I believe that the greater arc of Star Wars is about the Jedi learning to accept love; that is what doomed Anakin, and that is what saved Vader. What do you think?
This is my problem with the Disney trilogy. Not anything IN the movies, but the complete lack of any depth whatsoever and the destruction of the overarching narrative of everything that came before...
I’m sorry, but making poor or even bad decisions and mistakes doesn’t attribute to NOT being wise because we all make mistakes. It’s part of what it means to be human..... however when it comes to aliens and those who are not Human- like Yoda, how were mistakes viewed? With that, what was fatal came about because there wasn’t enough change and growth and stagnation occurred to the point where the majority of the Jedi were eliminated.
Yeah whenever someone wants to talk about the "genius" Palpatine was, all I can think of is him managing to electrecute himself in literally every movie he fights in. Honestly he should perhaps stop using force lightning
Is dooku really the only boi to ask “why is the most powerful Jedi not even able to form a sentence. And also uses a cane but becomes a green beyblade when he fights?”
Yoda's inability to form a "correct" sentence has been explained. The guy's over 900yrs old, the grammar he was taught at a young age was different to the modern one and he figured everyone understood him regardless so he could focus on being a jedi rather than learning the language all over. Try reading an English book written in the 1500's, you'll see both spelling, grammar and even entire words are different than what we use now.
@@rehuyb5160 That actually explains a lot. As for him turning into a beyblade when he fights, despite needing a cane, it's something along these lines: Yoda doesn't NEED the cane, per se, as he can simply use the force to strengthen his body to the point where he can walk and jump again. But to do so outside of times of great need, like the middle of a battle, would be extravagant and showy, qualities in conflict with the idea of harmonizing with the force, and more in line with the idea of dominating the force, which itself is in line with the dark side.
I suggest Yoda speak is more akin to some of the non English languages that put subjects before statement. Spoken in English it would sound odd. As to his cane. I personally know that you can move with speed and power for a short needed time and use a cane the rest of the time. As you pay for the use of speed and power afterwards. Because it hurts more if you don't use the cane. Remember it was after moving the fighter he became truly ill and died? He over reached himself showing Luke it could be done.
Yoda and Obi wan almost prevented the prophecy of the Chosen One being fulfilled. By trying to indoctrinate Luke with the Jedi dogma of non- attachment, they could have prevented Luke from trying to bring his father back to the Light. Luckily Luke ignored them and went his own way.
Which movies did you watch? Without Obi-Wan Kenobi Luke would have died a dozen times over. I think that would have hampered his story arc. Not to mention without Obi-Wan Luke would have stayed in the desert roasting marshmallows over the corpses of his aunt and uncle.
The Jedi were blind, the republic was corrupt, Yoda was weak. The Empire was the cure. But then they lost due to Palpatine being stupid and the Republic returned and the cycle of stupidity and corruption returned with it.
The Force guides everyone... its like a Final Destination for the Sith to die by the enlightend jedi, which are damned to create new Dark Force users. Endless cycle by the force for no reason.
@@rinnekojin2813 Yep Totally agree, But also if you notice that when Palpatine would suggest anything in Yodas presence Yoda would always turn his head looking at him in a way that he knew something was up but couldn't quite put his finger on it.
Obi Wan said of Anakin: “He is loyal to people, not principles.” It is the Skywalkers’ ability to love that ultimately brings balance back to the Force- in a roundabout way of course.
He was over 900 tears old !! He was senile as hell. It's time to quit picking on the poor old guy. If anything, it was the Jedi's fault for not forcing him into retirement.
@@skyguy871 No he didn't. Mace once suggested that the Jedi should go their own way, and not be such blind , obedient servants of the Senate. Yoda quickly shut down that line of thinking, by saying ,"The Jedi serve the Senate. Always." It was because of Yoda that the Jedi were bound to follow a corrupt Senate. Which, in turn, made others lose faith in the Jedi. They stopped being servants of the Light. Mace made more than one suggestion, which was quickly shut down by Yoda. He also disliked the way Senator Palpatine constantly roamed around the Temple, and "meddled in Jedi affairs". Needless to say, Yoda shut him up once again. I really don't get where you all got the idea that Mace led the Jedi. He was Yoda's 2nd in command. Yoda's word was FINAL. Just face it, the little guy loved his position . As Grandmaster of the Jedi, he held a lot of sway over the Senate. So it benefited HIM to play by it's rules. And everyone looking up to "wise old Master Yoda", led to a very swollen head. We've already seen(Or at least I have) more than ONE video , that puts the blame squarely on Yoda's shoulders. Even when he SAW the Clones turning against the Jedi, in a vision, he did NOT inform Mace (or ANY of the other Jedi) about his discovery. Yoda knew it was due to his hubris that the Jedi were doomed to fail.
All you've proven is that Yoda was flawed, and learned from his mistakes too late. You've not shown at all that he was an idiot. His intelligence and wisdom cannot be denied, even though he was blind to his greatest mistakes for a long time. This also shows that the way he was portrayed in the Last Jedi was perhaps even more out of character than Luke.
@khodexus NO PROF AT ALL!? Yoda is Idiot but you khodexus are an even greater Idiot. Yoda willinglie coruptet the entire Order to his very downfall! But thinks he has the right to Corecet oders! Ashoka is a Grad exampel, she is traind byAnakin and is a far better Force user then Yoda ever was! Vader is better in rasing Yedi then Council ever was!
Even with Yoda's undeniable charme and charisma, at his core he was just an old man in a role of leadership, completely opposed to any change no matter how necessary it would be. And rather than dealing with the roots of upcoming problems, he had the Jedi order just rip out what was visible at the surface and then pretend like this issue is solved forever and can't fester grow to untreatable levels. A Jedi like Dooku or Qui-Gon could have steered the Jedi through their most trying times
I think the problem with Yoda was in line with the inherit weakness of the Jedi Order as a whole. They were so set in their ways that they were blind to the threat that was in front of them. We saw this with the Jedi Council of the Old Republic with not only the Mandalorian Wars but with Revan as well. Though in Yoda's defense, this blindness to what was going on was intentional as Palpatine orchestrated this. Though Yoda was partially to blame as well due to him being so set in his ways.
To be fair, they were right to act with caution, though I don't agree with them standing aside while entire planets were annihilated . They knew someone was pulling the strings. Yoda, on the other hand, was the obstacle that had to be removed for the Jedi to learn/evolve. Imagine what would have happened if Mace was the grandmaster and he allowed Qui-Gon to remain on the Council. He may have even listened to Doku's warnings. He was a bit more cautious than Yoda, and believed the Jedi shouldn't be puppets of the Senate.
It's amazing how subtle the fear OF fear can be... and how often that rejection of a key emotion leads to folly. Yoda was right not to let fear rule him, but by rejecting it outright he became blind to how it was influencing him until it was already too late.
Thank you! As much as I love Yoda everything that transpires through the movies is his fault. He is either directly or indirectly, depending on how you look at it, responsible for the downfall of the order and rise of the Sith. All he had to do was trained the chosen one himself or listen to Qui-Gon, Dooku, and Sifo-Dyas! They were right!!
@tanio12 you're talking about the decision of a young man who had a lifetime of mistreatment by those who took him in and were supposed to protect him. He didn't side with Palpatine overnight, he was driven to the dark side.
So why was it Windu's place to explain anything? He followed+ obeyed Yoda. Yoda should have taught Anakin. Yoda was the grandmaster of the Order and his word was law. And he wasn't even Anakin's master. Why not blame Obi-Wan?
One could argue that Mace was following Yoda's orders. He did give up the title of Grandmaster to Yoda after all. He didn't feel worthy of being above him.
@@dustinmaxwell259 because Obi-Wan was not in the position to train anyone, much less the chosen one. I agree that Yoda should have trained him but Mace is also to blame. "I was just following orders" is never a good excuse...
