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Post #1231172

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Jay
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Episode VIII : The Last Jedi - Discussion * SPOILER THREAD *
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2-Aug-2018, 8:15 PM

Possessed said:

Yeah but I mean Luke starting picking things up pretty darn quick once he started learning too, much of it on his own. Perhaps not quite as quick as Rey, although I’m not prepared for the massive headache that comes from analyzing the passage of time in star wars movies. But I don’t think it’s totally incomparable.

I’ve kind of been over this already. Luke’s Force powers in ANH amount to “seeing” the remote with the blast shield down and some guidance while targeting the ventilation shaft with the torpedo. That’s all.

In ESB, he struggles to pull the lightsaber to his hand on Hoth, requiring him to pause and truly concentrate on the task. And even after Yoda’s training, Luke is still no match for Vader. While he puts some impressive abilities to use thanks in part to his training, it’s a lopsided fight and he loses badly.

My understanding is that the time between ANH and ESB is years. Rey has had maybe a few weeks at most. On its surface, does this really sound comparable?