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Search your feelings. You know it to be true!
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What it means
Our interpretation.
The appeal tries to make a devastating revelation feel like knowledge Luke already possesses. Recognition would not require him to accept the alliance that accompanies it.
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In context
Spoilers for Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes BackShow the scene
On the Cloud City gantry in The Empire Strikes Back, Vader urges Luke to recognise the truth of his parentage. Luke has lost their duel and is refusing the revelation. Vader appeals to the Force as proof while offering an alliance against the Emperor.
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- Cloud City, after Luke loses the duel — reference 1Cloud City, after Luke loses the duel; wording and sceneReference checked
- Cloud City, after Luke loses the duel — reference 2Cloud City, after Luke loses the duel; wording and sceneReference checked
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