I am a firm believer that yoda is one of the big reasons as to why the council fell. A person who chooses to be detached should have never been given a seat in power and influence. His actions were a major weakness in the stability of the Republic. There were many other things that made the jedi council weak, but yoda had a large role in this.
Also, in episode 4 it is Luke's attachment to his adoptive parents that ultimately motivates him to break his complacency and take the risk of embarking on a mission that ultimately defeats the emperor. It is Yoda's willingness to train Luke that show's his acknowledgement of his failure to understand that attachment is a necessary burden of any effective Jedi or person of good conscience.
i think luke said it best, confronting fear is the destiny of a jedi. we do this everyday of our lives in reality otherwise,we could just be cowards and morons like those who are supposed to be our world leaders and the ones who would rather bury their heads in the sand rather than fight for what is right and stand up for those who deserve justice. we must continue to be the light as the world continues to be shrouded in darkness.
I love the explanation and I agree. The Jedi are supposed to be upholders of the light side of the force but are more neutral, hardly the opposite of the Sith.
I do agree that detachment lead to the fall of the Jedi. I also understand why Yoda had to emotionally detach himself, especially all those centuries of problems that he must have gone through.
Qui-Gon Jinn was the Wisest Jedi during the Galactic Republic, if he was still alive Anakin would have never gone to the Dark side. Palpatine knew how much of a threat Qui-Gon Jinn would be if not dealt with, Which is why he sent Darth Maul to Naboo to kill Qui-Gon. Qui-Gon wasn’t blind like the Jedi Council, which is why he also turn down a position on the Council seat.
Here as in many places people forget to take into account the deeper history. Yoda is 900 years old when he teaches Luke. This means that Yoda was initiated into a Jedi Order that was 200 years from the tragedy of Ruusan Campaign and the destruction of thousands of Jedi and many more Republic troops. The effects of the Ruusan Reformation upon the Republic and the Jedi Order were many and varied. For the Jedi the actions of Lord Hoth and his followers were ones based upon emotion. Just as the actions of Revan and his followers during the Mandalorian Wars. The history of the order showed that allowing for emotion led many Jedi down a path of Darkness. (Ulric, Freedo, Exar Kun, Pall) Yoda being the oldest living Jedi would have the knowledge of these actions and what they did to the order. Combine that to what the Sith did to the Jedi during the Ruusan campaign and fear of what they were capable of would be on the mind of anyone familiar with it. Yoda like anyone is flawed and we see his flaws through the Prequels. We see his hubris on full display but we also see the fear affected him over the course of his life. The Darkside clouded the judgement of the Jedi and their ability to see the force because the leader of the Order for hundreds of years suppressed teaching about the power of the darkside, the effect of emotion, and how to control and balance it. Few Jedi saw the truth and found the balance on their own like Qui-Gon and Obi-Won. Hubris lead to their fall as much as anything, but at the end of the day it is also a story and the Prequels had to establish the story as already laid out in Episodes 4, 5, 6. May everyone have a pleasant day and may the Force be with you. ;)
I like to think that what Yoda said about facing Vader was simply said so that events would play out the way they did since Yoda could sometimes see events were yet to come especially near the end of his life.
That is one of the many reasons I love the Legends novels, Luke takes the things he learns from Yoda, and weighs them against what he has observed. I do believe Yoda had a large hand in Anakin falling to the darkside, as well as Dooku falling as well. If Yoda had been more open to the older teachings, he would not have given Palatine an opportunity to bring about a sith empire.
This is why imho the only way Anakin would NOT have turned to the dark side would have been by unburdening himself about he and Padme and her pregnancy, to Obi Wan and then in turn to Yoda and finally to Mace and the council - and the Jedi ACCEPTING and even embracing this union by also promising to train Anakin's children as Jedi when the time came. They could have even used Anakin and Padme's marriage in a public relations sense by announcing it during the Clone War. The hero of the Republic and a well known Senator, former queen of Naboo and a war hero herself, had fallen in love and gotten married - and the Jedi are cool with it?!?! After the initial shock, the people of the Republic would have eaten up and it would have strengthened their morale - as well as humanizing the Jedi in the eyes of the average citizen. Those who once saw them as dangerous sorcerers would see them as regular beings, flawed and fallible. My idea would also alleviate Anakin's guilt toward having to constantly lie to Obi Wan and the Jedi. And his resentment towards all the secrecy and the lie of a life that he and Padme were forced to live. To put it simply, it would turn Anakin into a happy man who literally has everything that he's ever wanted. There's no way in hell that THAT Anakin turns to the dark side - and of course Padme wouldn't have been in any danger of dying since Anakin would never have caused her death in ROTS by turning to the dark side. He would also now be able to reach his full potential. THAT Anakin fights alongside Mace Windu against Sidious, no question. But, Yoda, Mace, and the rest of the council were too rigid, too stuck in their ways and arrogant for that. Neither would Palpatine on a political level, nor would Darth Sidious allow that to happen on a strategic level. He would almost certainly have had Padme killed, which would push Anakin toward the dark so either way....
Yoda was not an idiot, he was cunning and intelligent. His actions were always calculated to do what he thought was best for the Jedi order. No, what Yoda was is far worse. Yoda was a hypocrite. All his life he taught against fear while being completely crippled by it. He afraid of the Sith. He was afraid of the Senate. He was afraid of the Chosen One. And, saddest of all, he was afraid of the power of emotions, leading to an Order full of impotent, blind beings unequipped to deal with something as basic as loss. I would #AskBigZ this: do you think, as I do, that if Yoda and the Jedi had just been able to help Anakin work through the loss of his mother and/or been supportive of his love that he would never have fallen to the dark side and, instead become a great force of good?
You are the most astute observer of the lore I have seen thus far. I ran off into the eu when I got sick of the good vs evil dichotomy bs, and discovered the gray Jedi concept. And lost all faith in any polarized force concept(high republuc jedi vs sith) as a solution because neither acknowledges the other or their true purpose, engines of balance for the living force, the goals of either to eliminate the other were folly, the light cannot exist without the dark. And you are the only TH-camr in dozens I've watched so far to get, and broached that point, it's never about unceasing good or evil, but balance.
It's hard to say what is the correct outlook. If Anakin was aloud to be attached he would have still been easy to control with his loved ones. This would probably be the same for the rest of the order. Distrust would probably spread across the republic. I do think love and compassion were the reason luke was so effective. Soo what is the right choice.
Yes but if anakin was allowed to love and have a family he would’ve been allowed to go save his mother which would mean he wouldn’t take his first steps towards the dark side. Also once he had the visions of padme he would’ve gone to obi wan for help and told yoda in more direct way. Instead he went to the only person he trusted, palpatine and he was able to use this to his advantage. If anakin didn’t feel so ashamed for having a family and went to yoda for help he could have been allowed in the restricted section. Maybe he still can’t save padme but he wouldn’t blame the Jedi and he wouldn’t go to palpatine which stops his fall to the dark side.
reminds me of family guy star wars spoof luke: im ready to fight vader yoda: fight vader ? hes is much stronger then you and will die luke: ok then you go fight him yoda: nah your ready
I've been saying this for years now, the Jedi during the Clone Wars era was led by one thing and one thing only......Fear. Fear is the foundation for how their entire organization and structure works. Everything from taking their trainees in as toddlers to forbidding attachments and emotions such as love is all because they are allowing fear to rule them. They're so afraid of the dark side that they were trying to stamp out any possibility of anyone turning to it, but of course, it was that desperate attempt to do this that often led to students and even knights and masters turning to the dark side anyway. Dooku, Xanatos, Pong Krell, Bariss Offee, and eventually Anakin Skywalker, all victims of this backwards system Yoda had going on because he was afraid of what MIGHT happen instead of dealing with each individual case accordingly as it comes.
