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Shopping Maul
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Can't be Bothered: justifying Rey's power vs Luke's
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26-Apr-2019, 5:41 PM

RogueLeader said:

How much consideration the writers put into it is certainly up for debate (I definitely feel JJ gave more attention to some elements over others). If you read through the “Art of” books, especially The Force Awakens, you can definitely see Rick Carter, JJ, and the whole team delving back into fundamental questions about the nature of the Star Wars galaxy. How strong is the Force? Who is Luke Skywalker? What is the Force’s relevance? Does it mean anything now? They were really focused on the nature of the Force early on, it seems.

That’s really interesting - perhaps I’m not giving JJ his due? And again the subjectivity factor looms large in these conversations. My ‘issues’ with the whole Skywalker/Force aspect goes back to ROTJ where, as I’ve often harped on about, I feel Luke’s role has been misinterpreted as more crucial to the outcome than widely accepted. Which by association colours how I feel about his being revered as a ‘legend’ in any sequel material.
But yeah, I’m curious to know how JJ and his team arrived at their own conclusions regarding Luke and the Force.