What about that scene contradicts what we've seen leading up to it? It feels right in line with what we've seen before. Consider Yoda and Obi Wan Kenobi. They each went into hiding rather than face the disastrous results of their mistakes. Yoda lived in a little shack in a swamp and talked like a doddering old fool. Kenboi was in isolation, hiding under an assumed name, alone in the desert. As when Obi Wan failed Anakin and allowed him to be seduced to the dark side, so too has Luke given up and become a hermit rather than seek out Kylo Ren and defeat or redeem him.
It might have been fun to see a movie where Rey finds Luke and tells him what's going on, and he grabs his lightsaber and flies off to save the universe, but it was more interesting to learn about Luke's crisis of faith.
I've never watched Game of Thrones, but I can certainly say that The Last Jedi does exactly what you describe. Whether it's Luke's isolation, Vice Admiral Holdo's secret plan, DJ's betrayal, or Rey's struggle to find her path, nothing in this film is what it seems, and the payoff to each aspect is immense because of it.
I see nothing in the new stories that in any way undermines or wrecks the stories of the original characters. In fact, there is a nice synchronicity in that each of their deaths is a sacrifice made to protect the ones they love.
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Keelai (34866)
5 years ago
"It feels right in line with what we've seen before."
Rehashing a 40 year old movie plot is proving my point.
In answer to your question, Yoda and Obiwan weren't strong enough in the Force to take out the Emperor and the government had already fallen. It actually made the best tactical sense to wait until Luke grew older and train him in the Force to take out Vader which they did. Ben lived nearby to keep watch over Luke.
Luke abandoning his twin sister and the rebellion is just plain stupid. His motivation was cowardly, not tactical. A lot of his behavior is actually darkside which is also unlike Luke. His attemp to kill his nephew in his sleep is a major betrayal of his twin who entrusted her son to him and makes no sense especially after he redeemed a completely evil Vader.
"It might have been fun to see a movie where Rey finds Luke and tells him what's going on, and he grabs his lightsaber and flies off to save the universe"
Luke did do that! I guess you forgot. Of course, it was lame since he did it as a Force projection.
Lucas wanted to move the story forward in a completely original direction. Since Disney had no story, they should've just went with Lucas' treatments.
"I see nothing in the new stories that in any way undermines or wrecks the stories of the original characters."
They wrecked multiple character and story arcs by rewinding everything from the ending of "Jedi" back to the beginning in "Hope". for instance, Han is a selfish greedy criminal again instead of the loyal, unselfish hero he became.
Vader sacrificed his life to save his son by killing Palpatine who is no longer dead therefore it was for nothing. Lazy and bad writing.
Palpatine wants Rey killed in order to not have Rey killed so she can lead along with him. More crap writing. Crap editing. Rush job for a money grab.
https://www.indiewire.com/2020/01/star-wars-rise-of-skywalker-editor-rushed-production-fan-service-1202199976/
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