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i do prefer the theory that it's just a fifth fundamental force, with no inherent good or evil built in. which is why i like johnson's nod to the fact that anyone can pick it up by themselves, rather than being trained for years. you'd still probably need training to focus properly but it's not about "powers", more about reading the world. less harry potter magic, more discworld magic.
there are certainly moral and immoral uses of a power like that, just like there are moral and immoral uses of... magnetism.
as for the more hard sci-fi stuff... eh. star wars doesn't hold up to scrutiny like that. it's a pulp space opera, sword and sorcery in space. a lot of the eu tried reeeeeally hard to lean into the science fiction aspect, but it really doesn't work imo. i was really enthusiastic about shit like the space ship layout as a kid, still have all the "essential guide" books, but the fact is that nobody thought about that stuff when creating the world like in 90s trek, it's all just rule of cool. once i realised that my interest sort of waned.