fandom rant
Jul. 5th, 2008 12:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
st_jane_ambulanceWhy does everybody think that the Star Wars universe has 'healers'? And what's up especially with the Jedi always having them? Did we ever see a flesh-and-blood doctor in any of the movies? No. They were all droids. Every one of them. Just like the Jedi were all peacekeepers. Anybody who thinks otherwise is making shit up.
I've also noticed, in the case of the books, at any rate, a tendency to make the Jedi able to do just about anything. Here's what I've seen from official movie canon: telekinesis (like WOAH), some empathic ability, suggestion, sometimes visions, sort of a 'spidey' sense, some other random shit, and a HELL of a lot of physical and mental training, including a mess of conflict resolution. They don't do healing. They certainly can't fly (this means you, Kevin J. Anderson). They aren't. Freaking. Superman.
Call me a canon nazi. I feel like people mess these things up.
I've also noticed, in the case of the books, at any rate, a tendency to make the Jedi able to do just about anything. Here's what I've seen from official movie canon: telekinesis (like WOAH), some empathic ability, suggestion, sometimes visions, sort of a 'spidey' sense, some other random shit, and a HELL of a lot of physical and mental training, including a mess of conflict resolution. They don't do healing. They certainly can't fly (this means you, Kevin J. Anderson). They aren't. Freaking. Superman.
Call me a canon nazi. I feel like people mess these things up.
