Film Theory: The Uncomfortable Truth about the Jedi Order (Star Wars: Jedi are Evil)

Watching back all the old Star Wars movies in preparation for episode 9, Rise of Skywalker, brought to my attention something VERY troubling. The Jedi are awful! Now, don't pull out your lightsabers just yet. There is SO MUCH evidence pointing to the Jedi having some shady practices, especially when it comes to the Padawans. Strap it tight, Theorists. I'm about to rip open all the troublesome truths about the Jedi Order.

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[kamalrifka]

That is LITERALLY the point of the prequels, to show how the Jedi Order lost its way and it lead to their downfall and the rise of the empire

[badgamemaster]

with the word of a Sith Lord: "Don't look so amazed. The Sith were always born and re-born within the ranks of the Jedi." - Darth Krayt

[aurumvale]

"From my point of view the Jedi are evil!" - the guy who murdered 30 children

edit:
Wow, just ... wow.
the amount of ppl that seem to think the murder of children ist in anyway justified is really disturbing

[Lord_Baphomet_]

Kenobi: “Only a Sith deals in absolutes”
Also Kenobi: “Join me or die”

[trueblade]

The main problem with the Jedi is they are always certain that they're never wrong. They don't grow or learn new wisdom as they develop. Hence why Qui-gon, Obi Wan, and Yoda all became better in their older age. They learned from their failures. The rest of the Jedi don't.

[BearlyEntertainmentLive]

"Hey Kid wanna become an indentured servant?"
"I'm already a slave though."
"Yeah but we let you have super powers."

[hunterking]

Anakin: I don’t like sand.

JJ Abrams: Write that down

[MastersApprentice]

In Qui-Gon's defense, he did try to free Shmi and might have done so eventually if he hadn't died.

[sh]

Mother: I love you son
Jedi: hippity hoppity your child is now my property

[KagagiouX]

"Only the SITH deal in Absolutes." - Obi
Me: "That's an absolute."
"Do or do not, there is no TRY." - Yoda
Me: "...another absolute."

[jackharrington]

"Can you imagine a world where parents willingly give up their 3 year olds and sends them away to a compound with adult men?"

Sparta.

[sonicthekitten]

I recently watched Star Wars Rebels, and the Jedi Temple's test literally makes you face your worst fears and you can be killed.

[silverblade]

Anakin: "I'm worried about my mother."

Obi-Wan: "Oh yeah! We freed her a month ago and got her set up on one of the republic relief programs. I think she'll be trained to do clerical work. I'll get you her number before long."

Anakin: "Oh. Cool. Guess I can focus on my training then, knowing my only family is alive and safe!"

Also...

Anakin: "I've been having these terrifying dreams, master."

Yoda: "Undergoing a delicate medical procedure, your pregnant wife is. Normal, your dreams are. Fine, everything will likely be. Awesome, our healthcare system is!"

Anakin: "You knew?!"

Yoda: "Knew, everyone did. Disappointed, the council is. Demoted, you will likely be. Normal, this situation also is."

Anakin: "Huh... Master, I think the chancellor might be a Sith Lord."

[mokaza]

"Do or do not. There is no try."
"Only siths deal in absolute"

Both jedi quotes. Come on!

[tylermarble]

This is why I love Ashoka because she realizes that the Jedi Council is wrong and leaves them and becomes a gray Jedi. I also love the concept of purple lightsabers because you are using the dark side for light side a good mix of the two

[pan_maso]

"Parents give their 3-year-old child to adult man waggling their lightsabers"💀💀💀

[leoregulus]

The clone wars show actually looks at this topic properly

[Thejourneyofamrit]

Imagine anakin’s reaction when he finds out his lightsaber is buried in sand

[llamawearingsombrero]

What do you mean they can’t leave the Jedi order, Ahsoka literally walked out from it

[liviemillie]

YES. This is one of your best theories.

Seriously I always felt this way, and completely understood the dark side characters who were ex-jedi. THAT'S A LOT OF TRAUMA. Honestly I pity the ex-jedi sith more than anyone else in Star Wars ... they were forced into a cultish organisation from childhood, forced to not act on their very probably volatile emotions, and ran straight into the arms of someone who specifically looked for folks like them just to manipulate their hatred and grief and trauma for his own gain.


Also, Obi-Wan is definitely my favourite SW character, but I honestly think a huge part of Anakin's downfall was his fault and due to the strain of their relationship. Part of what I like about Obi-Wan is that he looks like just a plain old kind of boring hero dude, but his character is actually pretty complex, deep, and morally grey. He's really uniquely written imo.


Both the Jedi and Sith are evil, with the Sith being worse but only because the Jedi are bad in the first place. The force is ... well ... a huge force to be reckoned with, and it's super easy for having that much power to corrupt someone, even if their order is specifically designed to prevent such an occurrence.