01-08-2016, 06:10 PM
(01-08-2016, 05:26 PM)Sovereign Nation Wrote: If you are into that sort of thing then have at it.
I mean, sure it is fiction, and a suspension of disbelief is required for viewing. However, I draw the line with characters that have 0 ability one minute, to being skilled enough to fight one of the main villains, and win, the next.
Not only that, but the Jedi Mind trick has to my recollection, the need to wave a hand. She gets the guy to do what she wants on the 2nd try, and then as an after though had him drop his weapon when he was already walking away.
That was one of the worst escape scenes they could have come up with. I know why they did it, and that makes it even worse.
I'm with you for the most part here, just commenting on the mind trick thing. This is where my nerd comes into play. The waving of the hand we saw some force users do is a focusing technique. The Force in many ways is like magic in fantasy writing. There is the ability to do magic without the gestures and incantations, it is just either less polished or the work of someone with years of practice. With her not being trained, her not using the gesture would be more appropriate due to that likely being a part of the training as a focus aid.
