Is Finn a Jedi or use
the Force since he can fight with a lightsaber?
Finn lost that fight. Remember
that. In my opinion, the idea that only a Jedi or Sith can use a lightsaber is a
very juvenile thought. That’s like saying, “Only a sniper can use a gun,” when
obviously anyone can pull the trigger but without proper training, you’ll only
get so far. Anyone can punch another person but just because you can doesn’t
mean you can take on a trained boxer. I think it’s the same with a lightsaber.
Anyone can pick it up, turn it on and swing it around but if you’re not trained
to use it, you’re probably screwed- as was the case with Finn. And don’t forget
that he was once a Trooper and we clearly saw them use a Z6 Riot Baton, which
is obviously not a lightsaber but has a similar use of skill.
The lightsaber does not make a Jedi
or a Sith what they are, it’s their use of the Force. A New Hope explains that
when Luke is given his father’s lightsaber. Obi- Wan explains that it is simply
a choice of weapon for a Jedi Knight, “An elegant weapon for a more civilized
age.” He then goes on to talk about the Force and its use. Later on, while Luke
is training on the Millennium Falcon, Obi- Wan instructs him to feel the Force
around him and be less reliant on what he sees and what he’s using.
A Trooper does not have those powers therefore
making their skills very unuseful against anyone who does, regardless of their
weapon of choice. Han Solo used the lightsaber to open a Tan-Tan to keep Luke
warm. Yeah, he didn’t use it in battle but the dude turned it on and slashed
open an animal. Both he and Finn are evidence that in the end, a lightsaber is
just a weapon and like guns, plasma’s and Z6’s, but training in the Force will help you in a
lightsaber duel against a member of the Sith and just because you’re able to
survive a few moments does not make you a Jedi.
How was Rey able to
use it then if she hasn’t been trained and isn’t a Jedi?
This is
the whole plot for the new franchise. Rey obviously has that power and
potential to become a great Jedi Knight or a powerful Sith Lord, which ever she
may choose. If you didn’t’ get that from watching the film- watch it again!
Because that was the focus! We don’t know quite yet how she was able to “pick
up on it” so fast. We all have theories based on images and other information
from novels and graphic novels released on Force Friday that were linked to the
new franchise. From what I saw in the film and what I’ve read in those novels:
when Rey was taken away to Jakku, she was dressed in something that looked very
close to Padawan clothing which would suggest, to me, that she was enrolled in
the academy at the time of her abandonment. Also, the timeline would work with
that theory. This would explain why throughout the film, she doesn’t just pick
up on using the Force but actually appears to remember some things. She has to
take a moment to remember what it is and how to use it- yet it doesn’t work
right away! Sometimes it takes a few times for it to work. During her
lightsaber battle, she was actually trying to get away from Kylo Ren. You kept
seeing her backing away and trying to flee. The girl was scared and knew she
couldn’t beat this dude without luck. It isn’t until she is forced to fight
back or fall off the cliff when she remembers the Force. It’s the Force that
helps her get away. She does not win the battle. The battle has just begun. She
also knows how to fight from being left alone on Jakku. She wasn’t some farm
girl who all of sudden got lucky. She has some skills and from the looks of it,
has a past that obviously connects to the use of the Force but we have to wait
and see what that is and why it’s happening but if my theory is correct, then
obviously Rey has yet to finish her training and that’s what we will be
watching in the next few movies.
If that’s true, how
did she forget?
I don’t know. I didn’t make the movie. That’s just a theory
but I do have a theory for why and how she would forget. When Rey has her
vision and sees Luke touch R2D2, a lot of people were wondering why. There’s a
possibility that in that moment, he decided to flee and shut R2D2 down using
the Force as a way to hide his [Luke] location. Obviously he wanted to get
away. Kylo Ren was able to use the Force to get in the minds of other people.
The only person he was having trouble with, who was fighting him back, was Rey.
Which is why you saw them both cry, it was a very painful and exhausting
experience. From reading past novels and stuff, the Jedi and Sith were able to
do that and much more. Since obviously Kylo is still in training and Rey could
be too, they have yet to master everything. But think about it, if it’s
possible to not only enter the mind of another human being but also wield it to
your beckon call, “These aren’t the droids you’re looking for,” it’s possible
to wipe someone’s memory or suppress it for a time. That was also done in some
of the books in the past. If Luke did that to Rey, that would explain why she
can’t remember.
Is Han Solo really dead?
Yes bitch,
