DrDre said:
Yeah, but that just a way of bypassing the argument.By weighing up the things we see on screen and coming to a rational conclusion? TFA aside what does she do in TLJ that makes her so perfect? Screw everything up and give Kylo a swanky throne? Made of solid gold? I don’t get it. Then again we had a whole debate about how Luke never choked anyone, so who knows what powers of inference anybody has these days. So many angry people.
I wasn’t part of the Luke Force choke debate, sorry.
Given Mark Hammill believe Luke never used Force Choke we can put that debate to bed.
I personally allways interpreted the scene as signifying Luke’s a darker character now, and more like his father than he might think. So, to me that allways was a case of Luke using a Force choke, but if Hamill or anyone else sees it differently, I suppose only George Lucas has the answer. The ROTJ screenplay doesn’t speak of a Force choke, so you may very well be right.
anyone know exactly what the screenplay says in that scene?
Well, the novelization (by James Kahn) says the following:
“Luke raised his hand and pointed at the guards. Before either could draw a weapon, they were both clutching their own throats, choking, gasping. They fell to their knees.”
The only copy of the script I have is from “The Art Of Return Of The Jedi” and it’s less specific:
“Luke raises his hand and points at the puzzled guards, who immediately lower their spears and fall back. The young Jedi lowers his hand and moves on down the hallway.”