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patman3030 t1_itmu8by wrote

Well as far as han solo is concerned, there were only a few thousand jedi for all the 10,000 systems and millions of people on each of them. There's nowhere near enough jedi around for everyone to have seen them using magic force powers. The empire probably removed most of the recorded evidence of them doing good for people, meaning all he'd have to go on is stories people tell by word of mouth. And I've heard tons of stories of people being cured of disease by a religious minister's touch, and I'd sooner believe the sky was green than believe any of that without scientific evidence to back it up.

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RPM021 t1_itn73ym wrote

It's also fiction, and Lucas just didn't have it planned out as neatly as he would've liked for the first film. The whole 3PO/Vader stuff, Luke/Leia kissing, etc, etc.

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patman3030 t1_itn8fwb wrote

That's why when I enjoy star wars, I get my enjoyment from either extreme logistical pedantry like above or from "haha the crossbow dog put the shiny robot's head on backwards". There's too many holes to take it seriously anymore.

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RPM021 t1_itn91ml wrote

Yep. Especially in expansive multi-film "cinematic universes"

Nothing is going to be planned out 100% of the way through, so just enjoy the ride. And that's not to dismiss the logical approach as to why Solo didn't believe in Jedi at the time...I think putting an in-world response is fun since it forces creative thinking...but I'm also not one to stress over it. Star Wars, as a whole, stands so tall that you can let a few little things like that slip through for the greater good.

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