and the way it was portrayed, it never made sense. Just bad Lucas-esque crap that was mass-produced into the prequels.
As much as I love to suspend disbelief and discuss the rules of a fictional world, that whole "prophecy" junk was a bad idea that was poorly executed.
Movies/shows that have done excellent with prophecies:
DS9: Season 3, "Destiny": a prophecy of doom is triggered by certain events, only to lead to a good outcome which was not an obvious interpretation but still fit the meaning of the terms.
The Matrix, Reloaded/Revolutions: the Prophecy is a hopeful one but was crap, just another means of control, but Neo manages to fulfill it anyways by thinking outside the box.
Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Season 1 finale: they come across a prophecy, Buffy tries to stop and there is a reversal in which she learns she's actually causing it to come true, then she manages to find a loophole and lives.
The common theme in all these is that we actually know what the prophecy says and it can be interpreted in different ways. we get no such foreknowledge in the SW prequels. We don't know who gave it, why they gave it, or what it said. There doesn't even appear to be any sort of imbalance in the Force. All the Jedi and Sith are leaping around and force-pushing people and running super fast like there's absolutely nothing wrong with the Force power they're using... so why does it need balance?
I've been holding onto that for a long time. Felt good to let it go.
As much as I love to suspend disbelief and discuss the rules of a fictional world, that whole "prophecy" junk was a bad idea that was poorly executed.
Movies/shows that have done excellent with prophecies:
DS9: Season 3, "Destiny": a prophecy of doom is triggered by certain events, only to lead to a good outcome which was not an obvious interpretation but still fit the meaning of the terms.
The Matrix, Reloaded/Revolutions: the Prophecy is a hopeful one but was crap, just another means of control, but Neo manages to fulfill it anyways by thinking outside the box.
Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Season 1 finale: they come across a prophecy, Buffy tries to stop and there is a reversal in which she learns she's actually causing it to come true, then she manages to find a loophole and lives.
The common theme in all these is that we actually know what the prophecy says and it can be interpreted in different ways. we get no such foreknowledge in the SW prequels. We don't know who gave it, why they gave it, or what it said. There doesn't even appear to be any sort of imbalance in the Force. All the Jedi and Sith are leaping around and force-pushing people and running super fast like there's absolutely nothing wrong with the Force power they're using... so why does it need balance?
I've been holding onto that for a long time. Felt good to let it go.
This message last edited by badassashaman on 27/08/2010 at 04:14:56 PM
Why are the Sith always made to seem stronger than the Jedi?
11/08/2010 03:19:11 PM
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To make them a scary menace
11/08/2010 03:54:50 PM
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. *NM*
12/08/2010 10:58:16 AM
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Precisely.
12/08/2010 11:00:31 AM
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This. And "Star Wars" is not really trying to be anything more than a campy space opera. &
12/08/2010 06:51:48 PM
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Maybe it has to do with the rule of two?
11/08/2010 04:04:08 PM
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This, and there's no maybe about it.
11/08/2010 04:25:45 PM
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Mno
11/08/2010 04:52:27 PM
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I'm not talking about prophecies or theory so much as about the story.
11/08/2010 05:14:48 PM
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We don't even know what the prophecy was...
11/08/2010 06:22:15 PM
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Wrong as it sounds: Balance to the force actually means no dark side practitioners. *NM*
11/08/2010 07:27:18 PM
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Evil is what throws it out of balance. Why do people persist in thinking it is ever necessary? *NM*
16/08/2010 06:14:29 PM
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12/08/2010 01:13:20 AM
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It makes sense
12/08/2010 02:51:28 AM
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"One to embody power. The other to crave it."
12/08/2010 07:46:26 AM
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I think being confident in the Dark Side requires a certain selflessness
13/08/2010 03:44:11 AM
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Not they don't Edited
11/08/2010 04:21:01 PM
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Yeah. Compare the number of years Jedi had power vs. the Sith. *NM*
12/08/2010 07:52:44 AM
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Isn't there a 600-year Sith empire at some point in the books? *NM*
12/08/2010 10:09:49 AM
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Because, without it, there's no tension or danger of the Good Guys losing. Goes for all media. *NM*
11/08/2010 05:08:34 PM
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Fourth wall arguments are stupid.
11/08/2010 06:05:22 PM
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Sorry. Guess I should immerse myself in official SW novels before replying.
11/08/2010 10:42:05 PM
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Nonsense
11/08/2010 11:32:19 PM
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In that case, it's because Lucas is a shitty writer with a risible ethical system. *NM*
12/08/2010 07:47:26 AM
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I don't get your question/rant. Shouldn't you be happy the Sith are stronger? considering your name *NM*
11/08/2010 05:21:41 PM
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I have a feeling people have said this, but I'm too tired to look.
12/08/2010 03:23:23 AM
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They aren't. How many times have they actually done things?
12/08/2010 07:51:23 AM
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What exactly are you focusing on?
12/08/2010 11:01:58 AM
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It doesn't matter.
12/08/2010 08:18:19 PM
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Re: It doesn't matter.
13/08/2010 12:22:12 AM
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That's all true, but my point is simply that the Jedi are in charge more often than the Sith.
13/08/2010 01:12:38 AM
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Because they're more powerful
12/08/2010 10:59:45 AM
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Force lightning didn't age him.
12/08/2010 06:50:44 PM
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Re: Force lightning didn't age him.
12/08/2010 08:02:28 PM
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