Post by Noelemahc on Aug 18, 2014 1:44:14 GMT -5
- Watto won't take Qui-Gon's currency, and he's immune to the Jedi Mind Trick. So why doesn't Qui-Gon just find a money changer that he can use the mind trick and get his currency exchanged there, instead of hatching that whole elaborate scheme with Anakin and the pod racing?
- Or, if Qui-Gon is willing to lie and cheat (with the Force, no less) during that whole pod racing business, then why didn't he just steal the part? He hasn't shown himself to be above such actions.
- Or why doesn't he simply trade their ship for one that would have been less luxurious, but would have still gotten them to their destination?
It's supposed to have been explained away with Obi-Wan's "and we have nothing to barter with" line. B-sides, trading away a ship that has Force-knows-what sort of damage will not earn you a lot on Tatooine, neh? You'd be swindled and fed to Rancors toot sweet.
Also, because none of the above occurred to Lucas?
- Anakin and his mother are supposed to be slaves...yet from what I saw, their living conditions don't seem all that bad as far as life on Tatooine goes.
- Why would Anakin build a protocol droid for his mum? What possible use would a slave have for such a thing? Wouldn't it have made more sense to have a droid that he can help her with work and chores and all that?
- Why would Anakin build a protocol droid for his mum? What possible use would a slave have for such a thing? Wouldn't it have made more sense to have a droid that he can help her with work and chores and all that?
Slave or not, she may have been the one to keep Watto's books, for example? It's implied the shop isn't his only business, and they aren't his only slaves (it actually kind of makes it interesting to wonder about how he became as poor as he was in the AOTC, couldn't've been ALL down to the loss of Anakin's talent?).
- I can't remember the exact line, but after Darth Maul makes his first attack on the Jedi, either Qui-Gon or Obi-Wan says something like "I think it was a Sith." Wait, "it"? Sith are referred to it as "it" now? I realise the Jedi would have an extremely negative view of the Sith, but calling Maul an "it" like he's some sort of animal strikes me as very bizarre.
It's how the English language works. He was referring to the EVENT, not the person. B-sides, from what nothing he saw of Maul at that time, could he have accurately guessed his gender? Sith are weird creatures. Ventress is easily mistakable for male when she's wearing a robe, for example.
- Yoda says "Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering." I'm thinking "...and waking up leads to me getting out of bed, getting out of bed leads me to walking down the stairs, and walking down the stairs COULD lead to me falling and snapping my neck. OH MY GOD I SHOULD NEVER GET OUT OF BED EVER."
He's not saying it's wrong or bad to fear, but it should be kept in check. Just like stairs are.
There's more painful issues to be had with the Jedi Code than that =)