This was a quote I read from someone and I agree with it very much:
Sad that in the end people just throw their hands up and say "doesn’t work for you, works for me, oh well."
Good storytelling transcends subjective solipsism. The fact of the matter is that Luke’s actions in this film were not built up to in the previous films at all, and his character is a very severe departure from what he was. He also represents a bold new moral view of this universe, from the makers of this film, which is almost too sad to describe.
Art is an extension of worldview. It taps into what matters most to us. Lucas showed what matters most to him. And what was done to that worldview, and what worldview has replaced it, is chilly in the extreme. I certainly won’t be anxious to show this film to my children, when I have them. 1-6, sure. I do not agree with the values of this film, or the worldview it presents though. It seems cynical, poisonous and nihilistic, especially in light of what came before.
You may enjoy that if you like but there is no denying the shift that occurs. Anyone who denies that shift is very likely blind to the themes of these films.I don’t want to be that guy, but I’m kind of tired of people overlooking my posts, and I do want to discuss this.
http://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1146676
I don’t believe TLJ is that cynical, and I liked it, and it makes me disappointed that there are seemingly only a few camps that we can exist in in terms of opinion.
I don’t think that the moral values of it are even really that different or worse from or than the OT when you think about it. I think everyone saying that the Jedi are actually evil or bad for the Galaxy because of their dogma are way off base with what the movie was trying to say.
In the end, there’s a hero in all of us. You’re not defined by your failures. Trying to be the hero doesn’t make it so. Forging your own legends is more selfish than it is heroic. Sometimes just doing the right thing is enough to make a difference. All of these, I’d be fine with my children (lol if I had any) learning. I think there’s a lot here that is more important to learn than what the OT can teach, if anything.
People say that he would never try to kill ben, and i agree, but the thing is that he actualy did’t. For a second he ignites he’s light saber and think about not letting a second vader exist, but then realised what he was doing. That doesn’t make him fail as a jedi, since we already seen this same scenario in ROTJ where luke choses to not strike his father. What i am saying is that Luke was never a one dimesional character and so isn’t old Luke. He is not perfect, he is no god or messiah, but in the end he goes to help his frieds, like he always did, only more grown and sure of what he is doing.
He did fail, though. That is failure. Especially after all we know about him and his ideals. He exiles himself because he thinks the galaxy is better off without him, that he will only let them down, and that him and the Jedi Order would only do more damage. But that’s the crux of his arc in the movie, learning that that failure doesn’t define him or his capability to do good, and that his exile in the end wasn’t some noble act of protection for the galaxy.
Yeah, but that’s what I don’t buy. How is the galaxy better off without him? What could be worse than the Empire he helped bring down? What could be worse than allowing his nephew and his new master to restore that tyranny? How can that be protecting the galaxy? It just doesn’t make any sense. They make it seem Luke completely lost his mind, not being able to see the obvious.