Yoda's detachment problem comes from his childhood growing up in a race of warriors. A warrior is only a perfect warrior when he or she can be 100% dedicated to the mission and the order.
Luke was a different person all together as far as his attachments to others. He was roughly 17-19 years old when he met Obi Wan and began is journey as a Jedi. He had friends and family that he cared very much about and would do just about anything for. So IMO it was inevitable for him to reject this part of Master Yoda's teachings and find his own path. So with that, do you think that some of the most powerful and emphatic Jedi have been those that allowed themselves to feel and have attachment? For example Revan and Luke. #AskBigZ
I've seen quite a few videos recently about how flawed and complacent the Jedi council were and if rather than being sceptical of the chosen one prophecy embraced it things could have gone differently. This video just reinforces why the council were so unwilling to train Aniken which then led to the downfall of the order. I do enjoy these insightful Star Wars videos, great job.
Dooku should have been a much more fleshed out character. I hope we get a movie or show about him one day. Maybe then he could be a much more respected and beloved character by the fans.
This is all your fault, Kenobi. If you'd just used force speed during the duel of the fates, Qui-Gon would still be around. And you know who would have been a better mentor to Anakin? That's right, anyone but you. Sorry, that's not fair... the "wise" masters on the council should have seen how inexperienced you were and taken it upon themselves to train the most powerful padawan they'd ever seen, rather than handing him off to someone the same day they cut his braid. That's on them, not you.
I completely agree. Too often, the Jedi grow so terrified of the Dark Side, they become a metal plate so corroded you can punch through it. Yoda may have been wise and powerful at some point, but he let his fear of the dark side blind him.
Palpatine's speech to Anakin about how the Jedi and the Sith are basically the same is also relevant. Yoda supported detachment for the sake of objectivity, but ironically he was attached to this need for objectivity. Sidious supported detachment for the sake of power, but he was attached to power. The latter never put it into words, but it is clear from his behavior. He replaces apprentices at the first opportunity, he cares little for the lives of others, and he killed his own master in the Sith tradition. Their respective attachments ultimately lead to their downfall.
I remember when Star Wars was in the theaters. Like everyone else I loved Yoda and Luke. Today as a grandfather I see a lot of things differently. I still love Yoda and admire Luke, but I've realized that Qui-Gon Jinn is my favorite character. They need to make movies about him and his life. Though I can't imagine anyone else playing Qui-Gon but Liam Neeson.
I think that Yoda was only afraid of attachments because he had lost so many people that he had cared about throughout his long life. For him having no attachments was necessary because of his long life, I think that what was good for him doomed everyone else from the start. He and the other masters should have at least started training the young ones to learn how to control their emotions and their pain and let whomever took them on as their padawan. I can understand why Yoda chose not to have any attachments but I think that because he taught others not to have any attachments he ultimately doomed the Jedi Order because of Anakin Skywalker. Had Anakin been taught the it is ok to be in love and have attachments he could have gotten advice from some of the more experienced Jedi in the Order and been less likely to turn to the dark side in an attempt to "save" Padame.
Your point concerning attachment is very interesting. In a limited sense concerning attachment, I see the same feelings in the character Vandal Savage. He's lived for so long that his ideas revolve around "his" vision of what is best for humanity. He aligns himself with only those things which allow his ideas to come into being. All his other actions make him a nut case.
I completely agree with this analysis. Anakin's greatest tragedy was not only the loss of Qui-Gon, but the oppressive teachings of Yoda, who understood nothing of human nature and the value of compassion. His first words in the first ever interview of Anakin (who was a young child) before the Jedi Council: "I sense much fear in you." (Thank you, Captain Obvious! I wanted to shout.) A horrible and tone deaf thing to say to a child who has lost home and family, and needed compassion, not judgment. Because of this willful blindness, he f**cked up twice - both with Dooku and Anakin, giving each of them a reason to join the Dark Side and become Palpatine's apprentices one after the other. He caused the very thing he feared the most. They should have relegated him to the Jedi library and not made him a leader in the Council. Epic stupidity.
Much DAP for looking beyond and through the mist of Fandom with an on the nose Character Anslysis of the Most beloved Yoda. Truth be told, I’ve never liked many of Yoda’s tidbits of “wisdom”. Most of are philosophically bassackwards or are devoid of True wisdom. Not all of them mind you, but enough to make want to say, WTF⁉️⁉️. Very, VERY well done, and given the state of the Fandom, very, very courageous to point out out very real flaws in a beloved character‼️‼️ “ Do or do not. There is no try.” WTF⁉️ He saying you have to have perfection in something before you’ve even done it once. What he fails to grasp is that learn more about a task and ourselves in our failures. But to learn, to master anything, you must try it many times, and fall down. We can honestly judge our character, our ethics, integrity, that which we value by how we respond to our are failures. In fact the failures make those who pick themselves up, dust themselves up, and try again, with the knowledge gained from our last failure, to get better and stronger. When we have mastered it, both our bodies. and minds are infinitely stronger‼️‼️ Yoda even ADMITS THIS when he tells Luke, “The greatest teacher, failure is”. No paradoxical, sanctimonious advice please‼️‼️ Solid work, and on point‼️‼️‼️✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼💯💯💯🥃🥃🥃 “You must unlearn what you have learned”. WTF We are a sum of our experiences. Those experiences define who we are, make, barring any abuse, wiser and stronger. That akin to telling someone, cut you hand off and you will be so much better at soccer. Psychology, ignoring what has formed us to date leads to a wide range of mental illness. You can not deny who you are, but can incorporated into the new things you are learning. In the end, this strategy will make you stronger and more powerful than someone who has tried to bury their past‼️‼️‼️
Yoda never said Luke was supposed to kill Vader, he said "You must confront Vader. Then - only then - a Jedi will you be. And confront him you will. Seen it I have." He never said anything about killing. It's Obi-Wan who seems to be full on Vader delenda est. At that point, Luke is afraid to face Vader again. Yoda, having learned his lessons the hard way, realizes that Luke needs to form an attachment to his father, to become the Jedi that Yoda wishes he'd trained all those past Jedi to be. Hence the insistence that Luke confront Vader. What Yoda laments is that Luke rushed off to face Vader before he'd completed his training, and was not ready for the burden of knowing who Vader really was. I believe Yoda intended to tell Luke the truth when he'd completed his training based on what he says in that scene.
The Jedi and Sith are like the Democrats and Republicans..They love the sound of their own voices which in turn leads to chaos and their well deserved falls
I agree. Republicans are mostly old, corrupt, spineless cowards who have long since ceased to be of any use to anyone. Much like the Jedi. The Democrats started out with good intentions, wanting to help people in need, and have become ruled by their emotions to the point that most of them now are complete hypocritical psychopaths who have left even their own constituents far behind, and now see anyone Right of Carl Marx as the enemy who must be destroyed... Much like Dooku or Ventris. Also, like the Jedi and Sith, equating the two as no different is a false equivalence. Both sides are bad, but only one is calling for the destruction of everything they don't like and the silencing of all those they disagree with... And of course there is "He that shall not be named" the orange Emperor, playing both sides like a fiddle...
@@davidtucker9498 Thx for bringing politics into star wars. and calling donald trump, who is also a human, by the idiotic name given to him by people who dont agree with him
I think yoda was right in his thinking. If the Jedi became the piece keepers the galaxy wanted as you know the could not be every were all the time. All those who Jedi who left the order and became sith were used by Palaps and he moved on. So unfortunately because of how the “force” can be used it’s best not to have attachments
Just for some food for thought. As stated in the video, attachments aren't necessarily bad, its how you deal with those attachments that determines your fate. Its similar to things like guns. They can be either used for good or evil. Money can be also be used for good or evil. Words can be used for good or evil. Its really up to the person to decide. Anakin needed to be taught how to deal with loss of his mom, but no one was really there for him as a father figure. Anakin wanted to find marriage, but was never taught how to love properly in that aspect.
