Comment The Living Force, or the Matrix? (Score 2) 249
I'm a geek, but I thought that
The central reason why, I believe, is that Star Wars is all about the Force. The Force permeates all Living things, flows through us, and surrounds us. It is what binds the universe together.
The Matrix has nothing with which to compare, in this respect.
The Force is something that we can all relate to, I think. "The Path", "The Way", "The Tao", "Spirit", "Kalaam", "Logos", "The Word", "The Name", "The Force." Surely, it is something that we have all had some experience with, as sure as you are reading the words on this page.
The Force is something that we are receptive to. It's a flow, a beingness, an essence. Simultaneously incredibly gentle, flowing through all living things, and tremendously powerful, like the waves of the sea.
Yes, it listens to our commands, but one never gets the impression that the force is something that you can just kick around, like you can a program or a computer.
The Force is treated as something greater than us, it is not our "inner strength". Our "inner strength" may come and go; it can snap in two like a twig before incredible winds. The Force is always present, always with us.
This is not some sort of, "You should be humble and beat yourself on the head, better watch out because the Force will get you" message.It is just about making ourself receptive to the Force. It is gentle, and loving. Taking time to listen. Forgetting ouselves, ignoring the machine, clearing our thoughts, stilling our mind, and really taking the time to listen.
As we die, the Force will be with us, the same Force that has helped us live our life, the same Force which George Lucas describes with his movies. (The Force is with us now, we just are usually more receptive on our death beds.^=^_^=)
For these reasons,
Star Wars will be the movie remembered in the future as a transcendant series.
With Love,
Lion {:)}=
(This isn't to say I didn't have fun watching the Matrix, I just didn't think it was all that deep, and it was a bit on the predictable side. But I did enjoy watching it!)
- Star Wars: the Phantom Menace
The central reason why, I believe, is that Star Wars is all about the Force. The Force permeates all Living things, flows through us, and surrounds us. It is what binds the universe together.
The Matrix has nothing with which to compare, in this respect.
The Force is something that we can all relate to, I think. "The Path", "The Way", "The Tao", "Spirit", "Kalaam", "Logos", "The Word", "The Name", "The Force." Surely, it is something that we have all had some experience with, as sure as you are reading the words on this page.
The Force is something that we are receptive to. It's a flow, a beingness, an essence. Simultaneously incredibly gentle, flowing through all living things, and tremendously powerful, like the waves of the sea.
Yes, it listens to our commands, but one never gets the impression that the force is something that you can just kick around, like you can a program or a computer.
The Force is treated as something greater than us, it is not our "inner strength". Our "inner strength" may come and go; it can snap in two like a twig before incredible winds. The Force is always present, always with us.
This is not some sort of, "You should be humble and beat yourself on the head, better watch out because the Force will get you" message.It is just about making ourself receptive to the Force. It is gentle, and loving. Taking time to listen. Forgetting ouselves, ignoring the machine, clearing our thoughts, stilling our mind, and really taking the time to listen.
As we die, the Force will be with us, the same Force that has helped us live our life, the same Force which George Lucas describes with his movies. (The Force is with us now, we just are usually more receptive on our death beds.^=^_^=)
For these reasons,
Star Wars will be the movie remembered in the future as a transcendant series.
With Love,
Lion {:)}=
(This isn't to say I didn't have fun watching the Matrix, I just didn't think it was all that deep, and it was a bit on the predictable side. But I did enjoy watching it!)
