For 27 yrs. I've been wrong re. Return of the Jedi
For 27 yrs. I've been wrong re. Return of the Jedi
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Off TopicLet me explain, my two boys ages 7 and 5 have just started into the Star Wars stories. They haven’t seen all the movies but enough of them to know the stories by the episodes. The other night at supper my 7 yr. says “Dad why is it called Return of the Jedi?” So (being the expert I am) I answer it’s because Obi-Wan and Yoda were the last two Jedi’s left, and then Obi-wan let himself lose the fight with Darth Vader and then Yoda dies just because he’s so old. But before he dies he tells Luke that he is the last Jedi left after he faces Vader.”
Then my boy looks at me and says” I think it’s because Darth Vader turns back to the good side to kill the emperor before he kills Luke.” “And that makes it the Return of the Jedi.”
I sat there stunned. This had never occurred to me. To make matters worse, I’m pretty sure He’s right- has everyone else known this and it’s just me that missed it?
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Seriously, it is amazing what young minds can come up with. It's one of those things that spins your head as a parent! I thought when I was younger that it referred to Luke, especially with the original release trailer for Revenge of the Jedi, but as I got older I thought it more general.
I have always believed that the "Return" part was form the time Yoda died to Luke bringing down the Empire, there technically were no Jedi. The Return to me was Luke becoming the first in the new line of Jedi following with his and his sisters offspring. Then of course the Jedi Academy Luke starts.
I've...never thought of it that way...
Bob- yeah, leave to a small kid to make you look at something you thought you knew inside and out in a new way.
leafman-I'm with you on this one too, ENOUGH of the cgi and go back to stop motion and models.
Sep. - IMO I tend to look at the prequels as "loosely based on" the 4 , 5 and 6 episodes.
dartthomas- I also knew about the whole revenge of the jedi thing but you gotta admit my son's got some kind of logic there.
Thanks agian guys!
I always thought it was Return of the Jedi because the Jedi were nearly wiped out and then the Sith lead Empire was overthrown. Meaning that the Jedi would be safe to return to protect the galaxy