The Last Jedi is trending again, so I'll reiterate two points. First, it's a great movie. Second, most people who think it "ruined Luke" are assholes who deserve to have the things they love ruined, and the fact that TLJ ruined Luke for them makes me love it even more.
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@Kaelyrhn
I mean, it's not my main reason. But it's a nice bonus when a movie you like upsets shitty people.
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@steve_shives
Lukeβs story in TLJ was one of the best things Star Wars ever did and it only made me love Luke even more than I could have imagined. Also easily Mark Hamillβs best performance in any Star Wars movies.
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@CaptainPikeachu
Right? Luke is my favorite character. I thought he was handled magnificently.
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@steve_shives
It's the natural outcome of the character we saw 40 years ago. I don't get people who don't see that. They want Luke to be a mythic hero instead of a person.
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@ClintOfChicago
Exactly. They forget that Luke is a hothead, that he has anger that comes out at bad times. I think they expected Luke to have transformed into Obi-Wan, but a) that's boring, and b) Obi-Wan wasn't perfect, either.
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@WhatTheTrans
I rank it behind Empire, but I'm not gonna fight anyone who says it's the best one, because it's really, really good.
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@steve_shives
They seem to so conveniently ignore that he pulled himself out of his malaise for an epic last stand to save the Resistance. If thats not mythic hero shit i don't know what is
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@AnnieTheBruce
That's the part I really don't get about those who say it ruined Luke. How does Luke come out looking weak when he astral projects himself across the galaxy to win a light-saber fight with the lead villain?
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@InnuendoStudios
I'd love to hear that sassy argument, because ROTJ isn't my favorite movie in the series, but I never thought of it as ruining Luke.
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@steve_shives
I LOVE what TLJ did for Luke, but Iβm certain there are those who didnβt who are not assholes, right?
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@steve_shives
Itβs by far my favourite in the series. I love what they did with Luke. Hell I love just about everything on screen, including the inch-maligned Canto Bight stuff.
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@steve_shives
How is it a great Movie? It makes Rey able to beat The Praetorian guards with no training after a not even a week of learning about the force, Canto bight was unnecessary,the ship designs are mostly bad, Choreography is bad, Finn is sidelined.
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@steve_shives
Big agreement from me.
Also, I feel exactly the same about those who complain that Star Trek: Picard "ruined Picard".
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