Star Wars: 10 Best Ever Uses Of The Force

4. Your Feeble Skills Are No Match For The Dark Side! - Return Of The Jedi

All the way through Return of the Jedi, we’ve been led to believe that Luke Skywalker has arrived. He single-handedly defeats a Rancor (okay, that unfortunate person’s skull helped), he rescues Han Solo, he despatches a speeder bike that comes screaming at him and even gets the better of Vader in a duel.

As he confidently tells The Emperor he’ll never turn to the Dark Side, tossing his lightsaber away in the process, it’d be easy for first time audiences to believe he’s won the day.

Unfortunately, The Emperor is not just a nasty, withered old man delivering his barbs in a slightly Pictish accent: he’s a master of the Dark Side of the Force and we soon learn what this level of malevolence is capable of as Force lightning cascades from his fingertips and leaves Luke writhing in agony. “And now, young Skywalker, you will die,” he sneers. You can’t help but believe he’ll thoroughly enjoy it, too.