I think a part of my soul died today.

I appreciate the humor, and that Jar-Jar race/species is not an actual species...

And while i wouldn't consider him a Jedi Master, I wouldn't pick on him either....

Feels like picking on the "special" kid, to me....

Alexandre Orion wrote: I have never believed that the character of Jar Jar was created just to sell toys to children. In classical théâtre (Greek-Roman), characters with simple, un- or anti- intellectual profiles are often present, as un-assuming, perhaps un-intentional "help" in the heroic cycle. It is a sort of counter-part to the "Mentor" --

Reminds me of this chap:

Yes, lad ! Well found ...

It also strikes me as particularly curious the way the "imbécile heureux" can be rather arbitrarily contextualised ; for instance, some of the same folk who find Jar Jar absolutely offensive also herald Rowan Atkinson's "Mr Bean" as genius ...

:laugh:

Thanks for that tzb, just read some of A Midsummer Night's Dream for the first time in over twenty years!

The one gripe I have with Star Wars is Han always shoots first!

Psyddhattha wrote: Thanks for that tzb, just read some of A Midsummer Night's Dream for the first time in over twenty years!

I'm off to see it in a few weeks as it happens. Love a bit of Shakespeare, and it's probably my second favourite after The Tempest.

Heartily recommend the Globe on Screen version which just came out (and their Tempest) - bloody hilarious.

I'll admit it. I love Jar Jar. He makes me laugh

And while I think he's no Jedi, the Force has to be strong with him somehow he reminds me of the Padawan Zayne Carrick from Knights of the Old Republic (the comic). Who freely admits he has a 'special' relationship with the Force and everything he gets into turns out very similarly to Jar Jar's misadventures

BTW, Lightsabers are a thing now. It was in the news:

I like both trilogies...I've long since learned that before you can laugh at others you must first be able to laugh at yourself...mr bean was genius? I must have missed a whole lot of that annoying idiotic film...what a snoozefest....

@ kami, I read about that a while back and found it quite amusing...soldiers becoming little kids..disciplined training gone in an instant :lol:

The racial stereotyping in the prequels actually makes me quite uncomfortable, and is my biggest gripe by far. Jar Jar is a part of that, but otherwise he just looked fake and his presence did not seem genuine or well reflected among other actors. I guess they lost the spiritual depth, and someone decided to replace it with other tools of drama or something. The CGI meant everything looked way too clean, even when it was trashy, but considering it was at the height of the Republic I can live with that. I'm not a hater though, I loved lots too!!!

Nicole Judge wrote: Just to make you feel a bit better... :silly:

That was actually my cover photo on FB for a time, lol.

By the way, in case you all hadn't guessed this was just a joke. I actually like Jar Jar to some extent, however I do appreciate Alexandre's lovely philosophical response to it :laugh: