Originally posted by: Darth-Adroit
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.
Do you realize how hypocritical you're being? First you're saying how they explained things in the prequels you would've liked to imagine happen in your demented little head instead, yet now you're making it sound bad that they're making questions like that with the new prequels! There was a 16 year difference in between RotJ and TPM, why would you not want those questions answered? I think it was great the way George Lucas gave people all that time to answer them, so people could wonder for years and then finally find out the truely canon answer, than just releasing the prequels three years after RotJ. Of course, you people know nothing about being creative. 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.