mZuzek said:
I didn't even mind this development but the problem was the outcome. Humanizing Luke and showing his weaker self was an interesting idea, the issue comes when it has absolutely no pay-off and he just dies without doing anything meaningful. |
I too liked that they showed a more apprehensive, vulnerable side to Luke in a way - I suppose it sort of makes sense as after 30 years, and the things he's probably seen especially, one would start to grow more cynical as they grow older.. But yeah that payoff was so lame, and additionally - the movie failed to really fill in the gaps as to WHY Luke acted so defeated and bitter. Like what happened in those 30 years to make him so apprehensive? How was it that Obi Wan could be so optimistic even after the Empire had essentially wiped out the whole Jedi order and yet Luke was all doom and gloom simply because the rise of the Empire 2.0 and his emo nephew turning to the dark side..
I pretty much expected Luke to die even before I knew anything about the movie, and that ending where he sacrificed himself actually could have been somewhat of a cool way to go out, if he would have AT LEAST actually been there in person. But no, he goes out like a cowardly chump by "force projecting" himself to the salt planet and keels over on his desolate island without ever leaving. Pretty big buzz kill if you ask me.
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