The Sith and Jedi represent a great deal about the way good
and evil is defined. Both possess amazing gifts and skills, wielding immense
power and knowledge of how to use it. But it is the method in which they use it
that defines the way in which we view them. The Jedi maintain order and righteousness
throughout the galaxy, or as an old hermit across the dune sea put it ‘the guardians
of peace and justice’. Speaking of that particular hermit, every Jedi in the
original three films is deceptive of their true power based on their
physicality. Obi-Wan is an isolated old man who many dismiss as crazy or
demented, yet as we see he is proven to be the most useful person to ever have
if you get into a bar fight.
This is taken to new extremes in Empire Strikes Back as the
small and primitive creature, living in a small mud hut on a swamp planet is the
most powerful being in the galaxy. Even Luke, the naïve young farm boy descended
from humble mere origins is the most crucial figure of the war to decide the
fate of thousands. The Jedi exercise their power without menace or sadism,
their lives are devoted to maintain their order through acts that are
necessary, not easy or impressive. Many have drawn attention to how Lucas
strived to find the best possible puppeteers to give live to the character of
Yoda, because if that character was portrayed in any different way or made to
look malicious or noticeable compared to his apparent stature, then the entire
saga loses a lot of its grandeur and central themes.
As Yoda said to Luke after he remarked that he could not
believe that this relatively insignificant being has lifted his X-Wing out of
the marsh, ‘that is why you fail’. The Jedi do not exist to control the force,
nor do they seek to command it for their own personal gains. The belief behind
this act is that the will and strive to accomplish this combined with their
mastery of the power is what allows them to wield it. Going back to their physical
description, it proves that Jedi seek to live in harmony with what is around
them, opting to allow the galaxy to run its own course and only interfere when
necessary. One could attribute the Jedi’s downfall to a over involvement with
the tribulations of the galaxy during the clone wars.
The Sith on the other hand are always the more physically
impressive. Not only do they wield the same immense power, but they have to let
everyone know that they do and ensure that they have every opportunity to use
it just for the sake of it (hence their tendency to build Death Stars). The
Sith fell time and time again before the events of any of the Star wars films
due to their constant conflicts with each other, not team players in other
words.
If you are knowledgeable of Star Wars history then you’ll
know that the Sith resent the Jedi due to their banishment and defeat at the
hands of the Knights of the Republic. But their philosophies and ideologies are
clashing with the need to be in harmony with the galaxy, and the need to
control it.
So those are a few more ramblings on Star Wars, let me know
some of yours by leaving a comment below or if you think it’s pretentious and
ridiculous then let me know that as well. Any particular aspects of Star wars
that you want me to look at then once again let me know. Find me on Twitter with
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