Monday, January 22, 2018

Something about Force usage in the sequel trilogy so far


The way the Force is depicted as being used in the sequel trilogy so far is something I've been thinking of recently. There are two instances that seem to be contradicting what we know about the ability to use the Force.First is Rey. The reason I think that the 'Rey is a Mary Sue' complaints have merit is because of her inexplicable ability to use the Force so readily, when previous movies have implied that using the Force is something that takes concentration, discipline, training, and effort.Rey as a mechanic makes sense - she makes a living by dismantling scrap, so it makes sense that she has developed a sense of how machines work, and also has a speeder to maintain.Rey as a fighter makes sense - she's learned to fend for herself in a harsh environment, so it stands to reason that she's figured out how to fight or learned from someone else.What doesn't make sense is how she can use the Force so readily without training.Anakin had the highest midi-chlorian count - the greatest Force potential ever - and his Force potential 'only' manifested in abnormally quick reflexes and a strong sense of intuition, which seemingly gave rise to his piloting skill and his mechanical prowess. He wasn't seen to perform any Force-powered feats like manipulating objects until after he had had training.Luke had good reflexes and piloting skill, but couldn't use the Force readily at first. Sensing the training remote during his lesson on the Millennium Falcon wasn't easy, and he had to concentrate to make the successful shots during the trench run at the Battle of Yavin. It took effort for him to move the lightsaber in the wampa's cave on Hoth, and he needed more training with Yoda, as well as more experience, before he was able to move objects with ease.Rey managed to successfully perform a Jedi mind trick - something implied to take skill and training, since it's only seen to be done by experienced Force users - after only three tries with no training, and managed to wrest a lightsaber from the grip of a more experienced (albeit injured and potentially mentally distracted) Force user.It's possible that Rey managed to pull information from Kylo Ren when she resisted his mind probe and was able to read his fear and therefore put that information to use, which is a suggestion I've read, but there's still that lack of experience.The second instance is one of the stablehands at Canto Bight at the end of The Last Jedi. Here we have a child who casually and unknowingly uses the Force to pick up a broom, something that Anakin, who again, had the greatest Force potential ever, wasn't seen to do without training. Anakin casually picking up a tool using the Force while working on C-3PO or his podracer would have made sense, since he was the chosen one, but he was never seen to do it.We now have two instances of people with no training or experience performing Force-powered feats that were previously the reserve of people with training using the Force. This, to me, means that either Rey and the stablehand have midi-chlorian counts and therefore Force potential beyond Anakin (beyond the chosen one), or we're moving into plot hole territory here. As a refresher, the definition of a plot hole is:A gap or inconsistency in a storyline that goes against the flow of logic established by the story's plot, or constitutes a blatant omission of relevant information regarding the plot.Source: http://ift.tt/2n0dnT1, the 'flow of logic' is the implication that Force-powered feats require training, and the 'inconsistency' is Rey and the stablehand doing it without prior training.The third possibility is that I'm missing something here. What could I be missing? Am I interpreting these things wrong or missing something? via /r/StarWars http://ift.tt/2Bk7bd4

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