Joseph Gordon-levit's take on Luke and tlj

Joseph Gordon-levit's take on Luke and tlj Jan 17, 2018 23:56:09 GMT via mobile audiosane, Nightman, and 1 more like this

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Post by Waxer-n-boil on Jan 17, 2018 23:56:09 GMT

Jan 17, 2018 23:16:23 GMT audiosane said:

Jan 17, 2018 22:02:08 GMT Spooky Ghost Ackbar said:

I disagree. It wasn't a bold move made in the spirit of art or story telling. It was a deliberate attempt to discard the old hero so that Rey could basically take the reigns and accomplish what we assumed Luke would have accomplished in the last 30 years. It was character assassination for the sake of blatant rehashing. Nothing more. Nothing less.

I don't care to see our once beloved hero transformed into a broken man who failed to fulfill his destiny post-ROTJ because it's inconsistent with OT Luke, who had his faults but was ever hopeful to see the good in those he cared about. Leia sent Ben to Luke because he was already troubled, so that shouldn't have been a big surprise. Still don't like how they didn't explain how Snoke met kid Ben.

This whole thing feels forced in order to create drama and pave the way for Rey to steal Luke's shine. Killing off Luke and the other apprentices means that Rey won't have to submit to their authority. What we should've gotten was Luke successfully starting the Jedi Order pre-TFA, Rey taking her lumps while she gradually proves herself, and she ends the trilogy by taking a lower rung leadership position. She can become the main leader somewhere in X-XII.

Of course it was forced, no pun intended. The write up posted by the OP sounds like someone who really got some nice perks from Disney. LOL

I don't see what's so risky about changing a character into a broken down has-been when it clearly distinguishes a character that takes up the characterization he used to have. And let's not get into the contrivances and poor exposition behind Luke becoming a completely negative hermit.