The force only works if you believe in it, and you’re alive. And there’s heavily implied to be some mental barriers you have to overcome to get it to work properly.
Of our heroes in the first movie, we have:
old hermit who definitely uses the force
naive farm boy who learns to use the force
jaded smuggler who doesn’t believe in the force
GRAAAAAAAGGGHHHHHH
robot
robot
princess who never discusses the force on camera but they don’t rule her using the force out
And in terms of antagonists:
evil wizard who is looked down upon by society for using the force
a bunch of beaurocrats who don’t believe in the force
weak minded fascist soldiers who don’t believe in the force
a bartender who never mentions the force
an asshole criminal who never mentions the force
jawas
In this movie, of the characters who display awareness of the fact that the force exists, we see a clear divide between characters who believe in the force and can use it, and characters who don’t believe in the force and don’t try to use it. I suspect there’s a causal relationship somewhere in there.
I disagree on this point. Say what you will about midichlorians, but even before they were introduced, not everyone could use the force.
Granted that wasn’t explicitly stated in A New Hope… that random farm boy was already special because he was the son of a great Jedi Knight.
The force only works if you believe in it, and you’re alive. And there’s heavily implied to be some mental barriers you have to overcome to get it to work properly.
Of our heroes in the first movie, we have:
And in terms of antagonists:
In this movie, of the characters who display awareness of the fact that the force exists, we see a clear divide between characters who believe in the force and can use it, and characters who don’t believe in the force and don’t try to use it. I suspect there’s a causal relationship somewhere in there.