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Re: Yet another EP1 nitpick
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Wed, 26 May 1999 16:04:43 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Steve Bliss writes:
> On Tue, 25 May 1999 16:17:27 GMT, "Richard Hrynyszyn"
> <rhrynyszyn@NOSPAMmcdinvest.com> wrote:
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> > Ok, i found another tiny little nitpick with the movie. When Qui-Gon
> > first visits Watto to buy parts for the ship he tries the Jedi mind trick on
> > Watto, who laughs at his feeble attempt. Yet later on in the film Watto • rolls
> > his "chance cube" to decide which slave would be freed if Anakin won the
> > race. Did Watto so soon forget about Jedi powers? So after the race when
> > Watto says that Qui-Gon tricked him, he was right "from a certain point of
> > view" :-p - Rich
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> Better yet, who told everybody about the Jedi Mind Trick? And if it's so
> well known, why hasn't anyone figured out a defense against it? And if
> there's no defense against it, why aren't Jedi reviled everywhere?
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> Better yet, why are the good guys routinely using mind control?
I also thought about that. It seems to me that Jedi are very self
serving. They are definately not Paladins, with a strict code of morality or
chivalry. It seems that they work towards achieving 'good' but with a 'by any
means necessary' methodology. We all know OWK has no problems with bending
the truth a bit. And QGJ is supposed to be very Rougish, often going against
Jedi council doctrine. - Rich
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> It's also interesting to compare the skill levels of young Obi-Wan, Gui-Gon
> and old Obi-Wan.
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> Steve
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| (...) That's always irked me a bit. In the Star Wars RPG, you get nailed all the time for using the Force incorrectly (all sorts of opportunities for the Dark Side to tempt you and the like). Perhaps this is why people like Anakin and Luke can be (...) (25 years ago, 26-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) Better yet, who told everybody about the Jedi Mind Trick? And if it's so well known, why hasn't anyone figured out a defense against it? And if there's no defense against it, why aren't Jedi reviled everywhere? Better yet, why are the good (...) (25 years ago, 26-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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