Makes sense to me. Becoming a Jedi is supposed to me an enormous commitment, Leia simply wouldn't have that kind of time. Still, it would be cool if they did something with her Force abilities, even if it's not twirling a lightsaber around.
That begs the question though; what is a Jedi in the post-episode 6 era?Barbas said:Makes sense; being a Jedi is suppose to be a life-long commitment, isn't it? All that meditation and internal conflict while you're prancing about in funky robes probably takes up a surprising of your time, judging by the pretty minimal amount of soldiering that "General" Kenobi did in the prequels.
Also, if we consider what KotOR and KotOR 2 said about consequences, that balance had a net negative effect on Jedi. Having Force - sensitive character in a middle of a war, participating and contributing to the carnage, bearing responsibility for mass destruction and having to act as a general or a warlord (rather than a healer, protector or an advisor) tends to produce a lot of broken people. Broken people with superpowers, being broken often resulting in getting closer to DS.The Enquirer said:Yes, almost every jedi was either a commander or a general back then, however, there were thousands of Jedi who were helping to lead and helping to train. Plus it isn't as if they sent Jedi out who had just started their training. In Leia's position she may not be able to take time off from being the leader of the rebellion to learn the ways of the force, and she couldn't keep breaking up her training to play politics. While I doubt it would be this extreme in her case, when Luke interrupted his training, albeit for a good cause, he lost a hand.erttheking said:I was rolling my eyes before I clicked on this article and the official explanation didn't help. I'm pretty sure it's been made clear that you can train in the force while holding positions of authority. I mean just about every Jedi in the Clone Wars had to balance being a Jedi with being an officer of some kind, usually very high ranking ones. I mean there's a difference between not becoming a Jedi and not training in the force at all. Not becoming a Jedi? Fair enough. But she should've still at least have been trained in the basics.
Also, if we consider what KotOR and KotOR 2 said about consequences, that balance had a net negative effect on Jedi. Having Force - sensitive character in a middle of a war, participating and contributing to the carnage, bearing responsibility for mass destruction and having to act as a general or a warlord (rather than a healer, protector or an advisor) tends to produce a lot of broken people. Broken people with superpowers, being broken often resulting in getting closer to DS.eberhart said:Yes, almost every jedi was either a commander or a general back then, however, there were thousands of Jedi who were helping to lead and helping to train. Plus it isn't as if they sent Jedi out who had just started their training. In Leia's position she may not be able to take time off from being the leader of the rebellion to learn the ways of the force, and she couldn't keep breaking up her training to play politics. While I doubt it would be this extreme in her case, when Luke interrupted his training, albeit for a good cause, he lost a hand.
Really looking forward to seeing a sixty-year-old do some Jedi wire-fu, were you?008Zulu said:Every tidbit of news released about this new trilogy makes me less and less excited with each new reveal.
No, he didn't excel. He could hear Obi-Wan because of Obi-Wan's strong connection to the force, not Luke's. At the beginning of "Empire" it takes minutes for Luke to even pull his lightsaber to him when he's trapped in the cave. He spends weeks, training 12 or so hours a day, with Yoda (one of the best teachers you could possibly have) and still gets his butt handed to him by Vader. Then he trains for approximately 6 MONTHS before "Return of the Jedi" and only beats Vader because he gives into the Dark Side at a critical moment AND because Vader was both holding back and getting weaker with age. Beyond that, he never really displays anything "excellent" for all of his effort. A few high jumps, a force persuade, seeing trouble related to people he cared about (something he got from his father, NOT from training), and occasionally levitating a small object.Baresark said:Also, Luke excelled with a minimal amount of training. In a New Hope he put on a visor and blocked a couple of training drone shots, which also magically made him able to communicate with Obi Wan after he became one with the Force.
Worked for Yoda. CG has come along way.JimB said:Really looking forward to seeing a sixty-year-old do some Jedi wire-fu, were you?
Well he didn't really become a Jedi until the third movie. Like you say he does a smidge of training with Obi-Wan but the most we see of that is him believing in the force and nailing that shot at the end. In the second film he goes to Yoda and can barely move rocks competently and when he goes to face Vader against Yoda's advice he gets his ass handed to him because he wasn't ready. He doesn't really become competent as a Jedi until the third film and even then some might say that Vader was still going easy on him.Ihateregistering1 said:-In the prequel movies, they made it seem like becoming a Jedi is something that requires pretty much decades of dedication and training (they mention in Phantom Menace that they think Anakin is too old to start training, and he was like 7). If it takes so long, how did Luke manage to become one with basically spending about 3 days with Obi-Wan and 2 weeks with Yoda? Is he just that much of a natural force bad-ass?
Except that they were already Jedi before the war began. I'm sure there'll end up being a part in this new one where Leia will "feel" or "sense" something like that, if I remember correctly the was something like that in Episode 6.erttheking said:I mean just about every Jedi in the Clone Wars had to balance being a Jedi with being an officer of some kind, usually very high ranking ones.
That's the polite explanation. The less polite one is that it's a plot hole.Ihateregistering1 said:If it takes so long, how did Luke manage to become one with basically spending about three days with Obi-Wan and two weeks with Yoda? Is he just that much of a natural Force bad-ass?
Eh. To each his own. I personally respect Leia more for not becoming a Jedi, for choosing her own path rather than letting a genetic predisposition suddenly trump her life's plans and make her be a wizard-samurai, as if stabbing people with laser swords and choking them to death with magic is ultimately a better use of one's time than offering her leadership and experience to a multi-planetary military force.008Zulu said:CG has come a long way.
Oh yeah, I forgot: Isn't it established that a long time passes between Empire and Jedi? I can't think of how long, but I feel like it's either six months or two years. Should we assume Luke was training?anthony87 said:He doesn't really become competent as a Jedi until the third film and even then some might say that Vader was still going easy on him.