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nhoj3
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The Last Jedi: Official Review and Opinions Thread ** SPOILERS **
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28-Dec-2017, 10:02 AM

dahmage said:

I really agree with your dislike of the dark and gritty DCEU, but i am perplexed that you would lump this with those (hyperbole aside). Luke is shown as ‘not perfect’ and struggling with how to exist as a perfect legend, and a flawed human. And i feel like he resolves this by the end of the film, so I didn’t come away feeling that he was flawed when i left the theater.

Hi dahmage… It really wasn’t meant for hyperbole, as I know that at least some people enjoy the DCEU (i.e. to them the comparison might be viewed as a compliment).

I think that I alluded to it in my post just before this; I view the treatment of Luke Skywalker and Zack Snyder’s Superman in a similar light. In both cases the filmmakers thought that a darker / flawed version of the character would make for a more interesting and realistic story. Neither resonated with me, but in the case of Luke it’s exacerbated because it’s the continuation of an existing character rather than a re-imagination.

If I stopped supporting DCEU for a “missed” re-imagination, you can imagine I will be doing the same for Star Wars.

The cinematic landscape is not so barren that I will miss a Han Solo prequel, etc. If I catch it on Netflix, great.

Perhaps my parting lesson from Star Wars: “Let the past die. Kill it if you have to.”