On Wednesday Shane and I will be discussing Star Wars A Force Awakens giving our review and just general overall thoughts of the movie. So make sure you tune in and listen to Excuse the Aggravation. One thing that came out of our multitude of discussions got me thinking about the way that force is portrayed in the movies, and television shows.
While discussing which of all seven movies was our favorite of course both of us agreed that Empire Strikes back was far and away the best of the bunch and we both agreed that Revenge of the Sith was easily in second place. Shane brought up the fact that he had seen an episode of Myth Busters in which they disprove the higher ground theory from the end of that movie where Obi-Wan tells Anakin that he can't win because Obi-Wan had the higher ground. I have always believed that line was not so much a statement explaining the Jedi art of war but more a metaphor for one of the biggest underlying tones of the Star Wars universe.
I've always felt the force was just another term for religion and maybe because the tone was set early in the original movie with quotes like Han Solo : "hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a blaster at your side and Darth Vader : "I find your lack of faith disturbing" and then of course the most obvious line by General Motti who said " your sad devotion to that ancient religion". now obviously these examples are not as underlying as I originally alluded to especially since they come right out and say it. However it does set the tone for the remainder of the Star Wars Universe.
There is of course the constant fight involving good vs evil, and the light vs dark aspect that is portrayed in the dark side being the ultimate evil and Vaders redemption at the end of Return of the Jedi which allowed him to repent and join the good guys again. Starting in Empire and working it's was through the rest of the movies are Spirits who guide you in Obi-Wan appearing to Luke whenever he needed help, and of course the classic line that is said multiple times by different Jedi by saying trust in the force and let it guide you.
All of this leads me to my original thought that the line at the end of Sith is a metaphor that alludes to Obi-Wan essentially meaning that evil will never win because he has accepted the good and lets that lead him. The phrase higher ground I always felt was a reference to the fact that no matter what happens to Obi-Wan he wins because he has accepted to follow the light side. And in every religion across the world there is a variation of Heaven which is were the good go and a variation of Hell which is where the evil goes. the ultimate goal is to lead a pure and good life so you can reach Heaven and all the evil people will be tortured forever in the pits of Hell. That is exactly what I fell Obi-wan was not only referring to with that line but also when he told Darth Vader in a New Hope that "if you strike me down i will become more powerful then you can imagine." Obi-Wan in both instances was saying to Anakin that I will be heading to a better place so go ahead and end me because paradise awaits.
That's all I have for now so i think at this point I will bid you adieu until next time follow me on Twitter @reejecoap and make sure you chek out our Star Wars review which will air later this week and all of Shane and I's podcasts where we discuss pop culture in all it's glory at Excuse the Aggravation
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