I like when Vader snatches Han's blaster right out of his hand. He does it so nonchalantly, and Han looks so startled when it happens. Cool Vader moment.
There is something very special about the force call of Luke's lightsaber in the Wampa's lair. He's a force sensitive farmboy with minimal training and the tension of that approaching wampa in the distance (Original, not Special Edition) - personal focus vs. the little seen threat. Tension in performance, cinematography, the build up of William's cue and then the defensive attack. GREAT! *My Top Force Moments: - Ben's original Krayt Dragon call. How? Why? Force projected sound? YES! It scares the **** out of those supposedly fearless Tusken Raiders. - Luke vs. Wampa (as above) - The Emporer using the Dark Side to toy with Luke's emotions and feeling his anger/Force Lightning Great delivery and performance by McDiarmid. - Luke calling to Leia after the Cloud City escape. - The Jedi Reunited - Luke being the only one who can see the Jedi ghosts - Guinness, Shaw and Oz, um, Yoda... What an impact! (Don't get me started on Christensen's unnecessary composited floating head) ;-)
In my opinion, the use of the Force in the Original Trilogy is less about a cool display of Force abilities and more about the characters and their motivations. You see Palpatine's casual contempt for the lesser beings around him and how easily he summons the Force. Darth Vader is constantly proving that he's the biggest, darkest badass around who shows no mercy for even his supposed allies. I think that Old Ben is a wily character whose connection/power in the Force has diminished over the years. He is able to subtly manipulate the minds of the stormtroopers, cheat death and is able to wield his lightsaber effectively when he absolutely has to. Yoda is just plain awesome because he holds an awful lot of power for someone so tiny. This is where we learn the biggest lesson in the Force. It's really hard for me to choose what my favorite display of the Force is because they're all truly awesome and JW's musical score matches each of these feats almost perfectly. At the end of the day, I'd have to choose Yoda moving the X-Wing. It just says so much about both Yoda and Luke. Luke is clearly overwhelmed with he's seeing and you can really buy his disbelief with Yoda's awesome power. Luke is the perfect window to Star Wars during this scene and that was one of those scenes that really made me fall in love with Star Wars and its characters. A close second would be Darth Vader's "I find your lack of faith disturbing" scene because it's so badass.
Yoda lifting the X-wing out of the swamp. It was a really meaningful scene to Star Wars mythos. The simplicity of that scene shows off the force better than anything else IMO. We didn't really know what it was until that point. "That... is why you fail." I really like the subtlety of the Force in the Original Trilogy. Telekinesis, telepathy, mind tricks, foresight and visions. There's something to be said for subtlety. Not to change the subject but that kind of hurt the prequels I think. What's worse is I sympathize with the wanting to show the Jedi Order at the height of its reign, and really making the Jedi shine, but the Force really loses some of its mystique in their all their flashy abilities and over abundance. I'm not holding my breath but it would be great if the next saga brings the Force back down to earth, so to speak.
My favorite is basically any time Darth Vader Force chokes someone. Especially "You have failed e for the last time, Admiral." So much bad-guyness in those moments.
