Stronger/faster engines could get closer to the gravity wells but there are also lines about running into stars so at the end of the day it was all fan cope to explain away something that had a simpler answer:
Han Solo was very obviously lying to the hicks about how fast his ship could go.
Obiwan knows, Luke is clueless. It’s one of the best character defining scenes in the movie and most viewers didn’t catch it.
Head over to YouTube and watch the clip, you’ll see Obi-Wan smirk at the lie while Luke buys it.
Stronger/faster engines could get closer to the gravity wells but there are also lines about running into stars so at the end of the day it was all fan cope to explain away something that had a simpler answer:
Han Solo was very obviously lying to the hicks about how fast his ship could go.
Obiwan knows, Luke is clueless. It’s one of the best character defining scenes in the movie and most viewers didn’t catch it.
Head over to YouTube and watch the clip, you’ll see Obi-Wan smirk at the lie while Luke buys it.