I think some great points have been made recently
- what exactly is Jedi ‘Training’. The indoctrination aspect of this makes complete sense, and helps clarify why on earth the PT jedi thought you had to start training at youth, when in the OT we saw Luke start in his 20’s or whatever. It is very convincing to believe that the training has little to do with force talent. it always seems like the raw Force ability needs to be there, i have never seen that be otherwise (please correct me if i am wrong).
Aside from the references in the film, that suggest a Jedi prospect needs to study in order to reach his or her potential, here’s what George Lucas has to say about it:
“The Force is really a way of seeing; it’s a way of being with life,” Lucas has said. “It really has nothing to do with weapons. The Force gives you the power to have extra-sensory perception and to be able to see things and hear things, read minds and levitate things. It is said that certain creatures are born with a higher awareness of the Force than humans. Their brains are different. The Force is a perception of the reality that exists around us. You have to come to learn it. It’s not something you just get. It takes many, many years…Anyone who studied and worked hard could learn it. But you would have to do it on your own.”
I appreciate Lucas’ statement, but to be honest, he has said so many contradictory things over the years, and what he has said isn’t always what he put in the movies, so i find it best to stick with what is in the movies.
what he said is in the movies though.