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Name Chasing
Nov. 18th, 2017 06:22 pmHaving decided to return to Rogue One relatively uninfluenced by the other Star Wars movies, I went on from it by wrapping around to the original Star Wars and continued on in "production order." As I wrapped around once more to The Phantom Menace, I can admit to some "now we're getting somewhere" thoughts, even if I'm still managing to half-shrink from anticipations of somebody rapping my knuckles in a way that might even not be "angry." There might also have been a few "what if the 'offense' some make such a big deal of taking sneaks up on me with my guard down?" warning thoughts. Even so, having kept up with the whim (in no way a matter of "having" to "cling to the past") I mentioned once before and followed Rogue One with "pre-Special Editions" I do happen to have on DVD, it was something to get to my Blu-Ray set.
Even with my viewing order this time around, I was willing to contemplate "beginning at number one," if less seriously than some people do seem stuck on. In the process of sort of accepting how Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan's hints of greater awarenesses suddenly burst out into "warrior diplomacy," though, I did get to contemplating how Obi-Wan had named Yoda, and if that name gets connected to the character in the movie itself. Maybe I'm less intent than some on focusing on the grass blades of official names, species, and biographies in "outside" works, to the point where I can imagine those people missing the wider and more satisfying vistas, but in getting through the Jedi Council scenes and wondering if any of the Jedi there were actually named in the dialogue, I might have grown just a little uncertain, always a bit too able to imagine arguments being made up. However, I did manage to notice Obi-Wan bringing up Yoda's name in their private meeting near the end of the movie. It's a small point, perhaps, but I was at least a bit amused imagining "that little guy?" reactions a bit different from the ones embedded in history.
Even with my viewing order this time around, I was willing to contemplate "beginning at number one," if less seriously than some people do seem stuck on. In the process of sort of accepting how Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan's hints of greater awarenesses suddenly burst out into "warrior diplomacy," though, I did get to contemplating how Obi-Wan had named Yoda, and if that name gets connected to the character in the movie itself. Maybe I'm less intent than some on focusing on the grass blades of official names, species, and biographies in "outside" works, to the point where I can imagine those people missing the wider and more satisfying vistas, but in getting through the Jedi Council scenes and wondering if any of the Jedi there were actually named in the dialogue, I might have grown just a little uncertain, always a bit too able to imagine arguments being made up. However, I did manage to notice Obi-Wan bringing up Yoda's name in their private meeting near the end of the movie. It's a small point, perhaps, but I was at least a bit amused imagining "that little guy?" reactions a bit different from the ones embedded in history.