I mentioned in the comment on your post about Obi-Wan's previous variation on the saying that my family has a book of quotations that demonstrates the impact of this line by including it, but also includes its immediate lead-in "Then man your ships, and..." I'll admit the extended quotation felt a little "off" or gratuitous, somehow.
Bringing up "religious underpinnings," though, had me thinking the characters in this movie who most link the Force with the specific word "religion" are the Imperial officers, who might seem to be making efforts to diminish the Force to the point of believing that themselves, and Han, who could be seen as representing the low state of the galaxy at large. I'm aware, of course, that to make too much a deal of this is to step into controversy...
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Date: 2019-11-07 11:36 pm (UTC)Bringing up "religious underpinnings," though, had me thinking the characters in this movie who most link the Force with the specific word "religion" are the Imperial officers, who might seem to be making efforts to diminish the Force to the point of believing that themselves, and Han, who could be seen as representing the low state of the galaxy at large. I'm aware, of course, that to make too much a deal of this is to step into controversy...