WEEK OF CHRISTMAS 2024 (6/7)
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♪♫ I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white
WHITE CHRISTMAS
1954 — dir. Michael Curtiz
There’s often this idea that the Jedi want to wipe out the dark side entirely, that they believe only the light side should exist, but what they actually say and do is that they want to destroy the Sith. And the Sith are not synonymous with the dark side and the Jedi have never said so–have said explicitly otherwise even!
In this post and this post and this post I detail it more extensively, but the point is: The Jedi and George Lucas himself say that the dark side is present within everyone and that the point isn’t to deny that it’s there, but to face it and overcome it. Overcoming the dark side within all of us is what the Jedi believe, what they teach to their children, what they design their tests around, what word of god explains is exactly how the Force works. They choose the light, which straight up means there’s both inherently in every single being, their ancient texts literally say, “The Jedi choose the light for all that it reveals.” (Poe Dameron comic.)
In addition, I’ve often seen this quote going around from a documentary about A New Hope: “Which brings us up to the films 4, 5, and 6, in which Anakin’s offspring redeem him and allow him to fulfill the prophecy where he brings balance to the Force by doing away with the Sith and getting rid of evil in the universe.“ Ie, the Sith are evil, they needed to go.
The Jedi don’t believe the dark side should or even can be wiped out, because that’s not how the Force works, they wouldn’t literally teach their kids that it’s a lifelong struggle to overcome it if that was the case.
(Master and Apprentice | by Claudia Gray)
Further, George Lucas says this about the dark side: “Only way to overcome the dark side is through discipline. The dark side is pleasure, biological and temporary and easy to achieve. The light side is joy, everlasting and difficult to achieve. A great challenge. Must overcome laziness, give up quick pleasures, and overcome fear which leads to hate.”
Both in-universe and out-of-universe, the way the Force works (in relation to the dark side and the light side) is that it’s about how you approach it, the light is compassion and selflessness, the dark is greed, cruelty, and selfishness. We all have both of it in us, it’s what we discipline and guard ourselves against.
Because–and this is one of THE MOST IMPORTANT themes about Star Wars–the world is about choice and it works better if you’re on the good side.
(–George Lucas)
That’s it, that’s the heart of Star Wars. You have a choice and the world works better if you’re on the good side, if you choose the light.
Both the narrative and the Jedi have never said that they wanted to get rid of the dark side or that balance meant wiping it out. Their goal was wiping out a specific group of Force users that the narrative and word of have god have explicitly confirmed that, yes, they are evil and needed to go.
As well as the idea that balance must mean 50/50 is just ridiculous–do we want to live in a world that’s just as cruel as it is kind? Do we want to be just as much of a malicious person as we are a compassionate one? Is that the ultimate goal? Because balance doesn’t have to be about numbers and the Jedi definitely seem to think it’s more about stability kind of balance, especially when they are very aware that darkness is in each and every one of us and it’s a lifelong challenge to overcome it, that the world is better when we do.
he is just an overworked guy who was told to watch some kids w LOTS of issues
needs therapy
good presence and guidance in Narutos life
interesting
cares about and is dedicated to his students very much
he is just cool
he is trying his best despite what he has been through in the past
is up for having fun but still knows when to be serious
was a narcissistic shit but grew out of it
has good intentions
sexy
wonderfully complex and well developed character
incredibly resilient and supportive
a sad and deeply broken man
always willing to give his life to protect them and his other precious people
just wanted everything to be ok for once in his life
hated Danzo
his friendship with Gai is adorable
the way he teases Tenzo is fun
he’s known as cool and aloof but in reality he’s a huge dork
Gai would want him to win
Tsunade
milf….
was the best hokage
the regulation she created to include medics on every team saved so many lives
she's funny and a complex and interesting character
is a bad bitch
probably THE most competently written female character in the entire series
she has a very rich history that plays into her character's actions and motivations
wanting to be the best medic-nin possible in order to save more lives because she lost her love Dan, and also change the way ninja squads operated to always have a medic to save more lives did so much for the better during the war to reduce casualties
after being broken down by so many people she cares about dying, she dips and leaves behind ninja society, which has taken everything from her (including wiping out her clan)
because Tsunade is also one of the most legendary/strongest ninja alive, no one could really stop her or chain her down. It takes the conviction of a child who wants her to save the village and heal his friends to get her back to Konoha, despite the all the trauma she's endured
she's a medic with a fear of blood that overcomes that to fight her own teammate and beat his ass so Orochimaru stops killing and maiming people
she steps up to be a leader because it's what the new generation need and someone has to fix all the stuff broken by her selfish teammates and old teacher
the strongest female character both in physical strength and the strength of her writing. It's like she was written first as a character versus most of the other female characters being written first as Girl and Love Interest
Tsunade is vain and a chronic gambler and drunk, she is really brash and abrasive, she is traumatized. But she's also deeply caring, an incredibly accomplished woman, one of the smartest people/medics in the world, and a great leader
she's multi-layered. She is a woman, but her entire character isn't just Woman
finally finished the job on Jiraiya on previous poll
strong arms
she is strong and smart and quick as a whip but still soft and caring when it comes to her loved ones. Characters with rough exteriors who are mushy inside are very good
Israel's 9/11 Memorial lights up in Jerusalem. This memorial is the only monument outside of the United States which lists the names of all the victims.
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