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The Fall of Skywalker
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Lied To By Loved Ones
It sucks to be lied to. Actually, it sucks to discover that you’ve been lied to. The moment you do, a dark haze drifts over every memory associated with the deception - like remembering with a tinted filter. Despite the hope Luke experienced after the redemption of his wayward father, it cannot erase a lifetime of lies that he once believed.
Good Good Vader
Luke must have developed a stronger feeling of hope. As he stared at his father’s ghost, did he ponder the odds of what had just occurred? There was not a soul in the galaxy that would have predicted that Darth Vader’s estranged farm boy son would convince him to destroy the Emperor and recant the Sith. Nobody would have predicted that Vader would sacrifice himself for the sake of his son. How would this sudden turn of events and glorious twist in the plot develop Luke’s character? If his father could change, anybody could. Right?
Another Hope
One of the most maligned movies in the Star Wars franchise is the sequel trilogy’s second installment: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi directed by Rian Johnson (Knives Out; Glass Onion). The gripes of the film are plentiful. To some, there is no greater crime than the handling of Luke Skywalker’s character. But is there some merit to this direction?
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“I will never train another generation of Jedi. It’s time for the Jedi to end.” - Luke Skywalker, Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
The question is: what would prompt Luke to say such a thing?
Luke’s desperation and disillusionment are more relatable than you might think.
It sucks to be lied to. Actually, it sucks to discover that you’ve been lied to. The moment you do, a dark haze drifts over every memory associated with the deception - like remembering with a tinted filter. Despite the hope Luke experienced after the redemption of his wayward father, it cannot erase a lifetime of lies that he once believed.