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We were all impressed when Vorago wrote:
A bunch of good stuff.
That is exactly how I understood it! 
Blackened fucked around with this message on 05-24-2005 at 11:39 AM.
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Because Blackened is my friend.
I thought the gist behind Anakin bringing balance to the force was that he achieved this through Luke?
I thought the gist behind Anakin bringing balance to the force was that Lucas just needed some reason to put him in the spotlight above all other Jedi before there was ever a hint of him becoming Darth Vader. 
It's not something people hear about.
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How.... Sentow, Maybe.... uughhhhhh:
"Master Yoda, what does the prophecy say?"
"Teams plz"
Ha ha!
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System.out.println("Blackened said this:");
I thought the gist behind Anakin bringing balance to the force was that he achieved this through Luke?
I thought that the actual prophecy was misread. Yoda says as much.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
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Blackened had this to say about Punky Brewster:
Christianson's acting was much better than Episode II, thank god. But I still think the role as Anakin could have been better placed.
Johnny Depp! 
Haha, just kidding.
But really, it's a tough call. Whoever played the role has the power to make or break the movie.
But isn't that true with most lead roles?
Did you hear? Topher's gonna play Venom
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So quoth Kait:
Johnny Depp!
You are aware that he's in his 40s, right?
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Bloodsage came out of the closet to say:
I thought that the point of Anakin bringing balance to the force was to continue the half-assed Jesus metaphor by counteracting original sin.
I love when people try to shoehorn in Jesus metaphors into Star Wars. 
Hey, Anakin did bring balance to the Force. Look at the galaxy at the start of Episode I -- thousands of Jedi, two Sith. Then look at the galaxy at the end of Episode III -- two Jedi, two Sith.
I wonder if the Jedi would have had such a hardon for bringing balance to the Force if they knew it meant giving up their pretty cushy situation.
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Vorbis stopped beating up furries long enough to write:
You are aware that he's in his 40s, right?
Yes, quite.
He is aged to perfection
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Quoth Drysart:
I love when people try to shoehorn in Jesus metaphors into Star Wars.
Hey, Anakin did bring balance to the Force. Look at the galaxy at the start of Episode I -- thousands of Jedi, two Sith. Then look at the galaxy at the end of Episode III -- two Jedi, two Sith.I wonder if the Jedi would have had such a hardon for bringing balance to the Force if they knew it meant giving up their pretty cushy situation.
Yes, because that whole immaculate conception thing wasn't both out of the blue and extremely silly. I'm not shoehorning it in; Lucas is beating everyone over the head with it.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
And the "Jedi religion" has no similarities to any other religion on Earth, especially in Eastern Asia. Snugglits fucked around with this message on 05-25-2005 at 12:47 AM.
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Snugglits wrote, obviously thinking too hard:
Honestly, how do you see a Jesus figure in Neo, anyway? You'd have to be looking for it to see it.And the "Jedi religion" has no similarities to any other religion on Earth, especially in Eastern Asia.
Actually, Lucas modelled the "Jedi religion" heavily after Buhddism.
Or was that sarcasm? Densetsu fucked around with this message on 05-25-2005 at 12:50 AM.
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Everyone wondered WTF when Densetsu wrote:
Actually, Lucas modelled the "Jedi religion" heavily after Buhddism.Or was that sarcasm?
I think you need to get your sarcasm detector recalibrated--it's acting rather obtuse.
He just did it AFTER his fall to the dark side. When he turned good again and killed the emperor, that was when he brought about balance
Or, that's my theory, at least. Khyron fucked around with this message on 05-25-2005 at 12:54 AM.
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Verily, the chocolate bunny rabits doth run and play while Snugglits gently hums:
Honestly, how do you see a Jesus figure in Neo, anyway? You'd have to be looking for it to see it.And the "Jedi religion" has no similarities to any other religion on Earth, especially in Eastern Asia.
When did we start talking about the Matrix?
And what other reason would there be for the midiwhatsits to spontaneously create Anakin that isn't accomplished by him being born normally but with exceptional talent in the force?
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
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Drysart said this about your mom:
I love when people try to shoehorn in Jesus metaphors into Star Wars.
Hey, Anakin did bring balance to the Force. Look at the galaxy at the start of Episode I -- thousands of Jedi, two Sith. Then look at the galaxy at the end of Episode III -- two Jedi, two Sith.I wonder if the Jedi would have had such a hardon for bringing balance to the Force if they knew it meant giving up their pretty cushy situation.
I think Yoda beats us over the head with this idea. Misread that prophecy, jedi did.
He seems so wary of 'the chose one' legend. He almost looks like he doesn't want it to happen in episode two. Kinda like an, "I'm not so much ready for this Chose One. Kinda like to wait until I'm 900 years old."
What's actually nice about Star Wars is- if you want to believe it... the characters look like they could be playing along. It's all about perception. 
Does Yoda know a hell of a lot more than he appears to? Certainly -seems- like it. Is he like an annoying DM's character that comes along to guide the plot? Yep. Even has those really high stats that shouldn't exist.
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Bloodsage came out of the closet to say:
Yes, because that whole immaculate conception thing wasn't both out of the blue and extremely silly. I'm not shoehorning it in; Lucas is beating everyone over the head with it.
Jesus is hardly the only fatherless son myth in history.
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New Age Bane, what the hell are you doin' out here? You oughta be in bed.
I thought Leia's son Anakin brought balance to the force or something.
More like got his shit fucked up by an alien race.
It's not something people hear about.
Some people are like Slinkys... Not really good for anything, But they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.
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Verily, the chocolate bunny rabits doth run and play while Drysart gently hums:
Jesus is hardly the only fatherless son myth in history.
