According to the writers of the forthcoming High Council books, the force is anything you want it to be. To one Jedi its like music, to another a forest. This is a totally narcissistic view of the force that completely contradicts the original movies.
In the Empire Strikes Back when Yoda discusses the Force with Luke. He tells him,
“My ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is. Life creates it, makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter. You must feel the Force around you. Here. Between you, me, the tree, the rock, everywhere. Yes, even between the land and the ship.”
Obi wan Kenobi describes the force in a similar manner.
The arrogance and dismissiveness of Disney's current idea team is truly amazing. Let's just ignore the most successful movies, cartoons, books, toys universe in the history of media. Clearly they think original Star Wars is crap and they can make it better. Amazing! This after creating a crappy movie trilogy that has almost destroyed the entire franchise. Someone at Disney needs to catch a clue.
Anyway, here are some great takes on this news.
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Clownfish TV
Bounding into Comics
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