Originally posted by: Nobody
Too many responses to get caught up, so here's hoping I'm saying something new...
Endless problems, but one of the worst is the portrayal of Jedi. I agree with others that they should be more detached and remote, like samurai. A meeting with Yoda should be a special and mysterious trip, like meeting with Nicodemus of the rats of NIMH. But most of all, the Jedi Temple was a horrendous mistake.
In ESB, Yoda did mention to Luke that he kept a council of Jedi. If this council has a place to meet, as in the Temple on Coruscant, then that just means the Jedi found it more convenient for them to gather in a place instead of trying to have meetings while scattered around the far corners of the galaxy.
In ROTS I did think the meeting between Anakin and Yoda was very mysterious. Yoda was sitting next to the window, cast in shadow,and you could only see clearly parts of his face. Every word he said was very elusive, mystical, if not a bit dark. His advice was that Anakin must let go of everything he holds dear to him (Padme.)
I understand what you mean. However, have you ever thought that life still comes from the living beings on Coruscant? It is a huge city; and while I'll admit it is lacking in plants where there needs to be, humans/aliens/and everything in between are in the hundreds of millions! That is probably enough life Force to sustain the Jedi's love for living things.
That's really not the worst mistake in the PT, but it exemplifies the thoughtlessness that infects everything else. Literally - he just did things without thinking about what they meant.
Too many responses to get caught up, so here's hoping I'm saying something new...
Endless problems, but one of the worst is the portrayal of Jedi. I agree with others that they should be more detached and remote, like samurai. A meeting with Yoda should be a special and mysterious trip, like meeting with Nicodemus of the rats of NIMH. But most of all, the Jedi Temple was a horrendous mistake.
In ESB, Yoda did mention to Luke that he kept a council of Jedi. If this council has a place to meet, as in the Temple on Coruscant, then that just means the Jedi found it more convenient for them to gather in a place instead of trying to have meetings while scattered around the far corners of the galaxy.
In ROTS I did think the meeting between Anakin and Yoda was very mysterious. Yoda was sitting next to the window, cast in shadow,and you could only see clearly parts of his face. Every word he said was very elusive, mystical, if not a bit dark. His advice was that Anakin must let go of everything he holds dear to him (Padme.)
The Jedi are a religion of life. Yoda has his whole famous speech about how the Force grows from the life in the universe. Why else would he live in Dagobah? That planet is absolutely dripping with living things. So where does George place the Jedi to worship? In a steel and marble monstrosity that doesn't have so much as a potted plant. AND the council meets in a chamber at the tippy-top of the highest tower, as far as possible from the life-sustaining earth below. A true Jedi would HATE IT in that place. It's a chilly, lifeless hell.
I understand what you mean. However, have you ever thought that life still comes from the living beings on Coruscant? It is a huge city; and while I'll admit it is lacking in plants where there needs to be, humans/aliens/and everything in between are in the hundreds of millions! That is probably enough life Force to sustain the Jedi's love for living things.
That's really not the worst mistake in the PT, but it exemplifies the thoughtlessness that infects everything else. Literally - he just did things without thinking about what they meant.
It's my opinion that George Lucas did think everything out. Maybe he missed some things and created inconsistancies, but nothing huge. Anyone who creates a prequel trilogy is undoubtedly going to come out with some inconsistancies. Lucas, by seeing how everything turned out, did a great job!!