QUOTE (sargon1955 @ Aug 7 2005, 04:22 PM)
There was no such prophecy in the OT, and there didn't need to be one in the PT. It was Lucas' attempt at introducing a mythic fantasy aspect. And why was it bad for there to be a hell of a lot more good guys than bad guys? Unless Lucas has the Sidius attitude that good and bad are "just a point of view"....
I think Lucas introduced the Prophecy to explained why things had happaned as completely as they had. One could ask "Why did the Force not protect the Jedi from the Emporer's rise?" and so on and so forth. Also, it introduces the Force as something that has a will. And Star Wars was always "mythic fantasy" archetype stuff, even if Lucas didn't intend it to be so fully that way.
As for the "more good guys" being bad, there is tons of speculation on that point already in this forum. The Jedi could be seen as stifling, and actually hindering the Force. Or losing themselves from the Force with all their occupation of the Republic and deciding who is called "Master" and whatnot. It's not that they are bad, but that they are symbolic of good intentions getting hindered by dogmatic rules that have nothing to do with the "Living Force". The Jedi, if left alone, could have let the Republic continue as it had unimpeded, which was probably a bad thing in the long run.
Just wanted to add this quote from Episode IV and the popular view of the Force within that galaxy "far, far away", which leads to the question, "Why would the Force allow the Emporer to gain power and allow the Jedi to be eradicated as thoroughly as they had?"
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HAN: Kid, I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other. I've
seen a lot of strange stuff, but I've never seen anything to make me
believe there's one all-powerful force controlling everything. There's
no mystical energy field that controls my destiny.
seen a lot of strange stuff, but I've never seen anything to make me
believe there's one all-powerful force controlling everything. There's
no mystical energy field that controls my destiny.
This post has been edited by yourUsername: 08 August 2005 - 12:27 AM