Luke Was PERFECT in The Last Jedi

Lots of people feel personally betrayed by the portrayal of Luke in The Last Jedi. But I think he was perfect.

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[johncapolino]

My problem with the scene where he throws the lightsaber away was that they portrayed it in a non-serious way instead of highlighting the magnitude of what has just happened.

[intothemagic]

"and it all came crashing down around him" literally

[ryanfilmsanimationyt]

Thanks, you really gave me a different point of view...


Obi Wan reference not intended.

[zedek_]

Luke reminds me of a lot of military veterans I've met in real life.

[DEZEKER]

"Luke never acomplishes much good with a lightsaber."
I mean, he single handedly took down an entire sail barge of Jabba's henchmen, but that's none of my business.

[tallietorchersproductions]

What people seem to forget is that he's happier by the end of the movie

[Mario-usxm]

Very first thing Luke hears of Vader by Obi-Wan: I had a chance of striking down Vader, my apprentice, but I failed. Now he created an unstoppable empire

No wonder Luke, who had a chance of striking down Kylo, but failed and helped to strengthen an unstoppable empire, would go to exile the dude failed on everything in his eyes

[JimPlaysGames]

I think it's okay to like TLJ and it's okay to not like it. We don't have to attack each other as not real fans for not having identical opinions.

[chaosindustry]

I will never accept the fact that this is the same luke that put his guard down to his evil dad after cutting his hand off, refusing to kill him, and because he knew there is still light within him

[hunterkiller]

Luke tried to kill the very person he was trying to turn back to the light side during Return of the Jedi, so how was the attempted murder on Ben any different in a flash of a moment?

[christopherwren]

I'm not sure if that is what they intended, But it is a excelent argument, all the same. It fits for me.

[isaiahnunez]

This video illustrates everything I adored and learned from Luke's character in this film, as well as introduces me to concepts I hadn't previously considered, furthering my initial assertions while also building upon them. Thank you.

[KairuHakubi]

It's sad and kind of terrifying that we're now in a world where a HUGE number of people have no concept of feeling something or wanting something and _not acting on it_

[starwarsshorts]

he should of just handed the lightsaber back to rey, that alone would of saved alot of the backlash and hate

[OmegaShredder]

The only problem with this, is The Last Jedi never explains why he left a map to where he is if he didn't want to be found.

[captainvalourous]

"I think a lot of fans wanted to see some sort of force unleashed nonsense from Luke"

I just don't know what to say in this one but hearing this line reminded me of the comments about Legends Luke where some Canon Fans said that Luke is too OP on par with a Demigod then a comment replied that, Luke as a Demigod is what it means to be a Son of a Chosen One.

[Justimight]

I won't lie
I still don't like last jedi
but I do like your point of view

[Minotaur_]

Back when 'Last Jedi' had premiered, I remember reading a user review/comment on Imdb by a guy who as he said was seriously ill probably terminally, and was a big long-time fan. He described how pumped he was before episode 8, as he couldn't wait to see it, especially Luke, and he was going on race against time as it was one of his last wishes to see Luke again as a Jedi master. Then he described how when he went to the theater (with difficulty because of his illness), and saw the movie, it just broke his heart so bad, how it depressed him, and then he felt his extreme sadness actually worsen his health. He didn't express anger or hate on his comment, but you could tell how genuinely wrecked inside he was and how deeply disappointed. It was so heartbreaking for me to read this. I don't know what happened to the guy, but bless him wherever he is... When I read his comment, episode 8 disgusted me even more.

Now, when I hear people say, "hey I loved the Last Jedi", "I think Luke was perfect in Last Jedi", and so on, I think about this guy's wrecked soul and I get upset. It is revolting to me, when someone says they get pleasure out of seeing Luke toss his legendary father's lightsaber in a parody fashion, milk a seacow's tit and drinking green milk in a disgusting manner, or him whining for a whole movie, and dying from a heart attack, all alone on a rock, and describe this as "perfect". It's so disrespectful to all the people that loved this character, It just sickens me. I think of this pure fan, who had a wish before he died, the same wish as millions and millions of other fans, to see their beloved character 'Luke' again as a beacon of hope, as a wise and powerful Jedi Master, only to have that judicious wish destroyed by some guy called Rian Johnson. And now this honest Star Wars fan probably has left this world with a wrecked soul. How disrespectful this movie was to all the people who cherished this mythos, this character, how this movie literally trolled these people. This is what episode 8 did. It broke people's hearts. It depressed them, it destroyed everything beloved by millions of people. What they did with this movie, is, and will always be, unforgivable.

[t.k.]

They gave zero context about it, all they gave us was a back story if they gave us a longer explanation then the fans actually might have understood why luke changed

[EmSeeSquared]

3:22 THIS, THIS, FREAKING THIS!! THANK YOU!!!