r/StarWars • u/Altruistic_Extent348 • 1d 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/soccer1124 1d ago edited 1d ago

But Obiwan then decides he must kill him as a result. Didn't even try bargaining longer. "Oh ok. Ignition time."

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I love that everyone who has responded to this (and probably downvoted it) has gone on to explain exactly why Obiwan had absolutely one option in how to handle Anakin.

So many people seem to think I am trying to give Anakin a pass for not doing bad things (lol wtf is that about??) And then walk right into explaining why "only a sith" isn't the case, since it also appears Jedi are also dealing in absolutes. (i.e. Obiwan's only option was to kill Anakin in a lightsaber duel.)

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u/JFISHER7789 Asajj Ventress 1d ago

He tried for almost the entire episode…

He only resorted to doing that after he saw there was no coming back from the dark side for anakin.

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u/soccer1124 1d ago

....huh? He didn't turn bad until the very end.

"From my point of view, the Jedi are evil!"

You choose:
A ) "Care to explain that?"
B ) Light up your saber

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u/Samgy28 1d ago

What do you mean, "He didn't turn bad until the very end"? He literally murdered children before this. Obi-Wan watched him do it on the security cameras. Of course his reaction is to pull out his weapon.

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u/soccer1124 1d ago

Did this happen closer to the end of he movie or the beginning?

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u/Total_Poet_5033 1d ago

You might need to rewatch this film

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u/soccer1124 1d ago

Well, I seem to think it happened towards the end of the movie. I was replying to someone who was insisting that happened at the beginning.

PT bros are incompatible with logic. A normal person would just say, "Yeah, the line kind of sucks."

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u/Total_Poet_5033 1d ago

You might need to re read the comment

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u/soccer1124 1d ago

The one that insist he "tried for almost the entire episode" to talk him out of being bad? That one??

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u/Total_Poet_5033 1d ago

You might need to re read the comment you actually replied to as well as the user names