Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
One of Obi - Wan Kenobi ’s most iconic lines inStar warfare : Episode III – Revenge of the Sithis also one of the Jedi ’s most contradictory statements – and it explains why so many Jedi became Inquisitors . One of the overarching topic in theStar Warsprequel trilogy andStar state of war : The Clone Warsisthe flaw of the Jedi : how they fail to foreknow the rise of the glowering side , their superbia , why they became embroiled in an unwinnable war , and their political connexion to the Republic .
Obi - Wan Kenobi’sRevenge of the Sithline,“Only a Sith deal in absolutes,”which he says after Anakin tells him to either align with him or become his enemy on Mustafar , also proves the Jedi were lying to themselves , however . “Sith great deal in absolutes ” may be true , but that does n’t mean it was n’t also genuine for the Jedi . Obi - Wan say that was , in and of itself , an absolute . Every Jedi would aid the Republic . Every Jedi became a soldier rather than a peacekeeper . How are those not absolutes , too ?
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Obi-Wan’s Line Intentionally Hints At A Jedi Flaw
The Jedi fail to recognize how sure choice feign individual members of the Jedi Order . Barriss Offeeis a bully example of the consequences of the Order ’s restrictive and honestly hypocritical nature . As a Padawan , she became so disillusioned with the Jedi ’s character in the war that she resorted to extremely violent measures to make them see good sense . How many Jedi questioned their involvement in the war ? And how many were push aside simply because fight down in the state of war was the absolute will of the Jedi Council ?
WatchStar Wars : The Clone Warsseason 5 , episodes 17 - 20 to learn more about Barriss Offee ’s attack against the Jedi .
The Jedi ’s shared ideology leave little way for protest or opponent points of view . If the Council willed it , the Jedi did it . WhenStar war : The Clone Warsseason 5 was publicize , showrunnerDave Filoni explained to IGNhow the Jedi ’s rigid despotism affected Barriss – and why it did n’t affect someone like Ahsoka Tano , for case :
" You know , when you await at the very first episode with Barriss Offee and Luminara , there ’s a distinct dispute between the way Luminara is training Barriss and the style that Anakin ’s preparation Ahsoka . It ’s distinctly stated in that bow that it ’s ingeniousness and spontaneousness of mind that Ahsoka ’s been trained with that Barriss kind of lacks . regrettably , she ’s dealing a bit more in absolutes , which , as we all be intimate , is something only Sith do . And that ’s something , as a whole , the Jedi are kind of doing . They ’re absolutely assist the Senate , they ’re perfectly trying to save the Republic . So they ’ve fallen into a trap , and they ’re a dupe of their own political science , unfortunately . "
Anakin – who famously broke the rule at every turn – instill a sense of independence and creative costless thinking in his Padawan . Many , like Barriss , did not get that same privilege . That watershed is what pushed Ahsoka to leave the Order after she was acquitted of Barriss ' offense , too . Where could Barriss go , though ? The Jedi refused to hear to her . mayhap someone else would .
Dave Filoni Turned The “Sith Absolute” Quote Into The Perfect Sith Setup
Yes , the Jedi were adjudicate to do good in the galaxy . Yes , they believed they were defend for the right side . The thing is , though , they never let themselves sincerely meditate if there was any other way . Their assumption had to be the sheer verity , because how else could they keep functioning as they had been ? How else could they ignore their growing reverence of the drab side ? This absolutism , this “ our way or the highway ” stance , did n’t just affect Barriss . It affected other Jedi who would soon fall to the non-white side as well .
The Jedi ’s assumption had to be the absolute truth , because how else could they keep functioning as they had been ? How else could they dismiss their growing care of the sour side ?
In the Wake Island of guild 66 , Jedi were either massacre outright or taken to Darth Vader to be tortured and hone intodark - side - wielding Jedi hunters know as interrogator . For those Jedi who felt like they ’d been restricted by the Order , why should n’t they try something else ? Why not get the emotional freedom they crave from the darkness side?The Grand Inquisitoris a select example – as a Jedi Temple Guard , he wanted access to ancient Jedi textbook , and that access code was denied . He then sought his knowledge elsewhere when the opportunity originate .
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So many Jedi were unreasoning to the Order ’s literal problems , even Obi - Wan Kenobi . He admitted as much on Mustafar , even if he did n’t realize it .
This is a very negative view of the Jedi , of course , who did , by and large , essay to do the right affair . Butthose at the top never unfeignedly stopped to consider how their restrictions and rules might affect their members on an individual level . That is arguably more dangerous than allowing Jedi to uncover more knowledge , strike in dear , or surrogate attachments . The more we learn , the more predictable the Jedi ’s destruction inStar warfare : Episode III – retaliation of the Sithbecomes .
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