This is just so compelling, Josh! Thank you for sparking back in me the philosopher that I so much enjoy to tune into. I am right now having rewatches, just to properly savour it! Thanks again, Impressive work.
Josh drops (yet another) banger of a video. I loved your conclusion about the Jedi - it encapsulates their failure with Anakin so well. They prioritized conformance to whole over the needs of the individual, assuming that this was the selfless path. In reality, it only sealed their doom.
This has been my understanding of The Force for a long time. Not in these words, or with the same context/understanding of esoteric philosophy, but I saw that so many fans (and Disney) clearly didn't understand The Force. I even eventually reconciled the concept of balance as the Light Side being balance, balance between self and other, and that the Jedi Order of the Old Republic had fallen into excessive selflessness and service, and were as far from the Light Side as the Sith. Thank you for giving me more context though, especially the quote from "Ra."
I was thinking a similar thing. It's like being 95% service to others, 5% service to sell. They werent so much complainant arrogant, but more passive and ambivalent. Not great traits for Guardians of Peace. All that does is maintain status quo
I cannot describe how happy it makes me to see a real human being actually loving Star Wars and digging into it with a passion, when I can't even say I'm a Star Wars fan without people thinking less of me. Keep up the amazing work man!
Fantastic video, maybe the first to explain things in such a way that actually satisfies me! The video "How Does The Force Work?" by Empire Wreckers goes through the history of how the philosophy behind the Force was developed and gives good evidence that Lucas was inspired by the teachings of Carlos Castaneda. The Law of One seems very interesting, operating in a similar tradition, but I'd like to see what might come from examining Star Wars through the lens of the specific spiritual teacher George was actually reading!
This was the first video I have seen from you. I am absolutely delighted that seven minutes and forty five seconds could be filled with so much deep and well thought out philosophy. I don't believe in Yin and Yang so I can't say I'm light side or dark side. However, the way you completed the video and brought all that philosophy as well as religious beliefs into one coherent coda; That was impressive my friend. You have earned my subscription.
This is why people are sick of seeing Jedi. The force is so abused in it's usage nowadays. The prequels were cool with all the neat new Jedi and lore, but everyone always misses the true point of the force. It's not just a cool power you can use with your move-set, it's something much more.
I love this UA-cam channel, it isn't so hard on the sequels, but isn't neutral and it still reconized that the sequels are ABSOLUTELY POOPY! -Dumbledore said calmly
balance in the expanded universe is that the 2 sides of the overarching energy field are in perfect scale when darth tenebrous accidentally shifted the balance of the force and made the jedi aware of the siths existence (they had thought to be extinct since the battle of rusaan in 1000 BBY) So the force retaliated by creating a chosen one to destroy the baneite sith lineage because they were damaging the overarching energy field that is in all living things aka the force The sith can continue to exist because the baneite sith are gone. Palpatine's return is not explained in either the canon or legends continuity, although the legends one is justified because Dark Empire was made before the prequels were and the concept of the chosen one was created
From my point of view Palpatines survival was only possible because the Baneite Sith lineage has concentrated all of their Force and Will into the vessel known as Palpatine and this collective consciousness is for all intents and purposes the Sith'ari, the Star Wars equivalent of the demiurge. Unlike old canon it was able to usurp the order of the true force in most of Disneys projects. EU Palpatine has been explicitly shown to be distinct from the leftover consciousnesses of any ancient Sith while Disney media has never touched the subject at all. I also wouldn't use the Episode 9 novel as a true confirmation that Palpatine was a clone in that movie as periphery media of novels and comics is constantly being treated as less than dirt by movie and show writers and producers. This is why Star Wars technically still has a chance to be healed by the right plotlines and characters like Baylan Skoll. It would be a one of a kind piece of art for all Star Wars media as one to demonstrate the effects of a being like the demiurge on a continuous reality. But it depends on the execution. The extreme unwillingness of Filoni to make any point with the flashback episode in Ahsoka does not bode well and he is the only one I would have entrusted this idea with.
