STAR WARS Episode IV A NEW HOPE From the JOURNAL OF THE ...

I suggest you try it again, Luke.Ben places a large helmet on Luke's head which covers hiseyes.BENThis time, let go your consciousself and act on instinct.LUKE(laughing)With the blast shield down, I can'teven see. How am I supposed to fight?BENYour eyes can deceive you. Don'ttrust them.Han skeptically shakes his head as Ben throws the seekerinto the air. The ball shoots straight up in the air, thendrops like a rock. Luke swings the lightsaber around blindlymissing the seeker, which fires off a laserbolt which hitsLuke square on the seat of the pants. He lets out a painfulyell and attempts to hit the seeker.BENStretch out with your feelings.Luke stands in one place, seemingly frozen. The seeker makesa dive at Luke and, incredibly, he managed to deflect thebolt. The ball ceases fire and moves back to its originalposition.BENYou see, you can do it.HANI call it luck.BENIn my experience, there's no suchthing as luck.HANLook, going good against remotes isone thing. Going good against theliving? That's something else.Solo notices a small light flashing on the far side of thecontrol panel.HANLooks like we're coming up onAlderaan.Han and Chewbacca head back to the cockpit.LUKEYou know, I did feel something. Icould almost see the remote.BENThat's good. You have taken yourfirst step into a larger world.INT. DEATH STAR - CONFERENCE ROOMImperial Officer Cass stands before Governor Tarkin and theevil Dark Lord Darth Vader.Yes.EXT. HYPERSPACETARKINOFFICER CASSOur scout ships have reachedDantooine. They found the remains ofa Rebel base, but they estimate thatit has been deserted for some time.They are now conducting an extensivesearch of the surrounding systems.TARKINShe lied! She lied to us!VADERI told you she would never consciouslybetray the Rebellion.TARKINTerminate her... immediately!The pirateship is just coming out of hyperspace; a strangesurreal light show surrounds the ship.INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - COCKPITHANStand by, Chewie, here we go. Cut inthe sublight engines.Han pulls back on a control lever. Outside the cockpit windowstars begin streaking past, seem to decrease in speed, thenstop. Suddenly the starship begins to shudder and violentlyshake about. Asteroids begin to race toward them, batteringthe sides of the ship.HANWhat the...? Aw, we've come out ofhyperspace into a meteor shower.Some kind of asteroid collision.It's not on any of the charts.The Wookiee flips off several controls and seems very coolin the emergency. Luke makes his way into the bouncingcockpit.