. So, Lucas was capable enough to make 3 good films, but at the same time incapable enough to not being able to correctly convey the message he wanted to convey, so much so that most people interpret the Prequels in the opposite way he does. Therefore, I can only be grateful to George for his inability, because if he had managed to correctly convey the message he wanted to convey, then I would have hated the Prequels. George’s inability is what keeps me from hating them.

Moreover, most of the Star Wars authors Who worked on the Expanded Universe always disagreed with George on this topic. In fact, in the EU Luke abolishes the old Jedi rules on attachment after rebuilding the Order and allows the Jedi to fall in love and have families, teaching them to express their negative emotions in a non damaging and controlled way, instead of treating them like a disease that needs to be avoided at all cost. So, George was so wrong that even the authors who wrote novels set in his own universe openly contradicted him. Therefore, I thank not only George’s own inability, but also the EU authors who saved Star Wars from George’s shitty ideas about attachment.