Star Wars: The Last Jedi’

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  1. pensfan13

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    That's how people from tattooine look and talk.
     
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  2. After first viewing the Phantom Menace I thought they were intentionally making the actors act poorly to try and recreate some of the awkward scenes from A New Hope.
     
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    William December Williams is 81 years old.

    Episode IX will be released into theatres on December 20, 2019
     
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    Interesting Jewish spin on the most popular Sci-Fi series of all-time

    From Jediism to Judaism: Star Wars as Jewish Allegory

    A look at some of the Jewish elements – coincidental or otherwise – of Star Wars.

    A long time ago in a place far, far away...

    It is a period of civil war. A new government has declared the practice of the old faith a crime punishable by death, disbanding an ancient order of sages and sending many into exile. Rebel fighters, striking from a hidden base, have won their first major victory against the evil Empire, stirring a spirit of defiance among the populace. Outarmed and vastly outnumbered, the ragtag band of rebels – aided by an all-powerful, all-permeating Force that binds together all life in the universe – remain the only hope for restoring peace and freedom to their people.

    It's one of the greatest epics known to mankind. No, not Star Wars. The above synopsis is actually the story of Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish festival that commemorates a miraculous victory of Israelite insurgents against the tyrannical Seleucid Empire roughly 2,200 years ago.

    I got to thinking about how certain aspects of the Star Wars universe are eerily similar to the history, beliefs, and teachings of the Jews. Now George Lucas did not set out to create a fantasy universe full of Jewish references, but the connections are nevertheless there. So let's put the “Han” back in Hanukkah (Harrison Ford, by the way, technically a member of the tribe) and look at some of the Jewish elements – coincidental or otherwise – of Star Wars.

    A Galaxy of Hebrew Names
    The heroes of the Star Wars series are members of a “rebel alliance,” basically Maccabees in outer space. It's right there in the name: Jedi. The Hebrew letter yud is often anglicized as a “J,” and syllables occasionally get dropped in translation. Hence, a Biblical name like “Yehoshua” makes its way into English as “Joshua.” It's not much of a stretch to see how “Jedi” can be derived the original Hebrew word for Jew, “Yehudi.”

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    Interesting and probable connections being Lucas is Jewish but it's a big universe. I bet I could connect star wars to a hundred different things if I tried.
     
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    I agree, take for instance Islam, there are so many references you could write a dictionary starting with the planet Mustafar an Arabic name for “The chosen One” (one of the many names for the prophet Muhammad) or Admiral Ackbar (an Arabic word for the great) or Luke Skywalker's home planet, Tatooine (Named after the Tunisian city of Tataouine) and dozens more….
     
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    Never knew the ackbar thing but I always though that sounds Arabic
     
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    Lol! Alahu ackbar (Allah is great) is like the most wellknown arabic phrase!
     
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    assalamualaikum might have something to say about that.
     
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    Salami I like cum
     
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    Is that a hint that we were going off topic? :p
     
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    The craziest Star Wars Fan theory Yet

    Supreme Leader Snoke is Jar Jar Binks

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    The theory suggests that Jar Jar Binks — the bumbling and reviled Gungan from the prequel series — is not only Snoke, but also has been pulling the strings behind the creation of the Empire and the First Order from the very beginning.

    Fans have pointed to Palpatine and Jar Jar being from the same planet and the Gungans convincing the Senate to grant Palpatine emergency powers in “Revenge of the Sith” as evidence for this theory. Some have also suggested that Jar Jar is so powerful he can use the force to manipulate his appearance, which would explain why Snoke looks so different.
     
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    Cant we just forget about the prequels?

    Make it like they never happened
     
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    You can only talk just so much about The Force Awakens, and The Last Jedi, and speculate about Episode IX which won’t come out until 2019.

    Solo and Rogue One are technically prequels
     

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