Why use lightsabers when you have the Force?

Question

It always annoyed me in the Star Wars films when there would be two Force-users dueling and then they would use their lightsabers 90% of the time and only occasionally use the Force.

Why would you try to stick someone with a sword when you can pull them, push them, crush them, choke them etc.????

Answer 1

For when two who are just as strong as each other with the force, they settle it with light sabres. Like Yoda and Count Dooku in the second prequel.

Answer 2

The force takes too much energy, were as the lightsabers don't.

Beside the force is used for special occasions like killing someone special.  

Answer 3

Good question! Maybe it drains their energy too much to use the force all the time so they compensate by using a glow stick

Answer 4

Like most people, the Jedi's apparently need to see a physical manifestation of their spiritual powers to know how to direct them.

I see the light saber as a metaphor of the spiritual power that we all wield.  Why don;t we use it more instead of relying on physical crutches?

I think it is because we have chosen to live in a physical universe and we enjoy having physical tools to help us direct our spiritual energy.

Is not he light saber powered by the FORCE?

Mike

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Answer 5

then where would the action scenes be? its a film.... and would be a bit rubbish if all the fight scenes were just people glaring at each other and making silly hand motions

Answer 6

to keep the starwars geeks asking questions

Answer 7

Because the Force doesn't shine or go Vummmm.

Also, isn't the Force pretty energy-consuming? (more so than fighting with a lightsaber).  

Answer 8

Because who doesnt want to see a sword fight with coloured light up weapons?