One of my favorite movie series of all time is the Star Wars films. Yes, even the prequels. I’m sure whatever happens with the upcoming sequels, they will make the list, too. I’m an shameless fanboy when it comes to this series, and I can forgive a lot – from Greedo shooting first to Jar Jar Binks. Since I was a child, seeing the original Star Wars at the tender age of five, I have loved the series. My youthful mind always wished I could be a Jedi Knight myself. Now, I know that’s impossible because I certainly don’t have nearly enough midi-chlorians in my blood for that. In fact, it was a relief for me to learn this plot patch when I saw The Phantom Menace because by watching the original trilogy as a child, it seemed so easy to train to be a Jedi Knight. Going back and watching that original trilogy again, it got me thinking: Just how long does it take to complete Jedi Knight training? The Answer: About as long as clown college. If you were to ask George Lucas, in an ideal situation, he’d tell you that it takes years of training to become a Jedi Knight. In fact, during the time of the Old Republic, the Jedi would identify candidates in their early youth, bring them to their training facilities, shelter them from outside relationships, put them through rigorous levels of combat training and mind-control techniques, and only after a subsequent apprenticeship that […]From Film School Rejects
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