Comments on: I know we’re both lookin’ at his belt

By: Charlie

Charlie — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 11:32:00 +0000

Sifo-Dyas is apparently a character that Lucas never got around to explaining (no doubt because of all the “Look at what I can do with computers!” shots he had to cram in) – so sayeth Wikipedia, anyway.

I guess I never got the sense that the Force was supposed to be god. That seems to contradict Obi-Wan’s explanation in ANH – “god,” to me, implies some sort of supernatural energy with conscious purpose and the Force (“Will of the Force” comments notwithstanding, especially since all of the “Will of the Force” comments I can think of happen in the prequels) doesn’t seem to be alive unto itself, really. Really, it does seem to be sort of like magic – at least magic the way it’s portrayed in the Tolkein/D&D mythos: an ambient energy that some people can learn to harness to their needs.

However, you seem to be agreeing with me, overall, so I’ll stop refuting your points. “Plagueis” is indeed a name beyond idiocy – if I hadn’t read the novel I think I would have given Lucas credit for at least choosing a logical spelling.

By: John

John — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 04:05:00 +0000

Maybe it's not all blue. But fortunately, the "Sweet 'N Low" song lives on, as Thomas discovered tonight at Bennigan's.

Anyway, sorry for the incomprehensible non-sequitur, Charlie's other readers. I should probably also chime in on the whole Force/midichlorians thing, just to be topical. Like an ointment. Anyway, as Lucas has repeatedly stated, the Force is not magic; it's God. Maybe he hasn't said specifically, "It ain't magic." But he has said it's a stand-in for all religious notions. (Sorry, wiccans, but for the sake of argument I'm not including magic as a religious idea.)

My point being that it's even dumber to have midichlorians if the Force = God. That's why it always bugged me that Zahn invented Force-proof trees. Trees! That evolved a resistance to God! Huh?! That just seemed like a lazy way to keep Luke impotent while Zahn's forgettable stand-ins saved the day.

So midichlorians, which are apparently like mitochondria that commune with the almighty, trump any amount of wisdom or virtue you might possess. Either you got 'em, or you don't. I'd think Yoda would be very popular at the blood bank. To quote Syndrome, "Lame, lame, lame, lame, lame!"

And I hope that "Plagueis" is just a translation that does no justice to the word in LTAFFA-galaxy lingo. Because it makes my eyes hurt to read it. I keep wanting to say "Play-goo-ees."

Lastly, who the hell is Sifo Dyas?

By: Charlie

Charlie — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 04:20:00 +0000

You got from “settled back into our seats prepared to be blown away as the cool trapezoidal blue text crawl started” that I thought the whole thing was blue? Silly Mark…

Yeah, that’s my bad. Of course only the long ago, far far away bit was quietly read.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 17:28:00 +0000

Finally, I quote I recognize.

So many pictures in the sky!

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 15:12:00 +0000

Well ranted. Indeed. Too much to really take in right now and discuss in any sort of informative way, but lots to think about. I did want to point out that I believe the first sentence fragment in Star Wars is in blue and the trapezoidal text crawl is in yellow. Your post reads like the whole thing is blue.