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I don't know anything about Star Wars, but Jedis are cool.
Oh I don't give a shit about the orders.
I just want a laser sword and magic powers and to go on heroic adventures.
This.
Also, I want to be like Obi-Wan when I'm an old man.
Lasers and magic and heroic adventures are all pretty bossin.
"I was a middle-ground Jedi before it was cool. Also, GET OFF MY LAWN."
@Legionnaire Is your choice of avatar trying to tell me something?
Jedis are pathetic without the force (except Mary Sue Katan)
That's kind of like saying Wizards are pathetic without spells, isn't it?
Depends on whether wizards can be stripped of their magic
By the same token, it would depend on whether the Force can be stripped away. Having the Force be some kind of exterior, measurable power seems counter to the themes of Star Wars to me, and reeks of EU shenanigans. Because the ultimate role of the Force, originally, was not meant to express raw power, but to express internal empowerment through understanding.
Yeah, saying the Jedi are pathetic without the force, is kind of like saying humans are pathetic without existence.
and if someone brings up the Uzhan Vong I will shank them.
Not really, its an interesting point about dependency of the force
Not really. Jedi don't have mana or something like that, their powers come from a natural understanding of the universe around them. It's not like a mutant power that you can just put a collar on and turn off.
The point is that, in Star Wars, all living beings have a dependency on the Force. It's just that the Jedi have a gift with it, and understanding that allows them to manipulate it. The Force isn't some kind of discriminate, mindful being that only works for Jedi; it merely exists, and all manner of "mundane" circumstance could be attributed to it.
+1 for the Thrawn trilogy adaptation.
Jedi are nothing without the force is true in the same sense that say... Green Lanterns are nothing without power rings, or Koji Kabuto is nothing without Mazinger Z, no?
I'm surprised rumors about the possible cast and crew haven't been very common, but there's one about Matthew Vaughn being the director.
KotOR 2 you guys. KotOR 2.
Particularly with the restored ending, but even without it, KotOR 2.
^^ See, something like that would be cool for a parody, but...it doesn't make me too hopeful for the real thing.
Would anyone prefer to see Star Wars movies from the Old Republic Era?
We have ;P
Good ones might be interesting.
That's one option, but I'm afraid of it being the same old. The Star Wars EU suffers from a common cyclical effect that often arises from creative content based on existing content; rather than give the audience something new, they often repeat the well-established patterns with new names attached and a host of superficial differences. The Old Republic era is a fantastic example, because despite being set thousands of years before the original films, we're still dealing with the good republic against the evil empire.
What I'd like to see is a "current era" Star Wars film, including all the grime and spit and gum that made the aesthetic of the original films so endearing, essentially made as an adaptation of Seven Samurai. Not all the "samurai" have to be Jedi, either; I think it'd be enough to have one Jedi and another Force-sensitive character to bounce off one-another, with the other "samurai" being other forms of combat professionals. Perhaps an ex-Stormtrooper, a Rebel veteran, and a smuggler. Seven "samurai" is probably too many, with five distinct characters being plenty.
It could happen during the reformation proper of the Republic, before their military and police forces have had enough time to properly extend their control over former Empire territories, leaving them vulnerable and without aid. But it might just be enough time for Luke Skywalker to take on a few students and have one on long-distance missions, with the instruction to report back rather than get involved themselves -- which, of course, can go horribly wrong, trapping the student Jedi in the same situation as the vulnerable colony/space station/whatever.
Michael Arndt(Toy Story 3, Little Miss Sunshine) is set to write the screenplay Episode VII. So, at least they got a good screenwriter.