Attachment makes love conditional. Learning to let go allows that love to become unconditional. Anakin tells Padme the Jedi really are encouraged to love, but that love is what he describes as an unconditional love. He hadn't mastered the concept tho he clearly knew of it
As we learn more n more about the Jedi and the Sith it would seem they are no different from each other. And suffer from the same Fatal Ideology that doomed them both.
I agree with every explanation that was given and I want to add that I feel that a grey Jedi should have been mentioned in the movies at least once, as I am sure they were quite prominent of a group or at least ideal. The fact that Yoda was practically ignorant of this ideal/faction, is honestly quite remarkable. If he did know about it however, why is it he was convinced fear led to the dark side? I wonder of it is more personal than is given off.
Dooku was the closest person to being right during the Clone Wars Era. Qui Gon was of the Prequels in general. Luke of the Original Trilogy. This brings the idea into my head, what if Anakin didn't kill Dooku in RotS, if Dooku escaped and, realizing his master's plans, went into hiding and later met Luke during the Original Trilogy.
The Force Priestess told Yoda the Jedi order had to fall so the force could truly be brought into balance. This isn't to say Yoda made 0 mistakes. Simply that some of the decisions that don't make sense do when this info is considered.
Here's the thing, Anakin and Dooku were not forced to stay being Jedi during their training. However, Anakin and Dooku wanted to keep training and learning to get more power and skills with the force. Anakin could have left the order to be with Padme when he married her. Nope! He stays and betrayed them! Yes the Jedi order and Jedi was flawed but that paled in comparison the damage the Empire did under Palpatine for the 20 plus years.
Makes sense; why else is Sidious Mocking Yoda, "my little green friend" is clearly a derogatory term, and frogs. So then the whole nuance of Yoda not having exact humanoid emotions... Makes sense.
This video should've been titled sympathy for the Darkside. Attachment will always influence one to act selfishly. Training yourself to let go is what frees the mind and heart to make the most loving decisions without those decisions being perverted by your own personal wants.
:38 Yoda's blindness was not "willful". The Jedi had many millennia of thinking the Sith were gone. The Jedi became complacent and that complacence made it easier for Plagues and Palpatine to cloud the truth from the Jedi using the dark side. As soon as Kenobi discovered the activities on Kamino with the clone army ordered by a dead Jedi Master, the Jedi council started to awaken to the Sith fuckery.
Maybe thats why Yoda said that Jedi's should not have attachments because he knows the pain and suffering it causes as you say he's lived 900 years and over that time you can imagine just how much he has lost. It's a path to the darkside not the darkside itself. I also believe that it was Mace Windu who was the actually true leader of the Jedi and the strongest because he had Palpatine beaten if it was not for Anakins intervention.
The only way to make anakin dont go to dsrk side is Qui gon buys the repairs and secretly took anakin and her mother to their ship and turns on the ship's invisible cloak and untrackable thing-y
I literally love you for pointing his biggest flaws. Yes let's bully a slave child who misses his mother treat him like garbage for years saying let go things and people even though they can be saved and not even with terrible concequences and get suprised pichachu face when that boy turns to the dark side! Oh and fucking over Ahsoka.
It's sad that Yoda and Obi-wan didn't really learn anything in the end, as they were still using Luke as a weapon. They just assume they are right and are the good guys, and it's why I didn't really like their characters. It's also why I mourned Qui-gon even though he only appeared for a second.
Even once Yoda knew the Clones were made by their enemy and was a web created by the dark lord of the sith he told the council that for now we should keep playing their game.
DAAAAANG This is REALLY good. I never expected this level of intellectual analysis in a Star Wars commentary video. I think the Jedi’s problem is that they kind of espouse 2 contrary ideologies at the same time. Some of them have a sort of gnostic ideology, that matter is bad and only the spiritual is good, so that you should detach entirely from the material world in order to be free, like in Buddhism. But then they also have a humanitarian ideology, the idea that people should be protected, that the moral law should be upheld, and that there should be noble knights to uphold this law and protect innocent people, like in Christianity. Ultimately, the two ideologies cannot live together. I think Luke at the end of Return of the Jedi embraces the second ideology.
Yoda was the true dark lord of the Sith. The chosen one who single-handedly destroyed the whole Jedi Order through years of manipulation. Sidious was just a pawn.
Very few Jedi had fallen to the darkside before the Clone Wars. The Jedi Code actually worked till that point and it certainly wasnt an invention of Yodas. Brianna (Handmaiden from KOTOR 2) Her mother was expelled from the order for having a romance and breaking the code , so this is very old. The problem is he broke the Jedi code by forming a massive attachment to the Senate.
You yourself showed in this video, that such teachings were a problem of the order since at least the time of Jolee Bindo (4000 BBY), so logical assumption is that it was not yoda, who was a source of a problem.
It is easy to question after good jas failed...and yet with all the knowledge of Yoda and warning to Luke. Luke made the emotional attachment mistakes in his own new order.
I believe that the greater arc of Star Wars is about the Jedi learning to accept love; that is what doomed Anakin, and that is what saved Vader. What do you think?
I think that would make sense.
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But yeah I agree
This is my problem with the Disney trilogy. Not anything IN the movies, but the complete lack of any depth whatsoever and the destruction of the overarching narrative of everything that came before...
I’m sorry, but making poor or even bad decisions and mistakes doesn’t attribute to NOT being wise because we all make mistakes. It’s part of what it means to be human..... however when it comes to aliens and those who are not Human- like Yoda, how were mistakes viewed? With that, what was fatal came about because there wasn’t enough change and growth and stagnation occurred to the point where the majority of the Jedi were eliminated.
Palpatine is an idiot:
When you realise he electrocutes himself in every trilogy
I think Disney is getting ready to retcon that travesty of a "trilogy".
LOL hilarious!!!
Yeah whenever someone wants to talk about the "genius" Palpatine was, all I can think of is him managing to electrecute himself in literally every movie he fights in. Honestly he should perhaps stop using force lightning
Yea but he.had unlimited power how was he meant to know 2 lightsabers will kill him
To be honest the more I learn about the imperial navy the more I get the sense somebody's attempting to overcompensate for something.
Count Dooku is underrated tbh
Absolutely!
Him and qui gonn were true jedi.
My favourite character
F yea
Dooku was the wisest and greatest Jedi. Pity that he felt the need to turn to the dark side to 'show' the Jedi they were wrong.
Is dooku really the only boi to ask “why is the most powerful Jedi not even able to form a sentence. And also uses a cane but becomes a green beyblade when he fights?”
Yoda's inability to form a "correct" sentence has been explained. The guy's over 900yrs old, the grammar he was taught at a young age was different to the modern one and he figured everyone understood him regardless so he could focus on being a jedi rather than learning the language all over. Try reading an English book written in the 1500's, you'll see both spelling, grammar and even entire words are different than what we use now.
@@rehuyb5160 That actually explains a lot. As for him turning into a beyblade when he fights, despite needing a cane, it's something along these lines: Yoda doesn't NEED the cane, per se, as he can simply use the force to strengthen his body to the point where he can walk and jump again. But to do so outside of times of great need, like the middle of a battle, would be extravagant and showy, qualities in conflict with the idea of harmonizing with the force, and more in line with the idea of dominating the force, which itself is in line with the dark side.
@James Gravil Don't be rude to Biden. He has dementia.
I suggest Yoda speak is more akin to some of the non English languages that put subjects before statement. Spoken in English it would sound odd. As to his cane. I personally know that you can move with speed and power for a short needed time and use a cane the rest of the time. As you pay for the use of speed and power afterwards. Because it hurts more if you don't use the cane. Remember it was after moving the fighter he became truly ill and died? He over reached himself showing Luke it could be done.
