Conversations about the Force on the Falcon
In A New Hope, Obi-Wan Kenobi tells Luke Skywalker and Han Solo about the Force while they are traveling to Alderaan on the Millennium Falcon. Luke is caught between Obi-Wan's faith ("A Jedi can feel the Force flowing through him") and Han's skepticism ("Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side"). Obi-Wan, training Luke to use a lightsaber, advises him to "Act on instinct" and "Stretch out with [his] feelings."
In The Force Awakens, Han tells Rey and Finn about the Force while they are traveling to Takodana on the Millennium Falcon. Despite his earlier skepticism, Han has come to believe in the Force: "Thought it was a bunch of mumbo-jumbo. A magical power holding together good and evil, the dark side and the light. Crazy thing is, it's true. The Force, the Jedi, all of it. It's all true." Rey is quick to believe, but Finn is doubtful.
In The Rise of Skywalker, Finn tells Jannah about the Force while they are repairing the Millennium Falcon on Kef Bir. Finn explains that he used to be skeptical about the Force, but has now become a believer: "The Force brought me here. Brought me to Rey and Poe... It's real. I wasn't sure then, but I am now." He echoes Obi-Wan's language in A New Hope by referring to the Force as "An instinct... a feeling."
All three conversations take place in the same room on the Millennium Falcon, close to the midpoint of their respective films. Each scene is a dialogue between a skeptic and a believer, and there is a clear progression across all three scenes: each skeptic comes to faith and becomes the believer in the next dialogue. Obi-Wan, the believer, passes on his faith to Han, the skeptic. Then Han becomes the believer and passes on his faith to Finn, the skeptic. Then Finn becomes the believer and passes on his faith to Jannah, the skeptic.
EXPLORE FURTHER…
Characters: Finn / Han Solo / Jannah / Obi-Wan Kenobi
Films: Episode IV: A New Hope / Episode VII: The Force Awakens / Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker
GO DEEPER INTO THE ARCHIVES…
Concepts: faith
READ MORE ABOUT…
Follow The Jedi Archives on…