I was watching (and am still watching) Empire Strikes Back, the original one, not the enhanced one. I was seeing it for the first time since having watched all three prequels and it is quite the interesting phenomenon.
The most interesting part of this to me is that you see Yoda in this movie, originally for the first time, as a rather eccentric and almost mad little creature. Now while the prequels still paint him as rather testy sometimes, in Empire he appears like he is suffering from dementia.
In Revenge of the Sith we last see Yoda going into hiding. So one has to wonder did he pick Dagobah intentionally since he assumed no one would ever look for him there? If so, since we never see any other centient life on the planet in Empire, does this mean that he had spent the better part of 20 years alone with his thoughts?
Now for the reason I chose this particular topic. Re-watching this film has made me wonder if spending too much time alone with oneself and one’s own thoughts can lead one to become crazy? I used to enjoy spending time alone, and now even though I am in a long term relationship, I am alone more often than not. While I have Rose and Casey it is not the same as spending time with people and having interaction. Maybe this is why I spend so much time online. Maybe it is why I am feeling so lost lately. Maybe it is time for me to start re-evaluating my life on a grander scale than I normally do. Then again, maybe I am just giving into that dementia I see in Yoda.
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