I was doing some thinking about the moral position of the Jedi a while ago, and my conclusion was their failure was a result of being divorced from the masses. There was no great outcry against their purging and acceptance of a conspiracy theory explaining said purge because they had very little impact on the majority of people. Similarly their monk like aestheticism creates a rift between them and normal people, they're not supposed to empathize with the feelings that drive average people and in an attempt to remain objective. That's being detached. Like what evidence do we really see of them helping people beyond political struggles? That certainly affects people, but it's not direct involvement. I think most notable scene where we see Jedi among crowds of people, it's Anakin and Obi-wan chasing a bounty hunter. No one knows that, they just know there's two guys fucking up their commute or night at the bar. From the perspective of military strategy and political theory, integration and work along side people ingratiates you to them. Having soldiers plow fields or sew plants with the peasantry is one of the key reasons the Chinese Revolution was able to survive for two decades and eventually succeed against the Japanese imperialists and the Guomindang. Similarly, the strategic hamlet program was used as a counter insurgency program in Vietnam which was designed to disrupt that strategy of integration to win over and receive aid from the people of Vietnam. Probably a stretch to say that factored into Lucas' writing, but he did have the Vietnam War in his mind when filming the original trilogy, so who knows.
@@onemoreminute0543 If I have a scale ⚖️ and on one side I put gold, and the other side I put human shit, I can find a balance between them. The scale responds to weight, not the quality of that being weighed.
This is just so compelling, Josh!
Thank you for sparking back in me the philosopher that I so much enjoy to tune into.
I am right now having rewatches, just to properly savour it!
Thanks again, Impressive work.
Joshy, I don't mean to be dramatic, but I love you 😘 you make the best Star Wars analyses on youtube
I love you too Jeremy
Josh drops (yet another) banger of a video.
I loved your conclusion about the Jedi - it encapsulates their failure with Anakin so well. They prioritized conformance to whole over the needs of the individual, assuming that this was the selfless path. In reality, it only sealed their doom.
Also the 49-51 is interesting from a Manichean and Gnostic perspective
Also now I need to read the Law Of One
Can't recommend it enough, there's simply nothing like it.
This has been my understanding of The Force for a long time. Not in these words, or with the same context/understanding of esoteric philosophy, but I saw that so many fans (and Disney) clearly didn't understand The Force. I even eventually reconciled the concept of balance as the Light Side being balance, balance between self and other, and that the Jedi Order of the Old Republic had fallen into excessive selflessness and service, and were as far from the Light Side as the Sith.
Thank you for giving me more context though, especially the quote from "Ra."
I was thinking a similar thing. It's like being 95% service to others, 5% service to sell. They werent so much complainant arrogant, but more passive and ambivalent. Not great traits for Guardians of Peace. All that does is maintain status quo
I cannot describe how happy it makes me to see a real human being actually loving Star Wars and digging into it with a passion, when I can't even say I'm a Star Wars fan without people thinking less of me. Keep up the amazing work man!
Best Star Wars content on youtube. You should talk about Dune.
Fantastic video, maybe the first to explain things in such a way that actually satisfies me! The video "How Does The Force Work?" by Empire Wreckers goes through the history of how the philosophy behind the Force was developed and gives good evidence that Lucas was inspired by the teachings of Carlos Castaneda. The Law of One seems very interesting, operating in a similar tradition, but I'd like to see what might come from examining Star Wars through the lens of the specific spiritual teacher George was actually reading!
Castaneda is fascinating. His shadow looms large over Star Wars. I would love if someone did a video on that. 🥸
Dudufilm did a video like that
0:41 JJ Abrams unironically thinks this in Behind the Scenes of TROS
perfect explanation
0:46 Was LITERALLY my exact thoughts after seeing the movie lol. Is it just meant to be a never ending, cynical cycle?
This was the first video I have seen from you. I am absolutely delighted that seven minutes and forty five seconds could be filled with so much deep and well thought out philosophy. I don't believe in Yin and Yang so I can't say I'm light side or dark side. However, the way you completed the video and brought all that philosophy as well as religious beliefs into one coherent coda; That was impressive my friend. You have earned my subscription.
Ballance....was just the jedi always trying to make themselves important. In times of peace and prosperity they had to create a problem to solve.
This is why people are sick of seeing Jedi. The force is so abused in it's usage nowadays. The prequels were cool with all the neat new Jedi and lore, but everyone always misses the true point of the force. It's not just a cool power you can use with your move-set, it's something much more.
