#dionysae

honestly? the jedi remind me most of catholicism in the prequels, which is—probably not accidental, given what lucas and I don’t know about the political weight and scope of buddhism.

it is pretty clear from the Original Trilogy that the force and the jedi are not patterned off western religions—if you’ve seen that interview with donnie yen, he’s right when he says that lucas was drawing from explicitly east asian tropes, and heavily influenced by kurosawa, and similar filmmakers. 

however, lucas doesn’t have a ton of knowledge about how buddhism (or taoism, etc., it’s a pretty generic americanized impression of “eastern religion” he’s conjuring up) sits on the political landscape, and the way it interacted with power historically. Rather, lucas is a westerner, and any time you start talking about religion and the state and military might to a westerner, you are probably talking about catholicism, at least a little bit. (even when you’re talking to an american, though in that case we’ve got a whole hangup about generic protestant “christianity” which mostly dovetails with catholicism but sometimes doesn’t.)

it’s pretty clear to me that the prequels have exchanged the generic “eastern religion” with pretty clear parallels to catholicism—a powerful and state-sponsored religious order, equal parts military and spiritual, dressed like franciscans, focused on denying its adherents pleasure, passion, and things of the world. They’re templars during the final days of the crusades, with Philip IV breathing down their necks and a dozen holy sites for pilgrims that will collapse to nationalism (see: jedha)

well?? who won?? you can't just leave us hanging

omg what deck is that??

batman v superman was a great movie and frankly i use it as a barometer of people i want to talk to

oh people are gonna buy tickets, because rich people are idiots

hey!!! congratulations!!! you got a job and i'm proud!!!

dionysae replied to your post “[[MOR] In yet another edition of ‘I use this blog as a public diary...”

i know it doesn't help much to say, but you are not a failure. as someone who's watching from the outside, i am never not impressed by you as a person and how much you've accomplished

thank you, I appreciate it <3

whyndancer replied to your post “[[MOR] anyways life is dissatisfying and disappointing and pointless”

*all the hugs*

whyndancer replied to your post “[[MOR] I’m just…tired. it’s like having to run in gym in school,...”

I totally get it. It sucks and I'm sorry you're stuck there. I hope you get a good energy bump soon. Or a really good rest. *hugs*

thank you <3 it’s just been a rough time lately

shelikespretties replied to your post “sleeping for an entire day: always a valid solution for avoiding your...”

Awwww, hon. <3

it’s good, just...tired

rottenbrainstuff replied to your post “[[MOR] I’m just…tired. it’s like having to run in gym in school,...”

:( *hugs* that sounds incredibly shitty. I hope you feel better soon.

thanks, I appreciate it <3

incognitajones replied to your post “[[MOR] I’m just…tired. it’s like having to run in gym in school,...”

I hope today is a better day.