That's true. He is, however, the most well-known to Lucas' audience. Given the rest of the films, I just don't buy any deep subtleties on Lucas' part, or references to obscure myth.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
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Bloodsage had this to say about (_|_):
That's true. He is, however, the most well-known to Lucas' audience. Given the rest of the films, I just don't buy any deep subtleties on Lucas' part, or references to obscure myth.
Actually, it was either Plagus or Sideous that "created" Anakin ("Influenced the midichlorians to create life").
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So quoth OtakuPenguin:
Actually, it was either Plagus or Sideous that "created" Anakin ("Influenced the midichlorians to create life").
That's not proof that either of them did it. It was just an excuse to control Anakin. For all we know, Darth Plagus never even existed.
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Densetsu must think they're pretty smart:
That's not proof that either of them did it. It was just an excuse to control Anakin. For all we know, Darth Plagus never even existed.
For all we know, Anakin's mom was a whore but didn't want to tell that to Qui-Gon.
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Blindy. didn't get much USO. He was dug in too deep or moving too fast. His idea of great R&R was cold rice and a little rat meat. He had only two ways home: death, or victory.
For all we know, Anakin's mom was a whore but didn't want to tell that to Qui-Gon.
She did fuck him on their first meeting, so it's not that far fetched an idea.
It's not something people hear about.
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Sean stumbled drunkenly to the keyboard and typed:
She did fuck him on their first meeting, so it's not that far fetched an idea.
I think you saw a different movie than I did. If Qui-Gon was getting it on with anyone, I woulda liked to have seen it.
Nae fucked around with this message on 05-25-2005 at 03:04 PM.
*edit fo capitalization that was totAlLy wRongz0r
quote:Well, my impression was that Plagus had been Sidious' mentor, whom Sidious killed.
Densetsu wrote, obviously thinking too hard:
That's not proof that either of them did it. It was just an excuse to control Anakin. For all we know, Darth Plagus never even existed.
In a way, the Dark Side has/had a constant sort of balance. There's always been one master and one apprentice. The Jedi were practically a franchise.
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Everyone wondered WTF when Blindy. wrote:
For all we know, Anakin's mom was a whore but didn't want to tell that to Qui-Gon.
MMM in that case maybe Anakin was the result of the rape by 101 insane serial killers (al la Fredrick Kruger)
Some people are like Slinkys... Not really good for anything, But they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.
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Entertain me with more of your bullshit, Nae.
I think you saw a different movie than I did. If Qui-Gon was getting it on with anyone, I woulda liked to have seen it.
Liam Neeson specifically asked Lucas regarding some ambiguity in the writing between Qui-Gon and Shmi. He was unsure how to look at her in-character during a cut scene; as a friend, or as a friend.
They bumped uglies. 
It's not something people hear about.
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Sean had this to say about Punky Brewster:
Liam Neeson specifically asked Lucas regarding some ambiguity in the writing between Qui-Gon and Shmi. He was unsure how to look at her in-character during a cut scene; as a friend, or as a friend.They bumped uglies.
Can you provide evidence to that? I honestly never saw any sort of sexual implications in the film.
In fact, I thought their looks were more like her knowing that he would want to take Anakin away, and him being slightly embarrassed that he would ask a mother to give up her child. Especially since he couldn't save her from slavery as well.
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Why, Nae! where you goin' with that shotgun?
Can you provide evidence to that? I honestly never saw any sort of sexual implications in the film.
Stuck at work, can't fire up my Phantom Menace DVD for interviews, so here's a bit from IMDB's trivia section;
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Liam Neeson convinced George Lucas to keep a scene where Qui-Gon Jinn puts his hand on Shmi Skywalker's shoulder. Lucas felt this might be out of character for the monk-like Jedi, but Neeson thought there should be an emotional connection between the characters. In an interview with Premiere magazine, Neeson defended his action, saying, "It may be 'Star Wars', but we've got to have something in there for the adults."
It's not something people hear about.
Seems pretty balanced to me.
EDIT: If I'm wrong, then I'm inclined to agree that the prophecy meant Anakin would decimate the Jedi and reverse the roles they and the Sith traditionally held: one is a dominant force in the galaxy while the other is scattered and relegated to the shadows.
HEY!
I just thought of this. Did anyone ever actually tell Anakin he was believed to be the Chosen One before he went to Mustafar? That puts a whole new spin on the end of his and Obi-Wan's duel.
"YOU WERE THE CHOSEN ONE!" Sentow, Maybe fucked around with this message on 05-25-2005 at 11:48 PM.
"I HATE Y-wait, what?"
"I mean, uh, you ever tried Pepsi One?"
"I HATE PEPSI ONE!"
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When the babel fish was in place, it was apparent Sentow, Maybe said:
"YOU WERE THE CHOSEN ONE!"
"I HATE Y-wait, what?"
"I mean, uh, you ever tried Pepsi One?"
"I HATE PEPSI ONE!"
I like Pepsi One. 
Thinking about your posts
(and billing you for it) since 2001
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Did they say why, Gydyon, why they want you to terminate my command?
I like Pepsi One.
With rum, right?
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D stopped staring at Deedlit long enough to write:
With rum, right?
No, with My Malibu I never go sugar free. Screw that, you're drinking, just drink. If you were really worried about your diet you's be eating a lettuce leaf, not drinking rum.
Thinking about your posts
(and billing you for it) since 2001
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This insanity brought to you by Gydyon:
No, with My Malibu I never go sugar free. Screw that, you're drinking, just drink. If you were really worried about your diet you's be eating a lettuce leaf, not drinking rum.
White rum has no carbs.
