ST The Mystery

tldr Version: All the Star Wars movies have included elements of mystery and suspense. Lets keep it that way.

Long Version:

Anyone remember the long walk of R2 and C3PO on a forgotten desert planet? Or the dialogue about a chosen one in TPM? Every Star Wars film involves mystery and sometimes even multiple mysteries, that serve to make the galaxy appear deeper, more complex than it would without these open questions, Heroes are unsure about things and that in turn makes the audience unsure about the perceived reality of the universe. Just like in real life, it appears as if you can never understand the surrounding completely. There will always be something strange out there to defy expectations.

And this is imo key. A world with countless questions will feel more real.

But now the question arises which questions will be asked in the ST?

I got a few suggestions and am also curious about others suggestions.


How can it be that the Sith have survived?
Why did the Chosen One destroy the Jedi order, just to destroy the Sith order afterwards?
What is the will of the force?
How did the Empire manage to subjugate the entire galaxy? Did they have invisible allies?
Is the Skywalker family chosen by the force and for what purpose?
What did Vader and Palpatine do in the twenty years of their rule?

Not all these questions should have concrete answers. How a question is answered is another matter entirely.

 

1. Secret apprentice
2. Went against his destiny and later went back to his destiny.
4. Moore and Amedda
6. If it's stuff that's already known in-universe, it should be explored in movies taking place in between ROTS and ANH.

 

Well yes, you can give the viewers the answers on the silver platter. But you can also build a mystery centering these questions. Or subvert the obvious answers.

The goal for the screen writers is not to answer everything immediately, but to create tension and interest.

 

I definitely agree there should be mystery or (ies) and one reason why Mr. Mystery Box is a great choice is because he knows how to develop far-reaching mystery. See LOST as exhibit #1.

Also, I want the current series to reach beyond Episode 9 thus I do NOT want everything to be wrapped up tidily in Episode 9. I would love for the over-arching storyline to extend beyond so we can have more movies afterward. Again, this is perfect for Abrams.

This is not accurate IMO. The Chosen One was to bring balance to the Force. I believe we will see this has been done NOT in destroying the Sith and the Jedi but in leaving only one of each who then multiply. Luke and a secret Sith apprentice. By the time of E 7 I believe each sect will have multiple followers, thus bringing balance to the Force by eliminating the Sith rule of Two.

My understanding of the Force is that it doesn't have a "will" per se, but can be used like a tool for Good or Evil. I believe in the GFFA midichlorians are the base constituent of the universe itself -- the fabric of the cosmos. Therefore the Force is a natural "force" or element just like gravity, electromagnetism or the weak and strong nuclear forces.

They had plenty of allies. In ROTJ we see a contigent of Imperial dignitaries who supported the Empire.

I may come back to this thread later with some mystery ideas of my own . . . .

 

Does the force actually have a will of its own, or does it simply obey those who learn to control it?

 

The cave implies that the dark side has a will of its own.

Might some of them have survived?

 

Absolutely! In fact I've been saying for over a year now that I suspect a civil war in which three major factions are fighting for control over the galaxy:

1- The Rebel Alliance = The New Republic
2- Imperial loyalists = remenants
3- A power hungry group such as Black Sun, the Hutts or Mandalorians



Now, maybe not these exact ones, but their world/race.

 

That's an exciting question, isn't it?

 

Might Palpatine be a member of this race?

 

At least we think he is...

 

I've said time and again that I'd love for Luke to pass on his knowledge to his family, the NJO, and the like, before ultimately wandering off alone at the end of Episode IX (perhaps in a return to Tatooine, preferably to a soundtrack of "Binary Sunset") in the name of devoting himself to the will of the Force and the study of its mysteries.

It could work as a set-up for any possible SST, of course, and if Episode IX concludes the Skywalker Saga, then it would please me to no end to have the opportunity to have Luke's ultimate fate left to my own imagination.

So in short, this is one mystery I'd like to see addressed, but without ever really supplying us with a concrete answer.

 

But can you beat them for good? Isn't that like a "war on terrorism" (or drugs)?

You can extinguish a current Sith's reign, but I'm of the mind that you can never truly rid the universe of the threat. Younglings tend to get killed when one starts believing they are extinct.

I do agree that the Siths' entrance should be...shall we say...like that of a phantom.

 

Something that's indestructible yet keeps on convincing everybody that it's extinct would truly be a mary sue.

 

Yeah, he may not be able to find a way to beat them "for good", but it could be interesting to see him try. The dark side, like evil, probably cannot be truly erased... so the risk may always be there for future Sith unless someone like Luke can find a way to stop Force sensitive people from falling to the dark side, learning about Sith history, and progressing down that path.

 

I like that idea. Luke, the crazy old master who people think was traumatized by the events he witnessed, is the only one to believe in the return of the Sith. Everyone else dismisses it. But not so Luke, who has directly seen their power and the horror they incorporate.

But is he really crazy or the only sane man?

Dundundun

 

So only Sith have the capacity to be evil?

 

As long as there are Jedi, Sith will be out there somewhere. I really want to see Luke take on sith, Other than beating up his dad and getting force lightning from sidious. I wrote ideas in Ep.7 plot ideas, But i could see a Battle for mortis between sith and jedi and control over the force type thing. Maybe luke will bring balance once and for all, Possibly bringing Dark and light into balance like DOTJ

Unify sith and Jedi then bring in the vong.

 

No, but the Sith are an iconic part of the franchise. They, like the Jedi and lightsabers and so on are what make SW unique. Without them SW would be even more like Babylon 5 or Farscape.

 

Yes, exactly. But I gotta agree with darklordoftech that evil in SW shouldn't be reduced to the Sith. Tarkin and Jabba were quite important threats in their own right. Not everything should revolve around force users as then the danger of over-saturation is great.

On the topic of mysteries some could revolve about more mundane non-force things too. Like if we have an orphan character who the parents of it are.

 

what if the mystery is how to stop the former Rebels/freedom fighters from turning into dictators once they are secure in power?

Lucas likes historical allusions, what with the republic's fall in the PT and the rebels fight in the OT. This could be a theme

 

Not sure what's mysterious about that.