Yoda and Obi wan almost prevented the prophecy of the Chosen One being fulfilled. By trying to indoctrinate Luke with the Jedi dogma of non- attachment, they could have prevented Luke from trying to bring his father back to the Light. Luckily Luke ignored them and went his own way.
Which movies did you watch? Without Obi-Wan Kenobi Luke would have died a dozen times over. I think that would have hampered his story arc. Not to mention without Obi-Wan Luke would have stayed in the desert roasting marshmallows over the corpses of his aunt and uncle.
Count Dooku is my favourite "villain" he knows how important feelings are when used correctly.
The Jedi were blind, the republic was corrupt, Yoda was weak.
The Empire was the cure. But then they lost due to Palpatine being stupid and the Republic returned and the cycle of stupidity and corruption returned with it.
The Force guides everyone... its like a Final Destination for the Sith to die by the enlightend jedi, which are damned to create new Dark Force users. Endless cycle by the force for no reason.
Yoda...the most powerful jedi of the counsil. And he couldn't sense Palpatine's evil intentions.
From anyones view, he had no evil intentions, but everytime he tried to find Sideous's identity, the dark side clouded his mind.
@@rinnekojin2813 Yep Totally agree, But also if you notice that when Palpatine would suggest anything in Yodas presence Yoda would always turn his head looking at him in a way that he knew something was up but couldn't quite put his finger on it.
Palpatine used an ancient sith artifact to hide his presence.
Obi Wan said of Anakin: “He is loyal to people, not principles.” It is the Skywalkers’ ability to love that ultimately brings balance back to the Force- in a roundabout way of course.
Jedi being stupid... I’ve seen that before...
He was over 900 tears old !! He was senile as hell. It's time to quit picking on the poor old guy. If anything, it was the Jedi's fault for not forcing him into retirement.
Mace pretty much spoke for him and made all the decisions
@@skyguy871 No he didn't. Mace once suggested that the Jedi should go their own way, and not be such blind , obedient servants of the Senate.
Yoda quickly shut down that line of thinking, by saying ,"The Jedi serve the Senate. Always."
It was because of Yoda that the Jedi were bound to follow a corrupt Senate.
Which, in turn, made others lose faith in the Jedi. They stopped being servants of the Light.
Mace made more than one suggestion, which was quickly shut down by Yoda. He also disliked the way Senator Palpatine constantly roamed around the Temple, and "meddled in Jedi affairs".
Needless to say, Yoda shut him up once again.
I really don't get where you all got the idea that Mace led the Jedi. He was Yoda's 2nd in command. Yoda's word was FINAL.
Just face it, the little guy loved his position . As Grandmaster of the Jedi, he held a lot of sway over the Senate. So it benefited HIM to play by it's rules. And everyone looking up to "wise old Master Yoda", led to a very swollen head.
We've already seen(Or at least I have) more than ONE video , that puts the blame squarely on Yoda's shoulders.
Even when he SAW the Clones turning against the Jedi, in a vision, he did NOT inform Mace (or ANY of the other Jedi) about his discovery. Yoda knew it was due to his hubris that the Jedi were doomed to fail.
All you've proven is that Yoda was flawed, and learned from his mistakes too late. You've not shown at all that he was an idiot. His intelligence and wisdom cannot be denied, even though he was blind to his greatest mistakes for a long time.
This also shows that the way he was portrayed in the Last Jedi was perhaps even more out of character than Luke.
Thank you. You explained better than I ever could have.
I think the video calls Yoda an idiot because, you know...
VIEWS. Clickbait? Perhaps.
Khodexus Denying Anakin a spot on the council, warned about order 66 by fives, and gets played my palp. Yea, he’s an idiot.
@@CheatcodeGlitch ok, that's just some of his wrong doings
@khodexus NO PROF AT ALL!? Yoda is Idiot but you khodexus are an even greater Idiot. Yoda willinglie coruptet the entire Order to his very downfall! But thinks he has the right to Corecet oders! Ashoka is a Grad exampel, she is traind byAnakin and is a far better Force user then Yoda ever was! Vader is better in rasing Yedi then Council ever was!
“Who is more foolish? The fool or the fool who follows him?” - Some old guy in the desert.
Title: He’s an IDIOT.
Video: He learned from most of his mistakes and is very strong and wise (and I am very proud of him).
No one can disrespect Yoda for long before feeling bad.
True
star wars clickbait channels are sorta annoying
Idiot he was not, blinded by fear he was.
except for the most crucial. when he spoke of Anakin's anger--he failed to realize ''why''.
Even with Yoda's undeniable charme and charisma, at his core he was just an old man in a role of leadership, completely opposed to any change no matter how necessary it would be.
And rather than dealing with the roots of upcoming problems, he had the Jedi order just rip out what was visible at the surface and then pretend like this issue is solved forever and can't fester grow to untreatable levels.
A Jedi like Dooku or Qui-Gon could have steered the Jedi through their most trying times
If Yoda had been a genius then the Star Wars Universe would be destroyed as we know it. That's no fun lol
HA! Hence to rick in rick and morty if you know what I mean lol
YUP!!!! After a few runs thru clone wars any rational person can see that Dooku was 100% right and the Jedi were too far gone.
But then Dooku joined the sith, who are flawed in their own way, so
I think the problem with Yoda was in line with the inherit weakness of the Jedi Order as a whole. They were so set in their ways that they were blind to the threat that was in front of them. We saw this with the Jedi Council of the Old Republic with not only the Mandalorian Wars but with Revan as well. Though in Yoda's defense, this blindness to what was going on was intentional as Palpatine orchestrated this. Though Yoda was partially to blame as well due to him being so set in his ways.
To be fair, they were right to act with caution, though I don't agree with them standing aside while entire planets were annihilated . They knew someone was pulling the strings. Yoda, on the other hand, was the obstacle that had to be removed for the Jedi to learn/evolve. Imagine what would have happened if Mace was the grandmaster and he allowed Qui-Gon to remain on the Council. He may have even listened to Doku's warnings. He was a bit more cautious than Yoda, and believed the Jedi shouldn't be puppets of the Senate.
It's amazing how subtle the fear OF fear can be... and how often that rejection of a key emotion leads to folly. Yoda was right not to let fear rule him, but by rejecting it outright he became blind to how it was influencing him until it was already too late.
Thank you! As much as I love Yoda everything that transpires through the movies is his fault. He is either directly or indirectly, depending on how you look at it, responsible for the downfall of the order and rise of the Sith. All he had to do was trained the chosen one himself or listen to Qui-Gon, Dooku, and Sifo-Dyas! They were right!!
@tanio12 you're talking about the decision of a young man who had a lifetime of mistreatment by those who took him in and were supposed to protect him. He didn't side with Palpatine overnight, he was driven to the dark side.
Everyone blaming Yoda, but if Windu would explain Anakin some things the rise of Palpatine would have not happend at all.
So why was it Windu's place to explain anything? He followed+ obeyed Yoda. Yoda should have taught Anakin. Yoda was the grandmaster of the Order and his word was law. And he wasn't even Anakin's master. Why not blame Obi-Wan?
One could argue that Mace was following Yoda's orders. He did give up the title of Grandmaster to Yoda after all. He didn't feel worthy of being above him.
@@10tailedbijuu I disagree. Everyone that could have helped him, failed him.
@@dustinmaxwell259 because Obi-Wan was not in the position to train anyone, much less the chosen one. I agree that Yoda should have trained him but Mace is also to blame. "I was just following orders" is never a good excuse...
Plus windu was also the one actually in charge
I am a firm believer that yoda is one of the big reasons as to why the council fell.
A person who chooses to be detached should have never been given a seat in power and influence.
His actions were a major weakness in the stability of the Republic.
There were many other things that made the jedi council weak, but yoda had a large role in this.
Yoda: "Attach yourself to Vader you mustn't."
Kenobi: "Kill Vader or Palpatine wins."
