Luke was the hero of the original trilogy - a character that audiences loved and desperately wanted to see more of. Fans waited 30 years to hear about how his story continued. Then we got......that.
I can buy the fact that people change. It seems very unlikely Luke could go from what he was to how he was portrayed in TLJ, but its not impossible.
However, why?
I'm sure you could turn Indiana Jones into someone who hates archaeology and says its all fake, or Neo back to Mr. Anderson who hates technology and believes slavery is the best way. But why? That's not what audiences wanted, and it doesn't make sense with the story. Then it gets praised, by every critic, for not conforming to expectations. Apparently drastically changing characters that people loved and waited decades to see is the ticket to great reviews. Does anyone really think turning Luke into grumpy hermit was the answer to making a good Star Wars movie? That this was the best way? That this is what audiences had waited over 30 years for?
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