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OK. Look carefully at this picture for thirty seconds. Now, turn away, and answer this question:
Which of the people in the picture becomes a Sith Lord later in the film?
Correct answer:
YOU"RE WRONG! it's both!
What, you don't see it? Oh, fine. I'll explain it myself.
I base my accusation on a very important line in the script. A line so dramatic, I laugh every time I hear it.
"Only Sith deal in absolutes."
You're laughing too, right? OK, this will be a little harder than expected.
OK - the previous sentence was "Either you're with me, or you're my enemy." That qualifies as an absolute, no? Ergo, Vanakin is a Sith. Easy enough.
So, what's so funny, you say? Here's the punch line:
An absolute is something that has no "grey area" - it has very few options, none of which are "all of the above" or a "maybe" - got it? OK. I'll type really slow here, so it will be easier to read.
"Only Sith deal in absolutes" is an absolute.
Obi-Wan is a Sith.
Voila!
He could have said, "Most of the time, it is Sith that deal in absolutes, but, you know, I do sometimes, so this doesn't really qualify you as a Sith, but you are using an absolute, so I think you are a Sith."
Granted, it is not so dramatic or succinct, but it would save me a whole lot of work.
Of course, this theory conflicts with my next blog-entry-to-be, but that's for another day.
In any case, if I really want to delve deep (and why not - I just finished my 3rd jolt of caffeine for the day) we can list the other Jedi that are truly undercover Sith.
- Yoda
"Always two there are..."
"Do, or do not - there is no try."
The list goes on. If we judge someone's Sith-yness by the number of Absolutes, then Yoda's darker than Palpy and Maul combined
OK, so I admit, I don't have any other Jedi Absolute-isms. If you know any, PLEASE let me know, so I can back up my craz... er, deeply thought theory.
But, of course, I could not leave without one interesting thought -
Palpy never said an absolute. Is he the true Jedi?
