The Force

I haven’t watched Star Wars since I was a kid, but now watching it I understand the meaning of may the force be with you. This movie is famous for this line, that it even has its own holiday on the 4^th of May. I think the whole point of this movie is for Luke to learn the meaning of the force and what it is and what it can do. Especially that it could help him, and that everything is connected through the force. Han Solo didn’t believe it, but by the end he seemed to by saying the phrase to Luke. The force isn’t explained too much in detail, only that it is with him and that one must feel it.

Luke couldn’t see what he was hitting twice in this movie. The first time being with a sphere and he couldn’t see because he had a helmet on. I think this is a foreshadow to when he has to destroy the planet that was created, because he took away the screen that showed him where to aim. The sphere was like a smaller version of the ‘planet’, and Luke uses the force in both scenes to guide him.

It also seems like the force has to deal with deaths of the greats, because when Obi-Wan Kenobi died, he spoke to Luke in his thoughts. Darth Vader also felt the presence of I think Obi-Wan Kenobi or maybe just a force different than his. Either way, I think it is interesting how the force was talked about and shown through the film and how it is slowly starting to unravel its meaning.