Originally posted by: vote_for_palpatine One of the things that we complain about so very often in regard to SE and the PT is the overkill of explanation:
"The Sith have a Rule of Two."
"Obi-Wan was once instructed by Yoda. Qui-Gon was his Master, but all younglings are taught by Yoda."
"The Clonetroopers were cloned by Jango Fett, who raised an unaltered clone names Boba as his son"
"The more midichlorians a Jedi has, the more Force-power he is capable of"
"You see, Anakin died just before he became Darth Vader, so that's why he is younger as a Force ghost than Obi-Wan or Yoda."
"This is my apprentice, Darth Maul. Follow him, the apprentice called Darth Maul, for he is my apprentice. His name is Darth Maul, by the way."
Lucas is so convinced of our collective idiocy, isn't he? You know, not everything in the OUT was explained to a T. And that's just fine! We can fill in the blanks, as long as what we just saw is plausible.
"The Sith have a Rule of Two."
"Obi-Wan was once instructed by Yoda. Qui-Gon was his Master, but all younglings are taught by Yoda."
"The Clonetroopers were cloned by Jango Fett, who raised an unaltered clone names Boba as his son"
"The more midichlorians a Jedi has, the more Force-power he is capable of"
"You see, Anakin died just before he became Darth Vader, so that's why he is younger as a Force ghost than Obi-Wan or Yoda."
"This is my apprentice, Darth Maul. Follow him, the apprentice called Darth Maul, for he is my apprentice. His name is Darth Maul, by the way."
Lucas is so convinced of our collective idiocy, isn't he? You know, not everything in the OUT was explained to a T. And that's just fine! We can fill in the blanks, as long as what we just saw is plausible.
Good examples vote_for_palpatine. The way those items are expressed in the films only raises more questions. I mean how exactly does Yoda know about this “rule of two”? Should I assume he was a Sith? He sure seems to know more about the Dark Side than anyone in the films.
It kills me how George over-explains some things and then totally abandons other points that might benefit from further embellishment. How about someone explain to me what the Sith want revenge for? I mean that revenge is so important that it merited being the title of one of the films, but it was never explained. Who are the Sith seeking vengeance against? Is it the Jedi? Is it the Republic? Is it both? There are really only two lines in the PT that deal with the Sith and their motivations for revenge:
In TPM Maul says, “At last we will reveal ourselves to the Jedi, at last we will have our revenge”
So they will gain revenge by revealing themselves to the Jedi? This line doesn’t do much except reinforce the aforementioned rule of two. It is inferred that the Sith want revenge, but no motivation is revealed at any point in any of the movies.
In ROTS Mace says, “The oppression of the Sith will never return. Your plot to regain control of the Republic is over”
What does this really tell us about the Sith and their motivations? Well it indicates that the Sith once controlled the Republic and they were oppressive when they had that control. So what lost them their control? Perhaps the Jedi working in league with some sort of rebel group destroyed the Sith and took control. That would mean that the Sith want Revenge on both the Jedi and the Republic because they robbed them of their power. Of course I only reach that conclusion by making a bunch of assumptions and guesses, none of which are educated or based on anything more than conjecture.
In the end I know what the “New Hope” was, I know why and how the Empire Stuck Back and I know why the Jedi needed to return and how they did so. I know who the “Phantom Menace” was and I even saw a little bit of the Clones attacking. Shit I know why Dr. Evil wanted to get Austin Powers, but I don’t have a clue why the Sith wanted Revenge or what they wanted revenge for. I guess they just want revenge because that’s what bad guys want. One or two lines from ANY Sith could’ve provided an explanation, but I guess those had to be cut in the interest of more CG or juvenile humor.