Luke: "ok boomers"
Also, in episode 4 it is Luke's attachment to his adoptive parents that ultimately motivates him to break his complacency and take the risk of embarking on a mission that ultimately defeats the emperor. It is Yoda's willingness to train Luke that show's his acknowledgement of his failure to understand that attachment is a necessary burden of any effective Jedi or person of good conscience.
Didn't he and obi-wan try to talk Luke OUT of going to help Han and Leia when they were in trouble?
i think luke said it best, confronting fear is the destiny of a jedi. we do this everyday of our lives in reality otherwise,we could just be cowards and morons like those who are supposed to be our world leaders and the ones who would rather bury their heads in the sand rather than fight for what is right and stand up for those who deserve justice.
we must continue to be the light as the world continues to be shrouded in darkness.
That's very well said.
I love the explanation and I agree. The Jedi are supposed to be upholders of the light side of the force but are more neutral, hardly the opposite of the Sith.
I do agree that detachment lead to the fall of the Jedi. I also understand why Yoda had to emotionally detach himself, especially all those centuries of problems that he must have gone through.
Qui-Gon Jinn was the Wisest Jedi during the Galactic Republic, if he was still alive Anakin would have never gone to the Dark side. Palpatine knew how much of a threat Qui-Gon Jinn would be if not dealt with, Which is why he sent Darth Maul to Naboo to kill Qui-Gon. Qui-Gon wasn’t blind like the Jedi Council, which is why he also turn down a position on the Council seat.
I agree somewhat. But maul was sent to find Pamela not quite gon
Here as in many places people forget to take into account the deeper history. Yoda is 900 years old when he teaches Luke. This means that Yoda was initiated into a Jedi Order that was 200 years from the tragedy of Ruusan Campaign and the destruction of thousands of Jedi and many more Republic troops.
The effects of the Ruusan Reformation upon the Republic and the Jedi Order were many and varied. For the Jedi the actions of Lord Hoth and his followers were ones based upon emotion. Just as the actions of Revan and his followers during the Mandalorian Wars. The history of the order showed that allowing for emotion led many Jedi down a path of Darkness. (Ulric, Freedo, Exar Kun, Pall) Yoda being the oldest living Jedi would have the knowledge of these actions and what they did to the order.
Combine that to what the Sith did to the Jedi during the Ruusan campaign and fear of what they were capable of would be on the mind of anyone familiar with it. Yoda like anyone is flawed and we see his flaws through the Prequels. We see his hubris on full display but we also see the fear affected him over the course of his life.
The Darkside clouded the judgement of the Jedi and their ability to see the force because the leader of the Order for hundreds of years suppressed teaching about the power of the darkside, the effect of emotion, and how to control and balance it. Few Jedi saw the truth and found the balance on their own like Qui-Gon and Obi-Won.
Hubris lead to their fall as much as anything, but at the end of the day it is also a story and the Prequels had to establish the story as already laid out in Episodes 4, 5, 6. May everyone have a pleasant day and may the Force be with you. ;)
I like to think that what Yoda said about facing Vader was simply said so that events would play out the way they did since Yoda could sometimes see events were yet to come especially near the end of his life.
That is one of the many reasons I love the Legends novels, Luke takes the things he learns from Yoda, and weighs them against what he has observed. I do believe Yoda had a large hand in Anakin falling to the darkside, as well as Dooku falling as well. If Yoda had been more open to the older teachings, he would not have given Palatine an opportunity to bring about a sith empire.
This is why imho the only way Anakin would NOT have turned to the dark side would have been by unburdening himself about he and Padme and her pregnancy, to Obi Wan and then in turn to Yoda and finally to Mace and the council - and the Jedi ACCEPTING and even embracing this union by also promising to train Anakin's children as Jedi when the time came. They could have even used Anakin and Padme's marriage in a public relations sense by announcing it during the Clone War. The hero of the Republic and a well known Senator, former queen of Naboo and a war hero herself, had fallen in love and gotten married - and the Jedi are cool with it?!?! After the initial shock, the people of the Republic would have eaten up and it would have strengthened their morale - as well as humanizing the Jedi in the eyes of the average citizen. Those who once saw them as dangerous sorcerers would see them as regular beings, flawed and fallible.
My idea would also alleviate Anakin's guilt toward having to constantly lie to Obi Wan and the Jedi. And his resentment towards all the secrecy and the lie of a life that he and Padme were forced to live. To put it simply, it would turn Anakin into a happy man who literally has everything that he's ever wanted. There's no way in hell that THAT Anakin turns to the dark side - and of course Padme wouldn't have been in any danger of dying since Anakin would never have caused her death in ROTS by turning to the dark side. He would also now be able to reach his full potential.
THAT Anakin fights alongside Mace Windu against Sidious, no question. But, Yoda, Mace, and the rest of the council were too rigid, too stuck in their ways and arrogant for that. Neither would Palpatine on a political level, nor would Darth Sidious allow that to happen on a strategic level. He would almost certainly have had Padme killed, which would push Anakin toward the dark so either way....
Yoda is the representation of what happens when old men hold on to power for too long. They become lazy and blind to the faults of the system
Reminds me of late Soviet history with Brezhnev, Andropov and Chernenko all being so old and complacent, trying to hold up the broken socialist system
@@steezburger609 exactly
Reminds me of American politics lol
@@j.rivera6402 exactly
Yoda was not an idiot, he was cunning and intelligent. His actions were always calculated to do what he thought was best for the Jedi order. No, what Yoda was is far worse. Yoda was a hypocrite. All his life he taught against fear while being completely crippled by it. He afraid of the Sith. He was afraid of the Senate. He was afraid of the Chosen One. And, saddest of all, he was afraid of the power of emotions, leading to an Order full of impotent, blind beings unequipped to deal with something as basic as loss. I would #AskBigZ this: do you think, as I do, that if Yoda and the Jedi had just been able to help Anakin work through the loss of his mother and/or been supportive of his love that he would never have fallen to the dark side and, instead become a great force of good?
You are the most astute observer of the lore I have seen thus far. I ran off into the eu when I got sick of the good vs evil dichotomy bs, and discovered the gray Jedi concept. And lost all faith in any polarized force concept(high republuc jedi vs sith) as a solution because neither acknowledges the other or their true purpose, engines of balance for the living force, the goals of either to eliminate the other were folly, the light cannot exist without the dark. And you are the only TH-camr in dozens I've watched so far to get, and broached that point, it's never about unceasing good or evil, but balance.
It's hard to say what is the correct outlook. If Anakin was aloud to be attached he would have still been easy to control with his loved ones. This would probably be the same for the rest of the order. Distrust would probably spread across the republic. I do think love and compassion were the reason luke was so effective. Soo what is the right choice.
Yes but if anakin was allowed to love and have a family he would’ve been allowed to go save his mother which would mean he wouldn’t take his first steps towards the dark side. Also once he had the visions of padme he would’ve gone to obi wan for help and told yoda in more direct way. Instead he went to the only person he trusted, palpatine and he was able to use this to his advantage. If anakin didn’t feel so ashamed for having a family and went to yoda for help he could have been allowed in the restricted section. Maybe he still can’t save padme but he wouldn’t blame the Jedi and he wouldn’t go to palpatine which stops his fall to the dark side.
It was the love of my Father that saved me, there was good in him.
Your channel is AWESOME.
Your content is amazing.
