Screen Rant

  • If the Force is balanced, does it really matter whether a person chooses the light side or the dark? 1 / 7

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  • When George Lucas introduced the balance of the Force, that was a major philosophical challenge. 2 / 7

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  • The latest Star Wars book, Claudia Gray's Master and Apprentice, addresses it head-on. 3 / 7

  • It stars Qui-Gon Jinn, the Jedi Master who probably understood balance better than anybody else... 4 / 7

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  • And according to Qui-Gon, while the Force itself is balanced, each person has to choose a side. 5 / 7

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  • He doesn't turn towards the light because he believes it will "win" a cosmic game... 6 / 7

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  • But because it is the light. 7 / 7

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