Alderaan said:
grainger said:
Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda said:
grainger said:
Qui-Gon seems to be pretty popular, even among people who don't like TPM. I always wondered what they are seeing in him.
He is supposed to be wise. But his most frequent line seems to be "I don't know".
A quote I really like from Data in ST:TNG, is that "I don't know" is the "beginning of wisdom". People are often afraid to admit when they don't know, so I'm with Qui Gon (and Data) on this one.
But the wise man is not the everyman character we identify with. He's wise for a reason.
You yourself and your buddy next to you might be wise to say "I don't know" but do you really want the guy with his finger on the nuclear control launch button not knowing what he's doing?
Fair point, but it depends what you're saying "I don't know" about. "Are we being attacked?" "I don't know" is a reasonable reply, until you've seen evidence that it's happening. Rather than saying "Yes - let's fire the nukes" when there's no evidence there.
Coming back to Qui Gon, though: I don't remember him saying "I don't know" - if it was in reference to Jedi skills or organisation, then I agree with you, it makes him look incompetent. If, however, it was about what was happening, and they really didn't know, then he's probably being wise. As long as the movie gives him a chance to show his wisdom in other ways - e.g. coming up with a reasonable course of action. Can you give an example of what he said he didn't know/