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cjsdowg posted...

I cannot get why the Star Wars fan base would like what they did with Luke. (To me) It is like if they made John McClane a racist cop and dirty in the next movie. And when people complained others just said oh subversion.

Well I've said it before but I didn't see it as out of character. The first thing people say is that he would never attack his own nephew. To which I say, if he was channeling the dark side enough he totally would. If he fell to the dark side enough--and no force user is immune--he would destroy everyone and everything he loved.

But of course he didn't really attack. He thought about it for a second. Which I find understandable for anyone who sees a vision of someone becoming worse than Hitler was. Especially when that nephew is going to undo everything he worked for. Remember when the Emperor cackled at Luke because it looked like all his friends were going to die and the Rebellion was going to be crushed? And then he gave in to his anger, grabbed the light saber, and lashed out? Well here it's like he was seeing the Emperor being proven right. So all of that bringing out the dark side enough to make him consider killing his nephew for a second, that I can totally believe.

And then afterward to know that his failure brought this about. Plus, at this point he obviously knew about the Jedi Order, their hubris, and how the Jedi way essentially brought about Anakin's turn while allowing the Empire to grow right under their noses... This makes him essentially decide he and the Jedi are making everything worse. So he decided the Jedi should die and lapsed into depression.

But I thought the movie did a great job of showing Rey bringing him out. Usually movies make it seem to easy but it's a real process that hits the notes that would resonate well with Luke.

I also think the final confrontation is great. I did kind of want to see Luke come in and wreck everything with godlike force powers similar to Vader at the end of Rogue One... but this is better. He really wrecks Kylo Ren on such a deep level, and in a way that feels more "Jedi" to me than a show of force.

It also helps that Hamill's performance is so amazing. He just hits it out of the park in every scene.

And I think all the acting is good in this movie. Cinematography is maybe the best ever for Star Wars.

I'm not saying the movie is perfect but the parts that were good, I really loved.
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