That trip probably also takes a while, so I'm estimating that the final scene probably takes place, from e.g.
Head over to /FILM and read Peter’s full article if you haven’t already. After the battle, I'm guessing we take a little downtime for everyone to rest up again, and Finn. I also totally buy into the idea that Luke Skywalker returning to the galaxy is a part of Rey’s awakening. Other than the summary provided, that is. She closes her eyes and when she opens them at the end of the film, the sleeping giant of the light has awoken. As for what The Matrix Awakens is, well, we don’t quite know. Still, if I had to identify the catalyst for that moment of awakening, it would be when Rey pilots the Falcon and it culminates with Rey closing her eyes, reaching out with the Force and repelling Kylo Ren with a lightsaber. The longer it takes to find her, the more dangerous she becomes.” With that line in mind, the awakening to me at least, sounds like a longer process than a single moment. But you’ll notice that Kylo stresses out big time after she escapes, exclaiming, “She’s just beginning to test her powers. The bad guys have already acknowledged it and felt it. When Kylo Ren tries to mind-probe Rey, she’s already begun her awakening. When Rey meets Maz Kanata, Maz really pushes things along by acknowledging the energy field that binds the galaxy together and probably makes an intuitive and abstract feeling and thought into something more tangible. It was the first semblance of waking consciousness that the Force exists in a malleable way. Perhaps the Falcon itself was the first eye opening, if you will. The implication is that she’s a Skywalker kid (Luke’s, most likely she didn’t seem to recognize Leia. I don’t think the awakening for Rey happened all at one time though. The most obvious dangling thread from Force Awakens is the identity of Rey’s parents. So lets take that moment that Han taps into the Force to do his amazing things and actually hand it over to someone that should or will become a Jedi and you have an awakening of sorts. But that is the kind of thing that’s always happening.
Most of the Force use after this event that would occur, outside of Kylo Ren, would be via people with intuitive connections to the Force (like Maz Kanata). The cosmic Force has been dormant in the aftermath of Luke’s fledgling Jedi tribe being destroyed by Ben Solo. If we have all the facts and there isn’t something happening off screen, the “awakening” occurs when Rey starts to fly the Falcon on Jakku, in my opinion. Peter hits all the angles even culminating in the double entendre and multiple interpretations of the title and past Star Wars titles, so check it out. As I began reading the piece, I thought I had my angle ready to present to Peter, a real contribution to the discussion. What does the line “there’s been an awakening” mean? When does this awakening occur? Peter at /FILM has written a well-researched piece exploring the answers to that very question that most Star Wars fans are going to enjoy.