[littlejerryseinfeld]

don't forget what jesus said during the last supper:

"this is my blood - the blood of the new and ever-lasting spirit. Inside this blood are my midichlorians, tiny moleculer-sized things that give me superpowers...

do this in memory of me..."

[J m HofMarN]

HAHA No wonder everyone's always after the holy grail.

It's marvelous to have you back, you roosterish rapscallion. I'd wondered what happened to you.

[Despondent]

"Inside this blood are my midichlorians, tiny moleculer-sized things that give me superpowers... 

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Topic: The Passion of the Obi-Wan Kenobi, Obi-Wan's uncanny resemblance to Jesus



Ben Kenobi didn't have midichlorians.

[civilian_number_two]

i like the idea that they cant love, that they have to sacrifice everything for what they believe in, dedicate their whole lives to it. and i like the idea that Anakin wants no part of it, that hes gonna listen to his emotions and follow them. but i honestly cant think of any part of these films where you'd be able to describe the jedi as "stuffy old jerks".

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I don't like the fact that they can't love, but you figure there's no reason they shouldn't be allowed to have sex. Sex ok, love no. It's a totally fucking arbitrary rule, and frankly one you wouldn't be able to enforce or even track. It's like telling people it's ok to read books but not to watch tv.

It's also the rule of a certain ficticious regime in a book by George Orwell.

A very strange notion for a film that we're told again and again was made "for kids."




As for the Jedi council being stuffy jerks, I've only seen TPM, the one where they all hung out in an Ivory Tower and did literally nothing except deny people access to Training and instruction, so stuffy jerks, yeah.

[Chefelf]

I don't like the fact that they can't love, but you figure there's no reason they shouldn't be allowed to have sex.  Sex ok, love no.  It's a totally fucking arbitrary rule, and frankly one you wouldn't be able to enforce or even track.  It's like telling people it's ok to read books but not to watch tv.

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It's a really dumb rule, and not something I agree with. We always knew Darth Vader had kids. It Seems dumb to limit your Jedi from procreating since their powers are largely hereditary.

Also, they don't really mention anything about Jedi not being allowed to love until that stupid "Forbidden Love" trailer for Episode II. And it was all, "A Jedi cannot know love" and the I remember thinking, "Uh... they can't? Oh." The whole thing was just created to make Anakin and Padme's "romance" seem more forbidden and more like Anakin was doing something wrong. It was, of course, done terribly.

I don't like the whole, "Always two there are" thing and I don't like this whole business about Jedi not being able love. It's brought in too late to be considered valid and it just doesn't make any sense.

As for the Jedi council being stuffy jerks, I've only seen TPM, the one where they all hung out in an Ivory Tower and did literally nothing except deny people access to Training and instruction, so stuffy jerks, yeah.

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They pretty much did the same exact thing in Episode II until the last 15 minutes where they "kicked ass" and it was dumb. So yeah, stuffy jerks.

[jariten]

It's a totally fucking arbitrary rule, and frankly one you wouldn't be able to enforce or even track. It's like telling people it's ok to read books but not to watch tv.

well leaving your bizarre comparison aside, you make it sound like the jedi are forced into things against their will, that they need some strict enforcement and perhaps the odd cattle prod or two to keep them in line. in fact, they all know the sacrifices that must be made and they all accept and understand why and they all fight to enforce them. so its a willing sacrifice and i personally think a fairly noble and impressive one. and if they really dont like it, they seem to be free to leave, as in Dookus case.

i also thinks it makes anakins character a bit more appealing as hes kicking against it and following is heart and all that crap. but you know, wanting to keep things is bad- both anakin and luke loose their heads over it.