Keep it up
Thank you, my friend!
you cant be so detached and be a protector.
reminds me of family guy star wars spoof
luke: im ready to fight vader
yoda: fight vader ? hes is much stronger then you and will die
luke: ok then you go fight him
yoda: nah your ready
It would be cool if there was a reboot to see what would happen if Anakin never fell to the dark side
Make it an offical Filoni backed noncannon spinoff
That would be cool to see kind of like a alternative reality
I've been saying this for years now, the Jedi during the Clone Wars era was led by one thing and one thing only......Fear. Fear is the foundation for how their entire organization and structure works. Everything from taking their trainees in as toddlers to forbidding attachments and emotions such as love is all because they are allowing fear to rule them. They're so afraid of the dark side that they were trying to stamp out any possibility of anyone turning to it, but of course, it was that desperate attempt to do this that often led to students and even knights and masters turning to the dark side anyway. Dooku, Xanatos, Pong Krell, Bariss Offee, and eventually Anakin Skywalker, all victims of this backwards system Yoda had going on because he was afraid of what MIGHT happen instead of dealing with each individual case accordingly as it comes.
Yoda's detachment problem comes from his childhood growing up in a race of warriors. A warrior is only a perfect warrior when he or she can be 100% dedicated to the mission and the order.
I thought there is nothing known about yoga’s species
Luke was a different person all together as far as his attachments to others. He was roughly 17-19 years old when he met Obi Wan and began is journey as a Jedi. He had friends and family that he cared very much about and would do just about anything for. So IMO it was inevitable for him to reject this part of Master Yoda's teachings and find his own path.
So with that, do you think that some of the most powerful and emphatic Jedi have been those that allowed themselves to feel and have attachment? For example Revan and Luke. #AskBigZ
Wow I’ve been waiting for a video like this, this is so insightful and well described thanks!
Lots of new perspectives….a lot more depth to the lore. Great video! Great channel!
"To most--"
*looks around to the sound of crickets*
I've seen quite a few videos recently about how flawed and complacent the Jedi council were and if rather than being sceptical of the chosen one prophecy embraced it things could have gone differently. This video just reinforces why the council were so unwilling to train Aniken which then led to the downfall of the order. I do enjoy these insightful Star Wars videos, great job.
Dooku should have been a much more fleshed out character. I hope we get a movie or show about him one day. Maybe then he could be a much more respected and beloved character by the fans.
This is Sith propaganda! Master Yoda will hear about this.
The truth is not propaganda young one.
This is all your fault, Kenobi. If you'd just used force speed during the duel of the fates, Qui-Gon would still be around. And you know who would have been a better mentor to Anakin? That's right, anyone but you. Sorry, that's not fair... the "wise" masters on the council should have seen how inexperienced you were and taken it upon themselves to train the most powerful padawan they'd ever seen, rather than handing him off to someone the same day they cut his braid. That's on them, not you.
I completely agree. Too often, the Jedi grow so terrified of the Dark Side, they become a metal plate so corroded you can punch through it. Yoda may have been wise and powerful at some point, but he let his fear of the dark side blind him.
Palpatine's speech to Anakin about how the Jedi and the Sith are basically the same is also relevant. Yoda supported detachment for the sake of objectivity, but ironically he was attached to this need for objectivity. Sidious supported detachment for the sake of power, but he was attached to power. The latter never put it into words, but it is clear from his behavior. He replaces apprentices at the first opportunity, he cares little for the lives of others, and he killed his own master in the Sith tradition. Their respective attachments ultimately lead to their downfall.
I remember when Star Wars was in the theaters. Like everyone else I loved Yoda and Luke. Today as a grandfather I see a lot of things differently. I still love Yoda and admire Luke, but I've realized that
Qui-Gon Jinn is my favorite character. They need to make movies about him and his life. Though I can't imagine anyone else playing Qui-Gon but Liam Neeson.
I think that Yoda was only afraid of attachments because he had lost so many people that he had cared about throughout his long life. For him having no attachments was necessary because of his long life, I think that what was good for him doomed everyone else from the start. He and the other masters should have at least started training the young ones to learn how to control their emotions and their pain and let whomever took them on as their padawan. I can understand why Yoda chose not to have any attachments but I think that because he taught others not to have any attachments he ultimately doomed the Jedi Order because of Anakin Skywalker. Had Anakin been taught the it is ok to be in love and have attachments he could have gotten advice from some of the more experienced Jedi in the Order and been less likely to turn to the dark side in an attempt to "save" Padame.
Pretend to be a Master with your speech,
While being a troll with your treach...
This is outrageous
A perspective I haven't thought of...interesting. Subscribed 👍
Clear your mind of questions...don't question my teachings...I learned nothing from the Rise of the Empire.
Your point concerning attachment is very interesting. In a limited sense concerning attachment, I see the same feelings in the character Vandal Savage. He's lived for so long that his ideas revolve around "his" vision of what is best for humanity. He aligns himself with only those things which allow his ideas to come into being. All his other actions make him a nut case.
I completely agree with this analysis. Anakin's greatest tragedy was not only the loss of Qui-Gon, but the oppressive teachings of Yoda, who understood nothing of human nature and the value of compassion. His first words in the first ever interview of Anakin (who was a young child) before the Jedi Council: "I sense much fear in you." (Thank you, Captain Obvious! I wanted to shout.) A horrible and tone deaf thing to say to a child who has lost home and family, and needed compassion, not judgment. Because of this willful blindness, he f**cked up twice - both with Dooku and Anakin, giving each of them a reason to join the Dark Side and become Palpatine's apprentices one after the other. He caused the very thing he feared the most. They should have relegated him to the Jedi library and not made him a leader in the Council. Epic stupidity.
man, maybe Dooku would have been a better grand master...
Much DAP for looking beyond and through the mist of Fandom with an on the nose Character Anslysis of the Most beloved Yoda. Truth be told, I’ve never liked many of Yoda’s tidbits of “wisdom”. Most of are philosophically bassackwards or are devoid of True wisdom. Not all of them mind you, but enough to make want to say, WTF⁉️⁉️. Very, VERY well done, and given the state of the Fandom, very, very courageous to point out out very real flaws in a beloved character‼️‼️
“ Do or do not. There is no try.” WTF⁉️ He saying you have to have perfection in something before you’ve even done it once. What he fails to grasp is that learn more about a task and ourselves in our failures. But to learn, to master anything, you must try it many times, and fall down. We can honestly judge our character, our ethics, integrity, that which we value by how we respond to our are failures. In fact the failures make those who pick themselves up, dust themselves up, and try again, with the knowledge gained from our last failure, to get better and stronger. When we have mastered it, both our bodies. and minds are infinitely stronger‼️‼️
Yoda even ADMITS THIS when he tells Luke, “The greatest teacher, failure is”. No paradoxical, sanctimonious advice please‼️‼️
Solid work, and on point‼️‼️‼️✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼💯💯💯🥃🥃🥃
“You must unlearn what you have learned”. WTF We are a sum of our experiences. Those experiences define who we are, make, barring any abuse, wiser and stronger. That akin to telling someone, cut you hand off and you will be so much better at soccer. Psychology, ignoring what has formed us to date leads to a wide range of mental illness. You can not deny who you are, but can incorporated into the new things you are learning. In the end, this strategy will make you stronger and more powerful than someone who has tried to bury their past‼️‼️‼️
Yoda never said Luke was supposed to kill Vader, he said "You must confront Vader. Then - only then - a Jedi will you be. And confront him you will. Seen it I have." He never said anything about killing. It's Obi-Wan who seems to be full on Vader delenda est.
At that point, Luke is afraid to face Vader again. Yoda, having learned his lessons the hard way, realizes that Luke needs to form an attachment to his father, to become the Jedi that Yoda wishes he'd trained all those past Jedi to be. Hence the insistence that Luke confront Vader.
What Yoda laments is that Luke rushed off to face Vader before he'd completed his training, and was not ready for the burden of knowing who Vader really was. I believe Yoda intended to tell Luke the truth when he'd completed his training based on what he says in that scene.
The Jedi and Sith are like the Democrats and Republicans..They love the sound of their own voices which in turn leads to chaos and their well deserved falls
don't forget that neither is truly right and tends to take their extremes to eventually lead to their downfalls
@@stevanthewise7240 EXACTLY!!!!! Spread the gospel please.
