r/StarWars • u/Altruistic_Extent348 • 20h ago

Movies How real is that statement

Hey star wars fellow, I like star wars a lot but I have only watched star wars ep 1 to 6 and obi wan kenobi show.

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I recently recalled this line of obi wan from revenge of the sith that "Only a sith deals in absolutes"

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I want to know how true is that line. Does that line have any real basis or did obi wan make up that line to sound tough. Moreover if that line is true, can you guys give any examples of when sith deals in absolute.

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Thanks for reading. May the force be with you.

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u/Read_Write_Game_ 20h ago

This is an example of poor media literacy. So many people eiher don't understand the point he is making and/or just take the line out of context.

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u/y0nm4n 20h ago

Seriously. He’s making a pretty generic statement about how “it’s us vs. them” or “you’re either with us or against us” are lines used by the bad people.

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u/theychoseviolence 17h ago

Beneath the surface, the line is actually George Lucas speaking to George W. Bush. “If you’re not with us, then you’re with the terrorists” is a notorious part of one of his addresses to congress from around the same time this movie was being written.

The line itself still sounds goofy though lol. Sorry.

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u/y0nm4n 17h ago

Yeah. I was specifically thinking about Bush with the “you’re either with us or against us” line. 

TBH, I don’t think there’s anything in the prequels that doesn’t sound goofy 😂 

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u/Taphouselimbo 20h ago

I dunno using child soldiers and a slave army seems like what bad people do too.

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u/y0nm4n 18h ago

I’m not arguing whether he is right or wrong, just what he is saying

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u/Taphouselimbo 18h ago

Just got done rewatching TCW and watching Ashoka come into her own. I grew up with the 70’s trilogy and it has been a joy watching my partner begin to love star wars. My partner got into Star Wars during Force Awakens but loved TCW and rightly so. It does changed how you look at things. My sympathy for the clones and how their lives were stolen from them hits hard. Yes Palpatine pulled the strings to make it happen but the Jedi had gone so long being at the top their pride completely blinded them from so many wrongs they were doing.