Argh. Just Argh,
Oct. 3rd, 2008 04:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kengrI've always loathed that bit in The Empire Strikes Back where Yoda says "No! Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try."
It's a sentiment I encountered far too often from my mother when I was growing up.
And it is *damaging* because it fails to recognize that effort can be put forth and the desired results not reached.
So while many see it as a "you have to believe you can do it" thing, I (and others) see it as calling efforts that don't succeed the fault of the person making the attempt. And make them a personal flaw rather than a need for more training or whatever.
same sort thing is pushed by far too many Phys Ed teachers. Though they tended to go for "you aren't trying hard enough". Telling this to a kid who's having a minor asthma attack while trying to complete the laps you assigned is *not* going to help.
Now I find that there was even more wrong with that scene than I'd realized.
Use the Try Harder, Luke
If that transcript is true, even if Lucas was right about human nature, he was *so* wrong by bowing to it. When you are creating myths, you are supposed to make the heroes *better*. Make them folks who inspire people to try harder or to persevere when all seems lost.
I agree with Hamill. Luke was being a whiner and the way he was played in that scene was a disservice to the character.
It's a sentiment I encountered far too often from my mother when I was growing up.
And it is *damaging* because it fails to recognize that effort can be put forth and the desired results not reached.
So while many see it as a "you have to believe you can do it" thing, I (and others) see it as calling efforts that don't succeed the fault of the person making the attempt. And make them a personal flaw rather than a need for more training or whatever.
same sort thing is pushed by far too many Phys Ed teachers. Though they tended to go for "you aren't trying hard enough". Telling this to a kid who's having a minor asthma attack while trying to complete the laps you assigned is *not* going to help.
Now I find that there was even more wrong with that scene than I'd realized.
Use the Try Harder, Luke
If that transcript is true, even if Lucas was right about human nature, he was *so* wrong by bowing to it. When you are creating myths, you are supposed to make the heroes *better*. Make them folks who inspire people to try harder or to persevere when all seems lost.
I agree with Hamill. Luke was being a whiner and the way he was played in that scene was a disservice to the character.