I agree. Republicans are mostly old, corrupt, spineless cowards who have long since ceased to be of any use to anyone. Much like the Jedi. The Democrats started out with good intentions, wanting to help people in need, and have become ruled by their emotions to the point that most of them now are complete hypocritical psychopaths who have left even their own constituents far behind, and now see anyone Right of Carl Marx as the enemy who must be destroyed... Much like Dooku or Ventris.
Also, like the Jedi and Sith, equating the two as no different is a false equivalence. Both sides are bad, but only one is calling for the destruction of everything they don't like and the silencing of all those they disagree with...
And of course there is "He that shall not be named" the orange Emperor, playing both sides like a fiddle...
David Tucker why is this so true
@@davidtucker9498 Thx for bringing politics into star wars. and calling donald trump, who is also a human, by the idiotic name given to him by people who dont agree with him
How did Obi-wan know exactly where to take Luke at the end of episode 3? #AskBigZ
Yoda in rebels looks like he let his Ketamine addiction get to him
I think yoda was right in his thinking. If the Jedi became the piece keepers the galaxy wanted as you know the could not be every were all the time. All those who Jedi who left the order and became sith were used by Palaps and he moved on. So unfortunately because of how the “force” can be used it’s best not to have attachments
Just for some food for thought. As stated in the video, attachments aren't necessarily bad, its how you deal with those attachments that determines your fate. Its similar to things like guns. They can be either used for good or evil. Money can be also be used for good or evil. Words can be used for good or evil. Its really up to the person to decide. Anakin needed to be taught how to deal with loss of his mom, but no one was really there for him as a father figure. Anakin wanted to find marriage, but was never taught how to love properly in that aspect.
I honestly think the Jedi’s are all blind there was so many signs that they ignored
Palpatine essentially had a large sign above his head that says “SITH LORD!!!” in large blinking lights
That thumbnail is the greatest work of satirical art I've ever seen.
An idiot is a bit harsh more like a fool
Attachment makes love conditional. Learning to let go allows that love to become unconditional. Anakin tells Padme the Jedi really are encouraged to love, but that love is what he describes as an unconditional love. He hadn't mastered the concept tho he clearly knew of it
As we learn more n more about the Jedi and the Sith it would seem they are no different from each other. And suffer from the same Fatal Ideology that doomed them both.
Yoda: "Balance the Budget we must, cut funding we will. Therapy counselling services we will close."
I agree with every explanation that was given and I want to add that I feel that a grey Jedi should have been mentioned in the movies at least once, as I am sure they were quite prominent of a group or at least ideal. The fact that Yoda was practically ignorant of this ideal/faction, is honestly quite remarkable. If he did know about it however, why is it he was convinced fear led to the dark side? I wonder of it is more personal than is given off.
Yes, to Jedi acting like robots with no empathy for others trials and suffering. And yes to them just being like stormtroopers of the republic.
Title had me cracking up‼️
Dooku was the closest person to being right during the Clone Wars Era. Qui Gon was of the Prequels in general. Luke of the Original Trilogy. This brings the idea into my head, what if Anakin didn't kill Dooku in RotS, if Dooku escaped and, realizing his master's plans, went into hiding and later met Luke during the Original Trilogy.
The Force Priestess told Yoda the Jedi order had to fall so the force could truly be brought into balance. This isn't to say Yoda made 0 mistakes. Simply that some of the decisions that don't make sense do when this info is considered.
Here's the thing, Anakin and Dooku were not forced to stay being Jedi during their training. However, Anakin and Dooku wanted to keep training and learning to get more power and skills with the force. Anakin could have left the order to be with Padme when he married her. Nope! He stays and betrayed them! Yes the Jedi order and Jedi was flawed but that paled in comparison the damage the Empire did under Palpatine for the 20 plus years.
Thank you...for putting on video, in such a concise and thorough manner, what I have been telling people for years.
Makes sense; why else is Sidious Mocking Yoda, "my little green friend" is clearly a derogatory term, and frogs.
So then the whole nuance of Yoda not having exact humanoid emotions... Makes sense.
This video should've been titled sympathy for the Darkside. Attachment will always influence one to act selfishly. Training yourself to let go is what frees the mind and heart to make the most loving decisions without those decisions being perverted by your own personal wants.
:38 Yoda's blindness was not "willful". The Jedi had many millennia of thinking the Sith were gone. The Jedi became complacent and that complacence made it easier for Plagues and Palpatine to cloud the truth from the Jedi using the dark side. As soon as Kenobi discovered the activities on Kamino with the clone army ordered by a dead Jedi Master, the Jedi council started to awaken to the Sith fuckery.
Maybe thats why Yoda said that Jedi's should not have attachments because he knows the pain and suffering it causes as you say he's lived 900 years and over that time you can imagine just how much he has lost. It's a path to the darkside not the darkside itself. I also believe that it was Mace Windu who was the actually true leader of the Jedi and the strongest because he had Palpatine beaten if it was not for Anakins intervention.
The only way to make anakin dont go to dsrk side is Qui gon buys the repairs and secretly took anakin and her mother to their ship and turns on the ship's invisible cloak and untrackable thing-y
So basically, if Yoda had relented and let Dooku be the Grandmaster, whe universe would have been a much better place?
Yoda wasn't an idiot. He was a "very stable genius."
I literally love you for pointing his biggest flaws. Yes let's bully a slave child who misses his mother treat him like garbage for years saying let go things and people even though they can be saved and not even with terrible concequences and get suprised pichachu face when that boy turns to the dark side! Oh and fucking over Ahsoka.
It's sad that Yoda and Obi-wan didn't really learn anything in the end, as they were still using Luke as a weapon. They just assume they are right and are the good guys, and it's why I didn't really like their characters. It's also why I mourned Qui-gon even though he only appeared for a second.
Even once Yoda knew the Clones were made by their enemy and was a web created by the dark lord of the sith he told the council that for now we should keep playing their game.
Force: literally warns yoda of order 66
Yoda: mmmm do nothing I will
DAAAAANG This is REALLY good. I never expected this level of intellectual analysis in a Star Wars commentary video.
I think the Jedi’s problem is that they kind of espouse 2 contrary ideologies at the same time. Some of them have a sort of gnostic ideology, that matter is bad and only the spiritual is good, so that you should detach entirely from the material world in order to be free, like in Buddhism. But then they also have a humanitarian ideology, the idea that people should be protected, that the moral law should be upheld, and that there should be
noble knights to uphold this law and protect innocent people, like in Christianity. Ultimately, the two ideologies cannot live together. I think Luke at the end of Return of the Jedi embraces the second ideology.
One thing I would hope for in Skywalker's Academy, is they become more balanced like before the Jedi and Sith became separate.
Dooku and Anikan made their decision, nobody forced them to choose the dark side
Yoda was the true dark lord of the Sith. The chosen one who single-handedly destroyed the whole Jedi Order through years of manipulation. Sidious was just a pawn.
Very few Jedi had fallen to the darkside before the Clone Wars. The Jedi Code actually worked till that point and it certainly wasnt an invention of Yodas. Brianna (Handmaiden from KOTOR 2) Her mother was expelled from the order for having a romance and breaking the code , so this is very old. The problem is he broke the Jedi code by forming a massive attachment to the Senate.
When you realize that Yoda let order 66 happen because he wants to be a force ghost
You yourself showed in this video, that such teachings were a problem of the order since at least the time of Jolee Bindo (4000 BBY), so logical assumption is that it was not yoda, who was a source of a problem.
It is easy to question after good jas failed...and yet with all the knowledge of Yoda and warning to Luke. Luke made the emotional attachment mistakes in his own new order.
Every time the Jedi get involved in a republic, it fails. The Jedi should just stay out of politics
Thank you for the great vid lore star. I wish EA could put the passion you have for your vids in there games.