My last class ever of my graduate career. What sage comment do I make? “Dude! Yoda is totally that old guy from The Karate Kid!”
My intellectual prowess is stunning.
My last class ever of my graduate career. What sage comment do I make? “Dude! Yoda is totally that old guy from The Karate Kid!”
My intellectual prowess is stunning.
who is, of course….
….the archetypal “Banished wise monk /ascetic / warrior” from Japanese folktales. Lucas brazenly ripped off a shitload of Japanese lore and tradition design elements and spiritual teachings for the Trilogy.
And yes I speak only to the trilogy because you can kiss my curvy black ass about the “rest of the series”.
Feh!
Love
Mo
basically the wise master in various budhist traditions, but … yah essentially
It really is stunning .. your prowess that is.
Congrats on finishing classes!
And hey; if you’ve seen one generic wise old guy, then you’ve seen them all.
no way!
there’s the old guy with a sword.
and the old crippled guy.
and the old blind guy.
and the old blind crippled guy with a sword.
there’s at least 4 of us.
i used to think the old guy was bullshit.
now, i are one and they’re all cool.
so, beware, youngling ’cause old you will be, someday.
I stand corrected=)
And hey, just cause they’re generic doesn’t mean they’re not awesome–some of the greatest stories of all time would completely fall apart without blind/crippled/armed wise man. So I meant no disrespect to the wise old guy community;)
and no disrespect was taken.
have you read Jung or Joseph Campbell?
the Old Wise Guy is essential.
as is the Joker
the Hero
the Villian
and all the rest.
it’s the reason all good stories are,
essentially,
the same.
i was hung over in my last class.
the lady next to me kept leaning over to say
“close your mouth. close your mouth.”
i don’t know if she was being helpful
or trying to stay away from my breath!
congrats on finishing up with more style that i had, pal.