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SkottASkywalker
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3/31 10:18am
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VadersLaMent, I see your point concerning the Force being balanced.
I also see the Force being balanced meaning peace and not equal amount of light and dark.
I don't see the Jedi striving to rid the galaxy of the dark only to the point of the dark existing to the same extent as the light. I see the Jedi striving to extinguish the dark completely.
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Darth-Ghost
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SkottASkywalker posted:
VadersLaMent, I see your point concerning the Force being balanced.
I also see the Force being balanced meaning peace and not equal amount of light and dark.
I don't see the Jedi striving to rid the galaxy of the dark only to the point of the dark existing to the same extent as the light. I see the Jedi striving to extinguish the dark completely.
Balance could also be between the Living & Unifying aspects of the Force, focus on the living and the moment versus focus on destiny and the galaxy.
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sith_rising
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The only thing that I still wonder about to this day is the presence of the Dark Side on Dagobah, and how Yoda knew that Luke would have a vision in that dark place. I also wonder if there really is a man-made structure in that cave, or if that was part of the hallucination (it resembles a corridor from Bespin, so it could be a foreshadow of his future predicament). But at the end of the day, I prefer not knowing.
Of course, I knew the EU explaination and the C'boath guy. But really, come on..
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VadersLaMent
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I thought there was an EU thing concerning 3 evil Force users who fought Yoda there and infected the place. If that is not such a hot idea I don't see it as much of a stretch that it is simply a 'haunted' place given the existance of the Force.
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Arawn_Fenn
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Vortigern99 posted:
Qui-Gon learned the secret posthumously from a "Shaman of the Wills"
Don't be so sure. We do not know this for a fact. It begs the question: if Qui-Gon learned the secret posthumously, why did the other dead PT Jedi not learn the secret posthumously as well?
Vortigern99 posted:
As to the final question about Q-G contacting Anakin or warning someone of Palpatine, I'm not certain what you mean but I think it has something to do with not being able to onterfere directly in the affairs of mortal beings.
Which is exactly what Obi-Wan did as a Force ghost... interfered directly in the affairs of a mortal being.
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Vortigern99
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^ ^ Both of those points of mine were speculative, and certainly up for debate. I've heard differing accounts as to how Qui-Gon was graced with his newfound power of Force-ghostery, and one of these was that it was a posthumous encounter with the Shaman. Perhaps his spirit was already partially attuned to the lesson that needed to be learned, thereby attracting the Shaman to him to complete the training? I really don't know.
As to Kenobi, he didn't so much interfere directly as he did impart knowledge and offer guidance. I realize this is splitting hairs, but Luke begged Kenobi to tell him about his real father before Kenobi decided to spill the beans; perhaps there's a compunction against Force-ghosts sharing their knowledge until they're asked to do so. No one knew about Palpatine to begin with, so....
Of course, this is all in-universe backpeddling. In the real world, Lucas had not yet conceived Qui-Gon as of the writing of the OT, so naturally the two concepts do not quite mesh up. But it sure is fun coming up with ways to shoehorn it all together! 
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skgai1
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To me all of those questions have been satisfactorily answered for me. The way I view the pictures have given me the answers, but another person could easily come up with different answers. However, the one question that I have is the whole Sifo-Dias conundrum. It's not that important in the grand scheme of things, but that's one section of the story that I'd love to see a whole movie. I just find the whole situation fascinating. Was it even Sifo Dias? Was he aligned with Palpatine? Was it just Palpatine? How did he do it? Where did he get the funding? It’s a situation that is very complicated and I enjoy pondering it, but I'm glad Lucas has left many things unanswered even if think I know the "answer."
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ze-fro-sirav
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I have only one question. It deals with ANH. When luke and ben are in the bar looking for transport Ben uses his light saber to seperate a creatures arm from his body. Does any one know why in all six films this is the only scene that shows blood when a lightsaber is used? Is there something about that creatures blood that doesnt qawagulate under intense heat? or was it just an over sight? I would like to know what lucas had to say about it if he did. please not speculations because my best guess is the creatures blood doesnt react to heat like any other living organism.
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STUBRIS
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I think the blood was just an oversight..George had a million details to take care of in post-production.
This isn't important to the plot..but what the hell IS Yoda's species & where does he come from? This is one I feel will never be answered.
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Vortigern99
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STUBRIS posted:
I think the blood was just an oversight..George had a million details to take care of in post-production.
This isn't important to the plot..but what the hell IS Yoda's species & where does he come from? This is one I feel will never be answered.
I agree with both of these. Walrus Man's bloody arm is just one of those minor incosistencies that are not actually an inconsistency at the time of production, but are only made to seem so by later developments in the details of the Saga. And anyway, Darth Maul gets a spray of blood when Kenobi cuts him half; perhaps an in-universe explanation would be that only severe amputations (arm or midsection, for example) create more blood than can be cauterized. Either way, it isn't really that important.
Yoda: What's his home planet? Is it in fact Dagobah (he seems at home there)? What's his origin story? I would really like to have these answers!
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Darthbane2007
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ze-fro-sirav posted:
I have only one question. It deals with ANH. When luke and ben are in the bar looking for transport Ben uses his light saber to seperate a creatures arm from his body. Does any one know why in all six films this is the only scene that shows blood when a lightsaber is used? Is there something about that creatures blood that doesnt qawagulate under intense heat? or was it just an over sight? I would like to know what lucas had to say about it if he did. please not speculations because my best guess is the creatures blood doesnt react to heat like any other living organism.
thanks
Out of Universe Explanation: Lucas didn't have this grand story for the saga yet, and didn't think too much of it.
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ze-fro-sirav
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STUBRIS posted:
an in-universe explanation would be that only severe amputations (arm or midsection, for example) create more blood than can be cauterized.
I would have to agree that maybe the size or wound would have something to do with it but, after thinking about what you said I would have to say that the speed at which the strikes where made may have been fast enough to prevent full cauterization. unlike when vader hacks off lukes hand and when Dooko lops off anakins arm which where slow paced chops; darth maul's tourso and Walrus Man's arm where in the blink of an eye so to speak.
thank you for correcting me I have never noticed the blood from darth maul before.
As for Yoda I just always assumed that he was from dagobah. I think they didnt go in to depth because the story isnt about him. hes just in it.
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Out of Universe Explanation: Lucas didn't have this grand story for the saga yet, and didn't think too much of it.
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I disagree Lucas wrote a story that when it came time to make movies out of it he broke it up into 7 peaces or episodes of which he has and will only make/made 6 so the story has depth and was well thought out I think that the speed of the cut is realy the only explination.
I've been thinking about nothing elce for like 3 days. Its been driving me crazy.
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Arawn_Fenn
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The novel does say that Yoda surveyed the unfamiliar swamp of his exile. However, that line has been interpreted in different ways.
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Vortigern99
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^ ^ Yes, that particular swamp might have been "unfamiliar" to him; he might have grown up or been born on the other side of Dagobah, where the swamps had a different character, distinct flora and fauna, etc.
For all we are given to know, Dagobah is the homeworld of Yoda's species, but there is no clear answer one way or t'other.
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