Thanks to Lucas, the Jedi were presented as anything but one-dimensional.
They weren't one-dimensional? What version of the movie did you watch then?
*Ducks to avoid a force-projected blast of FAN RAGE.*
I do not believe that Qui-Gon had never ignored the Unifying Force
I think perhaps you mean "ever" rather than "never". If what you don't believe is "Qui-Gon never ignored the Unifying Force" that would mean you accept that Qui-Gon must have ignored the Unifying Force at some point. That's the problem with double negatives...
The problem with the Jedi was that they were either too stupid or too blind to consider that when it comes to forming or letting go of attachments, it all depended upon the moment. Instead, they adhered to a more narrow view on the subject. They believed that all attachments had a negative effect upon an individual and to become a Jedi disciple, one must let go of all attachments.
But surely the message in Episode III is that the Jedi Council are right on this one? They say that emotional attachments will lead to the dark side - and they do!
Let's also not forget that the Jedi code is based somewhat on Buddhist views on attachment. Within such a view emotional attachment leads to suffering and block the way to enlightenment. Of course, as Anakin says, Jedis are encouraged to love. Like with Buddhists a major part of the Jedi code is compassion and it would seem to make more sense to say that what we see from Luke in ROTJ was an act of selfless compassion, not attachment.
The problem I found was that Anakin's change to the dark side seems entirely unnatural. I actually prefer the Clone Wars cartoons (from the awesome Genndy Tartatovsky, who is working on a sequel to "The Dark Crystal") to the Lucas directed movies. Lucas could have done with a different person directing and he actually approached people, but they refused to do it because if people didn't like them, these directors would have received all the blame.
They weren't one-dimensional? What version of the movie did you watch then?
*Ducks to avoid a force-projected blast of FAN RAGE.*
I do not believe that Qui-Gon had never ignored the Unifying Force
I think perhaps you mean "ever" rather than "never". If what you don't believe is "Qui-Gon never ignored the Unifying Force" that would mean you accept that Qui-Gon must have ignored the Unifying Force at some point. That's the problem with double negatives...
The problem with the Jedi was that they were either too stupid or too blind to consider that when it comes to forming or letting go of attachments, it all depended upon the moment. Instead, they adhered to a more narrow view on the subject. They believed that all attachments had a negative effect upon an individual and to become a Jedi disciple, one must let go of all attachments.
But surely the message in Episode III is that the Jedi Council are right on this one? They say that emotional attachments will lead to the dark side - and they do!
Let's also not forget that the Jedi code is based somewhat on Buddhist views on attachment. Within such a view emotional attachment leads to suffering and block the way to enlightenment. Of course, as Anakin says, Jedis are encouraged to love. Like with Buddhists a major part of the Jedi code is compassion and it would seem to make more sense to say that what we see from Luke in ROTJ was an act of selfless compassion, not attachment.
The problem I found was that Anakin's change to the dark side seems entirely unnatural. I actually prefer the Clone Wars cartoons (from the awesome Genndy Tartatovsky, who is working on a sequel to "The Dark Crystal") to the Lucas directed movies. Lucas could have done with a different person directing and he actually approached people, but they refused to do it because if people didn't like them, these directors would have received all the blame.
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