I'm not so sure if I completely agree with all of this. But a cool take on the Force nonetheless.
I love this UA-cam channel, it isn't so hard on the sequels, but isn't neutral and it still reconized that the sequels are ABSOLUTELY POOPY! -Dumbledore said calmly
balance in the expanded universe is that the 2 sides of the overarching energy field are in perfect scale
when darth tenebrous accidentally shifted the balance of the force and made the jedi aware of the siths existence (they had thought to be extinct since the battle of rusaan in 1000 BBY)
So the force retaliated by creating a chosen one to destroy the baneite sith lineage because they were damaging the overarching energy field that is in all living things aka the force
The sith can continue to exist because the baneite sith are gone. Palpatine's return is not explained in either the canon or legends continuity, although the legends one is justified because Dark Empire was made before the prequels were and the concept of the chosen one was created
From my point of view Palpatines survival was only possible because the Baneite Sith lineage has concentrated all of their Force and Will into the vessel known as Palpatine and this collective consciousness is for all intents and purposes the Sith'ari, the Star Wars equivalent of the demiurge. Unlike old canon it was able to usurp the order of the true force in most of Disneys projects. EU Palpatine has been explicitly shown to be distinct from the leftover consciousnesses of any ancient Sith while Disney media has never touched the subject at all. I also wouldn't use the Episode 9 novel as a true confirmation that Palpatine was a clone in that movie as periphery media of novels and comics is constantly being treated as less than dirt by movie and show writers and producers. This is why Star Wars technically still has a chance to be healed by the right plotlines and characters like Baylan Skoll. It would be a one of a kind piece of art for all Star Wars media as one to demonstrate the effects of a being like the demiurge on a continuous reality. But it depends on the execution. The extreme unwillingness of Filoni to make any point with the flashback episode in Ahsoka does not bode well and he is the only one I would have entrusted this idea with.
I was doing some thinking about the moral position of the Jedi a while ago, and my conclusion was their failure was a result of being divorced from the masses. There was no great outcry against their purging and acceptance of a conspiracy theory explaining said purge because they had very little impact on the majority of people. Similarly their monk like aestheticism creates a rift between them and normal people, they're not supposed to empathize with the feelings that drive average people and in an attempt to remain objective. That's being detached.
Like what evidence do we really see of them helping people beyond political struggles? That certainly affects people, but it's not direct involvement. I think most notable scene where we see Jedi among crowds of people, it's Anakin and Obi-wan chasing a bounty hunter. No one knows that, they just know there's two guys fucking up their commute or night at the bar.
From the perspective of military strategy and political theory, integration and work along side people ingratiates you to them. Having soldiers plow fields or sew plants with the peasantry is one of the key reasons the Chinese Revolution was able to survive for two decades and eventually succeed against the Japanese imperialists and the Guomindang. Similarly, the strategic hamlet program was used as a counter insurgency program in Vietnam which was designed to disrupt that strategy of integration to win over and receive aid from the people of Vietnam.
Probably a stretch to say that factored into Lucas' writing, but he did have the Vietnam War in his mind when filming the original trilogy, so who knows.
Did the Jedi really need to be eradicated to restore balance? Couldn't they just reform? Anakin didn't need to be destroyed, he just needed to reform.
Answer no because the Sith are the ones who are the cause of unbalanced of the force.
Saying that balance requires both light and dark is like saying that world peace requires the existence of both peacemakers and warmongers lol
That assumes balance is analagous to peace. It isn't.
@@benjaminwoods81 It is.
@@onemoreminute0543 If I have a scale ⚖️ and on one side I put gold, and the other side I put human shit, I can find a balance between them. The scale responds to weight, not the quality of that being weighed.
@@benjaminwoods81 Out of curiosity, what do you presume balance to be then?
@@onemoreminute0543 Balance is balance. I don't project fantasies onto it. But I recognize it to play an important metaphorical role for people.
Well, Anakin did. Period.
Title was promising but then you had to include fanfic in the analysis
All those books and you still haven't learned to read
@@benjaminwoods81 😂
Where did he include fanfic into his analysis? He only talked about the films…
@@TheGeorgeD13 everything not written by George Lucas is fanfic by definition
@@GD_Truth_and_Beauty I guess... George still wrote and directed the worst Star Wars material regardless.